That Tidal Wave - We are on the Home Stretch!
- Title:
- That Tidal Wave - We are on the Home Stretch!
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Cartoonist:
- Nast, Thomas (September 27, 1840 - December 7, 1902)
- Political Figure:
- Brown, B. Gratz, American (1826-1885), Vice-Presidential Candidate
Reid, Whitelaw, American (1837-1912), Editor of the New York Tribune
Schurz, Carl, American (1829-1906), Senator
Greeley, Horace, American (1811-1872), Presidential Candidate
Grant, Ulysses S. (1822-1885), American (1822-1885), Presidential Candidate
- Date:
- 1872
- Election Date:
- 1872
- ID Number:
- 2214.PR0150
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214PR0150.jpg
- Political Party:
- Democratic
- Culture:
- German
American - Work Type:
- Prints
Sheets (Information artifacts) - Materials/Techniques:
- Wood engraving (process)
Newsprint - Subject:
- Illustrations
Sheets (Information artifacts)
Political cartoons
Portraits
Greeley, Horace
Grant, Ulysses S. (1822-1885)
Reid, Whitelaw
Brown, B. Gratz
Politicians
Journalists
Newspapers
Sailing ships
Capitol, Washington, District of Columbia
Washington Monument, Washington, District of Columbia
Lighthouses
Shipwrecks
Waves
Lifeboats
Swimming
Disasters
Portraits
Caricatures
Politics
Schurz, Carl - Measurement:
- 40.005 x 57.15 (Sheet) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Center spread from the October 26, 1872 Harper's Weekly. Cartoon lampoons Democratic Presidential candidate Horace Greeley's claim that we are on the home stretch, with every prospect of success. The unfinished Washington Monument is shown in the background behind a sailing ship labeled U.S. Grant.
- Cite As:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection, #2214. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- This digital collection and its contents are owned and operated by the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. Digital reproductions are provided for private study, scholarship and research use only and may not be downloaded for use in electronic or print publications (including web sites), exhibitions, or broadcasts, without permission. There are no known U.S. copyright restrictions on this image. The digital file is owned by the Cornell University Library which is making it freely available with the request that, when possible, the Library be credited as its source.