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Hold: Re-Elect James D. Phelan

Title:
Hold: Re-Elect James D. Phelan
Full Title:
Hold: Re-Elect James D. Phelan U.S. Senator And let him finish the work he now has under way to stop the Silent Invasion.
Collection:
Persuasive Maps: PJ Mode Collection
Creator:
Sweeney, Dan
Other Creator(s):
Wehr, Henry C.
Date:
1920
Date posted:
2017-04-14
ID Number:
2181.01
Identifier:
PJM_2181_01.jpg
Subject:
Bias
Politics & Government
Pictorial
Extent:
(cm, H x W) 35 x 22
Collector's Notes:
This poster supports the reelection of Senator James D. Phelan, a political and civic figure who was an important force in the anti-immigrant, Japanese exclusion movement. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1914, and his reelection campaign in 1920 was focused on preventing what this poster called the "Silent Invasion." It shows a claw-like Japanese hand (with the Imperial chrysanthemum emblem) grasping for California - and stopped by the hand of Uncle Sam from the East (presumably Washington). Phelan lost his reelection campaign, but continued to be active in the exclusion movement and played a role in the adoption of the federal Immigration Act of 1924, which prohibited Japanese immigration.
Note:
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References:
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Repository:
Private Collection of PJ Mode
Rights:
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About the collection

This is a collection of “persuasive” cartography: maps intended primarily to influence the opinion of the viewer -- to send a message -- rather than to communicate geographic information. The collection reflects a variety of persuasive tools: allegorical, satirical and pictorial mapping; selective inclusion or exclusion; unusual projections, graphics and text; and intentional deception. Maps in the collection address a wide range of messages: religious, political, military, commercial, moral and social.