Americana
John Held, Jr.'s Political Cartoon-Americana:
![Picture](/uploads/1/0/3/2/10321561/6169967.jpg?516)
Five Key Themes of the Cartoon:
- Businesses are growing throughout the country.
- On the coasts there is a distinct number of gas stations, showing that gas was prevalent.
- Down towards the bottom of the United States as well as the top, bootlegging was common.
- Hot dogs became popular during the 20's.
- "Keep That School Girl Complexion": American advertisements were directing a lot towards woman so they would stay beautiful.
Scatterfield in the Jersey City Journal:
![Picture](/uploads/1/0/3/2/10321561/6030668.gif?316)
Five Key Themes of the Cartoon:
- The Sedition Bills during the 1920's tried to take away American's rights: free press, free speech, and honest opinion.
- The little children represent that there was little opposition to the cause - meaning not a lot of Americans opposed it.
- The dark woods represents the dark times during this era and the dark ideas.
- The boy in front (the free press) is showing that the Free Press was probably giving the most opposition to the Sedition Bills, and that he (or they) are ready to fight for their rights.
- The children are standing in order of most for the opposition cause.
Chaplin in the St. Louis Republic:
![Picture](/uploads/1/0/3/2/10321561/3090109.gif?348)
Five Key Themes of the Cartoon:
- The Democrats and Republicans (the elephant and donkey) both want the woman's vote for presidential elections, now that woman received suffrage in 1920.
- Woman know that they will play a huge role/part in future elections.
- The moonlight in the background represents the courting (dating) during this era.
- The 1920's in the moon reflect the 19th Amendment, giving woman the right to vote.
- Both the elephant (Republican) and the donkey (Democrat) are dressed as males, showing that before 1920's they were the only gender allowed to vote.