The Restriction Act Knocked Out, The Wasp
- 1518
1518. San Francisco: Schmidt Label & Litho Co., The Wasp, Aug. 15, 1885
Folio 13 3/4 x20 1/4 , pp. 7-10, two-page color lithograph 11 1/2 x 18 1/8 , text to verso. small tear along center fold, chipping and foxing to edges; very good.
ß From the original edition of this issue of The Wasp. The Supreme Court s decision in Chew Heong drew criticism from exclusionists, and it became difficult to enforce the exclusion law. Henry Barkhaus s cartoon illustrates the failing efforts of several key federal officials in San Francisco in preventing Chinese immigrants from landing through litigation. The cartoon uses a satirical baseball game in which the Chinese are clearly winning to make its point. Political cartoons such as these provided one of the more effective vehicles for the anti-Chinese movement. The Wasp was well known for is satirical cartoons.
Folio 13 3/4 x20 1/4 , pp. 7-10, two-page color lithograph 11 1/2 x 18 1/8 , text to verso. small tear along center fold, chipping and foxing to edges; very good.
ß From the original edition of this issue of The Wasp. The Supreme Court s decision in Chew Heong drew criticism from exclusionists, and it became difficult to enforce the exclusion law. Henry Barkhaus s cartoon illustrates the failing efforts of several key federal officials in San Francisco in preventing Chinese immigrants from landing through litigation. The cartoon uses a satirical baseball game in which the Chinese are clearly winning to make its point. Political cartoons such as these provided one of the more effective vehicles for the anti-Chinese movement. The Wasp was well known for is satirical cartoons.
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Title
The Restriction Act Knocked Out, The Wasp
Author
Barkhaus, Henry [illus.]
Condition
Unknown
Date
1518