Wall Street Panics & Collapses: Wall Street Frauds Make Wonderful Cartoons #107
Using mostly cartoons shown over the course of our Wall Street Frauds Make Wonderful Cartoons run, plus a scattering of a few new ones, we have a brief review in pictures, of Wall Street Crashes & Panics, from mid-19th Century, up through Great Depression I. The upcoming election pits one candidate who is a millionaire [...]
Professor Wiggins, 1883: Tigwissel Tuesdays #29
This week’s cartoon misadventure with science, involves a contemporary of Prof. Tig. — The Great Wiggins, “Weather Prophet”, by artist Grant Hamilton. From the front page of the January 17th, 1883 edition of the (New York) Daily Graphic. Click on the above comic strip, to view it in detail, and read its captions. To find [...]
Wall Street Frauds Make Wonderful Cartoons, Part 11: Placidity of the Great Monopolists
From yet another financial panic of the past, Placidity of the Great Monopolist — “Whatever Happens I Shall be Alright”, showing that some things have changed little in the past 125+ years. The art is by Grant Hamilton, known for his later work in Puck and Judge magazines. From the cover of the August 28, [...]
