Local Vanity Cartoon Books, Part 6 / Wall Street Frauds Make Wonderful Cartoons # 85
It’s been a year since we last took a peek inside local vanity cartoon books. This particular set of the 1%, somehow got left out the only other time I cross-referenced the Vanity Cartoons series, with the Wall Street Frauds series. Background: In the early part of the 20th century, most American towns had at [...]
Local Vanity Cartoon Books — As We See ‘Em, Part 2
Last Monday, in Part 1, we introduced the As We See ‘Em books, explaining how those appearing in the books, paid to appear in them, caricatured by cartoonists from their city’s local newspaper(s). It was considered good advertising — not only of your business, but of your social status in the community. Below, left-to-right: An eye doctor Bill [...]
Wall Street Frauds Make Wonderful Cartoons, Part 13: As We See ‘Em Vanity Cartoon Books Part 1.5
This past Monday (plus coming next Monday), we have examples from city-based Local Vanity Cartoon Books circa 1904-1920s, wherein cartoonists from that town’s newspaper(s), were hired to depict members of the local business aristocracy. Today, for the Wall Street Frauds series, we’re concentrating examples involving bankers, real estate agents, and stock brokers. Let us note that none of [...]
