Packard, Butler and Partridge Lithograph Collection

...sters of Mercy, Brooklyn, New York   A few portraits of priests: Reverend B.F. McLoughlin   And large bird’s eye views of Norristown, Pennsylvania and New Brunswick and Paterson, New Jersey. The bird's eye views include vignettes of notable businesses, institutions and residences. Norristown, Pennsylvania   There are not enough

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Education

...rtoonists used their drawings to highlight its importance in modern society.   Wolf, “Complete Education,” October 4, 1963 By including a religion textbook and a Bible, Wolf highlights the idea that a child’s education would be incomplete without a strong religious background. Unequal Treatment by Government One common theme expressed

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Pope

...he Liberal Republican Party to oppose the reelection of President Ulysses S. Grant. In this cartoon, Nast shows that Schurz is unable to organize the German vote. The poster with the line “they have no dictator,” highlights Nast’s view that the Irish Catholic vote was being commanded by the Vatican

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Legion of Decency

...the Legion of Decency represent the use of cartoons as means of propaganda. These images were used to gain support for the movie boycotts of the 1930s. The use of the octopus was a common motif in cartooning to illustrate corruption. Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) These flyers were made by

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