A major weekly magazine from New York that focused on politics, published from 1857 to 1916. It is most noted for its coverage of the American Civil War. One of its featured political cartoonist was Thomas Nast. Smathers Libraries subscribes to these years:
1857 - 1865: Civil War Era
1866 - 1871: Reconstruction I
1872 - 1877: Reconstruction II
You can search this database for illustrations using the guide, Harper's Weekly Indexes
A web-free version, highlighting:
Presidential Elections, 1860-1912
The impeachment of Andrew Johnson
Hayes vs. Tilden (Electoral College controversy, 1876-1877)
Nast and Shakespeare
Nast vs. Candidate Greely (1872 elections)
Nast on Broadway: His grand caricaturama, 1868
Abraham Lincoln: Comic portraits of his Presidency
Toward Racial Equality: HW reports on Black America, 1857-1874
with sections on Slavery, Civil War, Reconstruction, Culture & Society
Clifford K. Berryman Political Cartoon Collection
http://www.archives.gov/legislative/research/special-collections/berryman/
Ding Darling
http://www.lib.drake.edu/heritage/ding-darling/index.html
The Lilly Library (click on “picture album” )
http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly/cartoon/war.html
Ohio State University
http://cartoons.osu.edu/
Selected newspaper cartoon artists, 1898-1909
http://cartoons.osu.edu/digital_albums/newspaperartists/
Simon Fraser University (1950s-present)
http://edocs.lib.sfu.ca/projects/Cartoons/
Thomas Nast
http://cartoons.osu.edu/digital_albums/thomasnast/portfolio.htm
Uniting mugwumps and the masses (Puck's role in Gilded Age politics)
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~ma96/PUCK/home.html
University of South Florida
http://exhibits.lib.usf.edu/exhibits/show/poison-pens
Websites from the blog: FREE TECHNOLOGY FOR TEACHERS
More Than 500 Political Cartoons and 100+ Political Cartoon Lesson Plans
Interpreting Political Cartoons - Guest Post
Running for Office - Lessons With Cartoons and Videos
Political Cartoons in the Classroom
Editorial Cartoons - Behind the Scenes
Activities for Understanding Political Cartoons
Daryl Cagle's Pro Cartoonist Index and Lesson Plans
Other Websites:
How to Analyze Political Cartoons (wikihow)
It's No Laughing Matter (Library of Congress)
Searching the Web for "Understanding Political Cartoons" brings up numerous websites created for schools that are also appropriate for undergraduates.
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