Survival of the Fittest: Political Cartoon (1800s)

The survival of the fittest

	Author: Udo J Keppler Publisher: N.Y. : Published by Keppler & Schwarzmann, 1898 June 1. Edition/Format: Image : Graphic : Original artwork : Picture : English Summary: Print shows a scene at dueling grounds in a wooded area where a duel has taken place between a tattered buccaneer labeled "Spain" and "Medievalism" and Uncle Sam who is holding a sword labeled "19th century Enlightenment", on the ground between them is a broken sword labeled "Misrule". Two figures, possibly acting as seconds, one labeled "Austria" (Franz Joseph I) and the other representing Germany (William II), are supporting "Spain" between them, and a man carrying a doctors bag labeled "France" is rushing from behind to attend to the wounded man. John Bull and "Japan" (Meiji) are standing behind Uncle Sam.

Chairman Mao (Zedong's) Message to the Japanese Worker

Description: Ann Tompkins (Tang Fandi) and Lincoln Cushing Chinese Poster Collection. The inscription reads: "The Japanese revolution will undoubtedly be victorious, provided the universal truth of Marxism-Leninism is really integrated with the concrete practice of the Japanese revolution. Written for our friends the Japanese workers, in compliance with the request of the friends on the Japanese Delegation to China of Worker Activists in Study. MAO TSE-TUNG September 18, 1962"--Translation of Mao Zedong's inscription from the poster.

World War 2 : The American Bombing of Nagasaki : 08/09/1945 : The "Fat Man" Bomb

These are images of the nuclear bombing of Nagasaki, Japan. These images are found at the United States Library of Congress website.

Click the following link to access images related to the Nagasaki bombing.

The Library of Congress of the United States of America

 

 

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World War 2 : The American Bombing of Hiroshima : 08/06/1945 : The "Little Boy" Bomb

This photo album will display images of the results of the nuclear bombing of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima, as well as general literature concerning nuclear bombs and nuclear bomb safety. Images are from the book "The effects of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan (the secret U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey report 92, Pacific Theatre)" by Nigel B. Cook

 

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