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Anarchy/immigration cartoon


Political cartoon of Uncle Sam beside a sewer labeled “U.S.” releasing immigrants with negative labels like “anarchy” and “disease,” captioned about the U.S. as a sewer for the world.
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Title

Anarchy/immigration cartoon

Subject

Pan-American Exposition--(1901:Buffalo, N.Y.) --Caricatures and cartoons

Description

Anti-anarchy, anti-immigration political cartoons from Public Opinion.
A political cartoon shows a figure resembling Uncle Sam standing by a wall with a sewer pipe labeled “U.S.” pouring out immigrants. Words such as “anarchy,” “disease,” and “illiteracy” are written on the water. Several people are shown being swept out of the sewer, while the caption below reads: “Time to stop acting as a sewer for the world. – St. Paul Globe.”

Source

Public Opinion, v. 13, no. 12

Date

1901-09-19

Rights

Type

Text
Political cartoons

Identifier

LIB-005_0339

Alternative Title

Political cartoons reflect

Is Part Of

Illuminations: Revisiting the Buffalo Pan-American Exposition of 1901
LIB-005

Citation

“Anarchy/immigration cartoon,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed October 26, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/index.php/items/show/95282.