Samuel Ehrhart - Our forefathers fought for a principle – there is no fight in us

Samuel Ehrhart was an American cartoonist and illustrator born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, Ehrhart received his education in the New York City school system. Subsequently, he studied art in Munich. His work appeared in Harper's Monthly (1878-79), Puck (1880, and 1888-1913), and Judge (1887). He died in Brooklyn, New York on October 26, 1937.

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The vanished meal; or, the mystery of the bankers’ lunch club

The vanished meal; or, the mystery of the bankers’ lunch club (1911)

Louis Glackens (American, 1866-1933)
The absurdities of the boycott

The absurdities of the boycott (1885)

Frederick Burr Opper (American, 1857-1937)
The true inwardness of the Tilden boom – the democratic tribes clamor for Sammy to strike his rocks

The true inwardness of the Tilden boom – the democratic tribes clamor for Sammy to strike his rocks (1884)

Bernhard Gillam (American, 1856 – 1896)
Miss Peace of the Hague; Ach! I blow in so sweet and it comes out so awful!

Miss Peace of the Hague; Ach! I blow in so sweet and it comes out so awful! (1914)

Henry Mayer (American, 1868-1954)
And in the meantime–

And in the meantime– (1913)

Udo Keppler (American, 1872 – 1956)
James

James (1908)

Udo Keppler (American, 1872 – 1956)
Andrew Carnegie

Andrew Carnegie

Louis Glackens (American, 1866-1933)
Love’s course among the crowned heads

Love’s course among the crowned heads (1902)

Samuel Ehrhart (American, 1862-1937)
Our merchant marine, the Rip Van Winkle of the sea

Our merchant marine, the Rip Van Winkle of the sea (1911)

Udo Keppler (American, 1872 – 1956)
In dire distress

In dire distress (1895)

Frederick Burr Opper (American, 1857-1937)
A ‘bogus’ cremation for the benefit of the ‘life-long Democrats’

A ‘bogus’ cremation for the benefit of the ‘life-long Democrats’ (1885)

Joseph Ferdinand Keppler (American, 1838 – 1894)
Only one standard

Only one standard (1902)

Udo Keppler (American, 1872 – 1956)
The two trusts

The two trusts (1899)

Udo Keppler (American, 1872 – 1956)
Social hypocrisies, and the painful scenes they save us from

Social hypocrisies, and the painful scenes they save us from (1898)

Frederick Burr Opper (American, 1857-1937)
The morning after

The morning after (1912)

Udo Keppler (American, 1872 – 1956)
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