Street Sweeper. American wit and humor. Exhibitionism -- Caricatures and cartoons. Crinolines -- Caricatures and cartoons. Street cleaning -- Caricatures and cartoons. Cleanliness -- Caricatures and cartoons. Clothing and dress -- Caricatures and cartoons. Underwear -- Caricatures and cartoons. A woman holds out her arms in alarm after a man steps on the back of her crinolined skirt, causing her skirt to billow up to reveal enough of her legs to show her drawers. Text: Clear the track, Hackley -- your occupation's gone! / Here comes the new machine, a lady and her throng; / Her skirts sweep the street-- my feeling rankles-- / That men forget the dirt while gazing at her ankles. / She glides along in silence, with grace I confess, / Till some unlucky wight puts his foot upon her dress. / She quickly turns, while he bows with sorrow down. / And vents her spite, with "Oh! you awkward clown." Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. [S.l. : s.n.] [between 1840 and 1880?] Caricatures and cartoons. Comic valentines. digitool:6150 Comic Valentines, 10.28