Cartoon satirizing old and modern business practices. Shows a split view of two white men, possibly merchants or bankers. In the left, a thin man with disheveled hair sits on a crate near an overturned basket filled with credit vouchers at his feet. He is attired in a shirt, ragged pants and jacket, and shoes with holes in them. He holds his right hand up to his forehead in a gesture of distress for “he gave credit.” To his right is an open window in which a sign reading “The Poor House” is visible. In the right, a white man, sits, cross legged, in a chair between a table covered with a cloth on which he rests his elbow and a safe on which a “Government Securities” box of “U.S. Bonds” is set. He wears his hair combed back and has long mutton chops. He is attired in a suit, bow tie, vest adorned with a watch fob, and shined shoes. He holds a cigar in his left hand, his lapel in his right hand, and blows smoke from his mouth., Title from item., Date from copyright statement: Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1870 in the clerks' office of the district court of the United States for the southern district of New York., Image captioned: I Gave Credit. I Sell for Cash., Lib. Company. Annual Report, 2019, p. 91.
Creator
Currier & Ives
Date
1870
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department political cartoons - 1870 Old [P.2019.54.2]
