THE STRIDE OF A CENTURY, a cartoon celebrates
THE STRIDE OF A CENTURY, a cartoon celebrates the centennial of the United States, in 1876. The figure of Brother Jonathan, a precursor of Uncle Sam, straddles the towers of the main building at the Philadelphia Worlds Fair of 1876. Between his feet the North American continent, appears on a half globe, is crossed by a railroad. Brother Jonathan was originally the personification of New England, but after the Civil War, he morphed into Uncle Same. Uncle Sam adopted his costume to personify the entire country
Picture No
13124896
Media ID
45372854
Size
3000px x 2431px
(2.7MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Courtesy Everett Collection
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