A house of cards

A house of cards. Illustration shows the Russian Bear with a house of cards, each card labeled a different country, England, France, Germany, Japan, US, Austria, China, Italy, and Turkey, the king on each card bears some facial characteristics of the ruler of the country, including Uncle Sam; a dove of Peace has landed on top of the cards, alarming the bear. The bear's right paw and claws are touching the Japan card. Date 1904 January 20. A house of cards. Illustration shows the Russian Bear with a house of cards, each card labeled a different country, England, France, Germany, Japan, US, Austria, China, Italy, and Turkey, the king on each card bears some facial characteristics of the ruler of the country, including Uncle Sam; a dove of Peace has landed on top of the cards, alarming the bear. The bear's right paw and claws are touching the Japan card. Date 1904 January 20

Picture No

10606468

Media ID

47467977

Size

3827px x 5139px (3.5MB)

Credit

Mary Evans / Library of Congress

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