The nation's ward

The nation's ward. Cartoon showing a snake portrayed as a Native American coiled around a pioneer family, squeezing the life out of them, and around a tree; Uncle Sam is feeding the snake from a bowl of Government Gruel; in the background, to the right are government-sponsored educational facilities for Native Americans, to the left is a homestead scene under attack by Native Americans. Date 1885 June 20. The nation's ward. Cartoon showing a snake portrayed as a Native American coiled around a pioneer family, squeezing the life out of them, and around a tree; Uncle Sam is feeding the snake from a bowl of Government Gruel; in the background, to the right are government-sponsored educational facilities for Native Americans, to the left is a homestead scene under attack by Native Americans. Date 1885 June 20

Picture No

10608562

Media ID

47483305

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2268px x 3504px (2.6MB)

Credit

Mary Evans / Library of Congress

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