Even a rat may help to free a lion - La Fontaine

Even a rat may help to free a lion - La Fontaine. Illustration shows a Uncle Sam as a lion trapped in a net labeled Lobbyism and a small rat, identified as Col. Mulhall, sitting on the ground before him. The US Capitol, in the background, is also ensnared by the same net as Uncle Sam. Date 1913 July 23. Even a rat may help to free a lion - La Fontaine. Illustration shows a Uncle Sam as a lion trapped in a net labeled Lobbyism and a small rat, identified as Col. Mulhall, sitting on the ground before him. The US Capitol, in the background, is also ensnared by the same net as Uncle Sam. Date 1913 July 23

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10607533

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47464304

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7026px x 4803px (10.4MB)

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Mary Evans / Library of Congress

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