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American wit and humor, Pictorial

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

John Trever Political Cartoons

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-913-BC
Abstract The collection contain original editorial cartoons for the Albuquerque Journal from 1974-1996. Themes include state and local politics, revenues, development, University of New Mexico and Lobo sports, Albuquerque Public Schools, Indian gaming, Intel, WIPP, PNM consolidation, DWI legislation, prison overcrowding, drought conditions and other popular New Mexico topics.
Dates: 1974-1996

U.S. Civil War Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-260 -BC
Scope and Content This collection combines three collections of Civil War material. The material dates from 1858 to 1926. Virginia Langham Olmsted donated the original collection of 98 patriotic envelopes to the University of New Mexico in 1975. These patriotic envelopes depict Civil War cartoons from a Union viewpoint. Included in this group is an envelope decorated with a popular caricature of the early war period drawn in 1860 by Frank Beard, called "Why Don't You Take It?" The drawing is General Winfield...
Dates: 1858-1926