Collins_Cunard_Competition_1852.jpg
Description Collins Cunard Competition 1852.jpg | “Raising the Wind; or, Both Sides of the Story” "Collins and Cunard Competition". 1852 cartoon by Frank Bellew depicting two boys sailing boats in a tub. Uncle Sam watches disinterestedly to the left while John Bull actively intervenes on the right. Commentary on US/UK competition and government subsidies in trans-Atlantic shipping, specifically between US shipping magnate Edward Knight Collins and UK shipping magnate Samuel Cunard. A third figure watches with interest, the personification of the newspaper "The Lantern" (representing search for knowledge). | |||||
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Cartoon by Frank Bellew published in "The Lantern", 13 Mar 1852. Via [1] |
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Author | Frank Bellew | |||||
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