Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Guide to the Scrapbook of Comics

Summary

Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0234
Creators:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Graphic Arts
Dates:
circa 1889-1900
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.15 Cubic feet
1 box
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Scrapbook of comics depicting practical jokes, accidents, and a number of amusing and sometimes violent real- life situations. Inscription inside the front cover: "To Darling Effie from Does"(?). These comics probably satirize events of the time. The cartoons were produced in publications such as "Fliegende Blatter," "Puck," "Judge," "Life," "Pictorial Weeklies," and the "Sydney Bulletin." Several of the comics refer to Surrey and the "London Express" and appear to be English in origin. A few others have, perhaps, German and French origins.

Administration

Author
Jane Odom
Processing Information
Processed by Jane Odom, 1986.
Custodial History
Found in collection, Division of Graphic Arts (now Division of Work and Industry); original provenance undocumented. Transferred to Archives Center, February 1986.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Immediate source of acquisition unknown.

Using the Collection

Preferred Citation
Scrapbook of Comics, ca. 1889-1900, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Wit and humor -- 1880-1900 Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Scrapbooks -- 19th century Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Cartoons (humorous images) Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Comic books -- 1890-1900 Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
England -- 1880-1900 Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Satire -- 1880-1900 Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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