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 The Whirligig of Time 
THE WHIRLIGIG OF TIME.
by Unidentified  
after Thomas Nast
Harper's Weekly
Wood engraving, black and white, 02-20-1875
Image measurement
      Height: 5.00 inches  (12.7 cm)
      Width:  5.00 inches  (12.7 cm)
Cat. no. 38.00639.001
 
 
 
 

Following Reconstruction, former President Andrew Johnson of Tennessee was re-elected to the Senate.  Johnson had been the subject of many critical Nast cartoons while president, and Nast's smile suggests that he envisioned more of the same.

 
 
 
  

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