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Uncle Sam's "crazes" past and present
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Description | Print shows a vignette cartoon depicting the current "craze" for "Free Silver", showing Uncle Sam riding a silver rocking horse, and participating in several fads "Past and Present", such as the "Blue Glass Craze" after Augustus J. Pleasonton's discovery of the properties of blue light, the "Prohibition Crusade", the "Roller-Skating Craze", a puzzle craze in the 1880s with the "Fifteen Puzzle" of 15 sliding blocks in a square box and "Pigs in Clover" a "rollling-ball dexterity puzzle", the "Paderewski Craze" around 1891 for piano music by Ignace J. Paderewski, the cycling craze, which has not yet ended, and the "Schlatter Craze", which did come to an end with the disappearance and death of faith healer Francis Schlatter. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Miscellaneous Items in High Demand |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Puzzles--1890-1900. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Paderewski, Ignace Jan,--1860-1941. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Hobby horses--1890-1900. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Pleasonton, A. J.--(Augustus James),--1808-1894. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Cycling--1890-1900. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Prohibition--1890-1900. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Healers--1890-1900. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Silver question--1890-1900. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Schlatter, Francis,--1856-1896? |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Roller skating--1890-1900. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Fads--1890-1900. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Uncle Sam (Symbolic character)--1890-1900. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
