"A Warning Light. Will it be necessary to erect an admonition of pestilence and death in our harbor? A question which our citizens must decide."

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Description

Title: "A Warning Light. Will it be necessary to erect an admonition of pestilence and death in our harbor? A question which our citizens must decide."
Creator: From the Collection: Hansen, Bert, 1944-
Contributor: From the Collection: Gillam, Bernhard, 1856-1896
From the Collection: Graetz, F. (Friedrich), approximately 1840-approximately 1913
From the Collection: Keppler, Joseph Ferdinand, 1838-1894
From the Collection: Nast, Thomas, 1840-1902
From the Collection: Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937
From the Collection: Rogers, W. A. (William Allen), 1854-1931
From the Collection: Wales, James Albert, 1852-1886
From the Collection: Zimmerman, Eugene, 1862-1935
Published / Created: 1881 April 2
Description: Harper's Weekly (25:1266), centerfold, page 216-217. Thomas Nast, Statue of Liberty with her torch turned upside down. Her book labelled "Roll of Death." Statue's base: "New York. Leave All Hope Ye that Enter." About 5 years before completion of statue. Page 211 has related text. Hansen database #109.
Provenance: Gift of Bert Hansen in multiple accessions between 2015 and 2017.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Repository

Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library

Call Number

Ms Coll 67

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Container / Volume

Box 4, folder 26

Access: Public
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Citation: Bert Hansen Collection of Medicine and Public Health in Popular Graphic Art. Historical Library, Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library, Yale University.