Tag Archives: canada

Images of Canadian Expansion

Posted on November 1, 2023 by Amanda Murphyao

A while back, we looked at images of US expansion and UK expansion. Today, I give you images of Canadian Expansion: “The Canadian Gargantua” is in the anthology Great Canadian Political Cartoons, 1820-1914 by Charles & Cynthia Hou. For more … Continue reading →

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It depends on how you look at it… (Part 3)

Posted on February 1, 2021 by Amanda Murphyao

Apparently I skipped straight to Part Four in this series way back in 2014 and saved this as a draft. In any case, here are some views from Toronto: Image: “It’s your world, Toronto” shows Toronto at the center/e of … Continue reading →

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[Insert cow pun here]

Posted on January 1, 2021 by Amanda Murphyao

I recently came across “Feeding in Iowa and milking in Washington:” This reminded me of “The Milch Cow” from the 15 December 1915 issue of the Grain Growers Guide: I came across several other versions of the cow trope:

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Spiders & Flies: A Halloween Special

Posted on October 31, 2020 by Amanda Murphyao

“The Spider and the Fly” (1828) by Mary Howitt is a quite famous and popular cartoon trope. While I’ve played the game “Spiders & Flies” (it’s just a lot of running back and forth), I first learned of this poem … Continue reading →

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The Boondoggle of Borders

Posted on April 1, 2020 by Amanda Murphyao

You may have heard of Matt Damon’s remarks about building a wall across the U.S.-Canada border. (Yes, I started a draft of this post in 2015 when this was maybe a hotter topic, but as we shall see, it is … Continue reading →

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Babies everywhere (like the Nutrigrain commercial)

Posted on March 1, 2020 by Amanda Murphyao

Baby Mexico. 31 May 1914. Charles Bartholomew (“Bart”). Image courtesy of the Hennepin County Library Digital Collections. Baby Cuba. “Can she go it alone?” The Blade, Toledo, Ohio, 1907. In Latin America in Caricature by John J. Johnson (page 133). … Continue reading →

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Swipes #51: CAN’t do it without Quebec

Posted on January 1, 2019 by Amanda Murphyao

17 February 1977, The Daily News, St. John’s 22 September 1964, Peter Kuch, Winnipeg Free Press Images courtesy of the Begbie Society Contest.

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Mash-Up: New Saskazonaberta, or Twinsies!

Posted on November 1, 2018 by Amanda Murphyao

As a tangent from my dissertation about other provinces / territories / states, let’s look at cartoons of other provinces and states! In 1905, Saskatchewan and Alberta became provinces of Canada. Montreal Daily Star, 23 February 1905 In 1912, New … Continue reading →