A great past and a pitiful present
Bernhard Gillam · 1856 - 1896
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A richly colored political cartoon shows Uncle Sam and several men in top hats struggling through a muddy swamp of labeled corruption, including Pension Swindle, Rotten Ships, and Salary Grab. Above them, a white marble monument inscribed Peace 1865 depicts a freed figure and officials, contrasting the idealized past with the murky present. The print is titled A great past and a pitiful present, by Bernhard Gillam, dated 1885.
