File:Lightning Speed of Honesty - Nast.jpg

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1877 cartoon by Thomas Nast "Lightning Speed of Honesty", Uncle Sam riding a snail labeled "45th Congress"

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English: 1877 cartoon by Thomas Nast, "Lightning Speed of Honesty". Depicts Uncle Sam riding a snail labeled "45th Congress". Uncle Sam holds paper under his arm "US Army Navy Payroll", banknotes in his hand, and bills in his back pocket. The Capitol Dome is seen in the distance.
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Wood engraving by Thomas Nast.

Illustration published in: Harper's Weekly, v. 21, (1877 November 24), p. 924.

Digital copy via Library of Congress website at [1].

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Author Thomas Nast (d. 1902)
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