She is Getting Too Feeble to Hold Them

Title

She is Getting Too Feeble to Hold Them

Description

[ID: Cartoon showing the queen of Spain struggling to hold two strong boys "Cuba" and "Philippine Islands" trying to free themselves. Below is text that reads, "She is getting too feeble to hold them." /end ID]

Analysis
Deliberate: premeditated
Systemic: part of a methodical and regular campaign by the American media  
Attempt: perceptual, cognitive 
Shaping Perceptions: language ("she" "feeble" "hold"), image (queen, boys)
Achieve a Response: negative perception and sentiment towards Spain

Source

Pughe, J. S. , Artist. She is getting too feeble to hold them / J.S. Pughe. Philippines Spain Cuba, 1896. [published] Photograph. Accessed January 2022, https://www.loc.gov/item/95523064/

Original Format

Image

Physical Dimensions

806x1024

Files

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Citation

“She is Getting Too Feeble to Hold Them,” American History of Propaganda, accessed October 1, 2024, https://ahop.reclaim.hosting/items/show/8.