Late Arrivals
date: label: date made
content: circa 1908
label: associated date
content: circa 1908
name: label: associated person
content: Taft, William H.
label: associated person
content: Knox
label: maker
content: Berryman, Clifford
notes: label: Description
content: The object is a political cartoon hand-drawn on white paper about 1908 by Clifford Berryman in Washington, D.C. The title "Late Arrivals" is inscribed lightly in pencil along the top edge. The drawing depicts a group of five men on a street full of depictions and references to William Howard Taft, such as posters depicting Taft; a streetcar taking people to Taft’s campaign headquarters; a banner “Welcome Taft Delegates;” a Taft hotel; and a placard announcing a Taft Grand Concert. Taft, along with the “late-arriving” group of five men, are each seeking the Republican Party's nomination for President of the United States at the Republican National Convention held in Chicago, Illinois. The presence of Taft throughout the illustration signifies that he is seen as the front-runner, while the others are portrayed as losing. Three of them are identified: Philander C. Knox; Robert M. LaFollette; and Charles Hughes. LaFollette, the only one of the group not wearing a hat but instead holding it in his hand, declares "Down Again;" Hughes asks "Why did I say yes?' Another candidate, possibly identified as Charles W. Fairbanks, states that "Chicago is a bum town anyhow." The drawing is signed “Berryman” in the lower right area of the illustration.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: District of Columbia
label: associated place
content: United States: Illinois, Chicago
topic: label: general subject association
content: Political Campaigns
label: general subject association
content: Political Conventions
label: general subject association
content: Presidential Candidates
label: general subject association
content: Elections
label: related event
content: Presidential Campaign of 1908
label: related event
content: Republican National Convention of 1908
setName: label: See more items in
content: Political History: Political History, Campaign Collection
label: See more items in
content: Government, Politics, and Reform
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Miss Florence S Berryman
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PL.322733.038
label: catalog number
content: 322733.038
label: accession number
content: 322733
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Cartoon
label: Object Name
content: political cartoon
label: Object Type
content: editorial cartoons
label: Object Type
content: cartoons
label: Object Type
content: Drawing
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: pencil (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ink (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: hand-drawn (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 15 in x 14 3/8 in; 38.1 cm x 36.51479 cm