Sunday, December 30, 2007
A Happy New Year 1867--A Happy New Year 1917
This 1916 Rea Irvin cartoon contrasts New Years celebrations in the years 1867 and 1917. "For 1867, the proper Victorian family sips from their cups of tea in a parlor; while in 1917, a riotous party occurs with champagne corks popping, music, dancing, and general misbehavior." Here is what we do in 2007.
(Source: Cartoon America: a Library of Congress Exhibition. The cartoon was originally published in Life magazine January 4, 1917. )
This 1916 Rea Irvin cartoon contrasts New Years celebrations in the years 1867 and 1917. "For 1867, the proper Victorian family sips from their cups of tea in a parlor; while in 1917, a riotous party occurs with champagne corks popping, music, dancing, and general misbehavior." Here is what we do in 2007.
(Source: Cartoon America: a Library of Congress Exhibition. The cartoon was originally published in Life magazine January 4, 1917. )
