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A Dish of Oysters from Oyster Bay

Zin1906-09-15

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, National Park Service

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, National Park Service
Oyster Bay, United States

Cover of Judge Magazine with color political cartoon of TR shucking "oysters in every Square Deal style." Each shucked oyster reveals another reason that the "Republican majority should be returned to Congress to finish the good work "it has so well begun." This cartoon was published in advance of midterm elections in 1906 during Theodore Roosevelt's second term. It refers to Theodore Roosevelt's call for equal opportunity, a "square deal," for all individuals.

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  • Title: A Dish of Oysters from Oyster Bay
  • Creator: Zin
  • Date Created: 1906-09-15
  • Location: New York (State)--New York
  • Physical Dimensions: L 35.4 cm, W 25.6 cm
  • Subject Keywords: Presidents--Election, Political cartoons, Oysters
  • Contributor: Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, National Park Service
  • Medium: Ink on paper
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, National Park Service

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