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"Gold From Sea Water" Cartoon

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Martha's Vineyard Museum

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About this artifact

This cartoon was one of many that were published in newspapers when the "Gold From Seawater" scheme defrauding many investors became public. It depicts Uncle Sam (the Federal government) solving its financial problems with a bucket of ocean water.

Date:
1898
Publisher:
New York Herald

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