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"A Desperate
Attempt to Solve the Mormon Question"
from Puck
magazine (c. 1889)
A sample of one of the color lithographs in the
collection, mounted in matting and a frame. The lithograph was
printed by: "Mayer, Merkel & Ottmann. Lith. 21-25 Warren
St. N.Y." Measurements:
Including frame: 24 3/4" x 18 7/8"
Wood-cut: 21" x 14" (approx)
The four images include various statements about
Mormonism. The captions read:
| I think one wife is
enough. -- Gillam. |
How long will this
destructive monster be allowed to live? -- Opper. |
| I imagine it must be a
perfect Paradise. -- Keppler. |
What is the use of
Mormonism, when a man can change his wife whenever he likes?
-- Graetz.
(This image shows men rushing into
buildings to obtain a divorce on "Saturday Divorce Day in
Chicago.") |
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