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Knowledge is power. Uncle Sam (soliloquizing)--"If there were more men like Booker T. Washington the Negro problem would soon be solved."

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

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Print Collection portrait file

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Booker T. Washington

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Political Cartoons

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Knowledge is power. Uncle Sam (soliloquizing)--"If there were more men like Booker T. Washington the Negro problem would soon be solved."

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Knowledge is power. Uncle Sam (soliloquizing)--"If there were more men like Booker T. Washington the Negro problem would soon be solved."
Collection

Print Collection portrait file

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Booker T. Washington

Political Cartoons

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1903-05-16 (Questionable)
Place: New York
Publisher: Sackett & Wilhelms Litho & Ptg. Co.
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection
Topics
Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915
Political cartoons
Uncle Sam (Symbolic character)
African Americans
Genres
Clippings
Notes
Content: Published in Judge. Handwritten at head of sheet: "May 16/03."
Content: Copyright statement: "Copyright 1903 by Judge Company of New York."
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Other local Identifier: Portrait File
TMS ID: 427049
TMS Object Number: Portraits (Booker T. Washington).0012
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 53e1b180-1e44-0131-747e-58d385a7bbd0
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The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1903: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "Knowledge is power. Uncle Sam (soliloquizing)--"If there were more men like Booker T. Washington the Negro problem would soon be solved."" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1903-05-16. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/82dfa8f0-1e44-0131-aca1-58d385a7bbd0

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "Knowledge is power. Uncle Sam (soliloquizing)--"If there were more men like Booker T. Washington the Negro problem would soon be solved."" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 13, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/82dfa8f0-1e44-0131-aca1-58d385a7bbd0

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. (1903-05-16). Knowledge is power. Uncle Sam (soliloquizing)--"If there were more men like Booker T. Washington the Negro problem would soon be solved." Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/82dfa8f0-1e44-0131-aca1-58d385a7bbd0

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/82dfa8f0-1e44-0131-aca1-58d385a7bbd0 | title= (still image) Knowledge is power. Uncle Sam (soliloquizing)--"If there were more men like Booker T. Washington the Negro problem would soon be solved.", (1903-05-16) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=October 13, 2026 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Knowledge is power. Uncle Sam (soliloquizing)--"If there were more men like Booker T. Washington the Negro problem would soon be solved."