1908 Vintage Cartoon - JAPAN-CANADA IMMIGRATION POLICY

Description: British Punch magazine -- from 1841 to 2002, the magazine cast a satirical eye on life in Britain. It charted the interests, concerns and frustrations of the country and today it stands as an invaluable resource not just as cartoon art and satire, but as primary source material for historians.Illustrator: E. Linley Sambourne from British Punch humor/satire magazine January 29, 1908, pulled from the magazine, not a modern reproduction. Size 8 x 10 1/2 inches. Condition: excellent - bright and clean, no handling wear, no storage wear, paper lays flat for easy framing; backside is blank. LOVE—AT LONG RANGEJapan “Lady, I recognize that my advances are distasteful to you; but I trust I may still regard myself as a friend of the family?” Canada: “If you’ll promise to let me see as little as possible of you, I don’t mind being a sister to you, for mother’s sake. --In 1908, Canada insisted that Japan limit the migration of males to Canada to 400 per year, arranging what was known as the Gentlemen’s Agreement with officials in Japan. As a result, most immigrants thereafter were women joining their husbands or unmarried women engaged to men in Canada I have other hard-to-find original Punch cartoon illustrations for sale; combine orders with no extra shipping fees.Punch, a magazine of humor and satire, ran from 1841-2002. A very British institution renowned internationally for its wit and irreverence, it helped to coin the term "cartoon" in its modern sense as a humorous illustration. QUESTIONS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME.

Price: 19.95 USD

Location: Milton, Vermont

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