Portrait of the Railway Panic
Anon
Genre: | Illustration, Drollery |
Relevant illustrations: | wdct. |
Subjects: | Railways, Transport, Commerce, Charlatanry |
Shows the face of a shocked railway speculator, cleverly shaped to look like an aerial view of a steam locomotive. For example, the mouth of the speculator is made to resemble the smoke stack. | |
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