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English: Cartoon, "The Menace of the Hour." The menace illustrated is the "Traction Monster" (i.e., the new electric subway system in New York City), depicted as an octopus.
Date
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The Verdict (magazine), 1899-01-30. http://www.ctrl.org/boodleboys/TheMenaceofthe%20hour.html

http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/pds/gilded/power/text1/octopusimages.pdf
Author
George Luks  (1867–1933)  wikidata:Q337733
 
George Luks
Alternative names
George Benjamin Luks; George B. Luks; Luks
Description American painter and illustrator

portrait and Genre works
label QS:Lit,"Pittura di genere"
label QS:Lhu,"Életkép"
label QS:Lhr,"Žanr-scena"
label QS:Lca,"Pintura de gènere"
label QS:Lde,"Genremalerei"
label QS:Lpt,"Pintura de gênero"
label QS:Llv,"Sadzīves žanrs"
label QS:Lbg,"Битова живопис"
label QS:Lda,"Genrebillede"
label QS:Ltr,"Tür resmi"
label QS:Lja,"風俗画"
label QS:Les,"Escena de género"
label QS:Lno,"Sjangermaleri"
label QS:Lpl,"Malarstwo rodzajowe"
label QS:Lth,"ภาพชีวิตประจำวัน"
label QS:Lnl,"Genrestuk"
label QS:Lsv,"Genremåleri"
label QS:Lru,"Жанровая живопись"
label QS:Lfi,"Laatukuva"
label QS:Len,"Genre works"
label QS:Lfr,"Scène de genre"
label QS:Lcs,"Žánrová malba"
label QS:Lmk,"Битово сликарство"
Date of birth/death 13 August 1867 Edit this at Wikidata 29 October 1933 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Williamsport Edit this at Wikidata New York City Edit this at Wikidata
Work location
New York City Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q337733
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