""Free Labour in the United States" (Cartoon from Canadian Illustrated News, 1870)
Title
""Free Labour in the United States" (Cartoon from Canadian Illustrated News, 1870)
Subject
Canada, Chinese Head Tax, history, xenophobia, immigration
Description
The is a cartoon that was published in the Canadian Illustrated News in 1870. This cartoon depicts a Chinese man stealing the boot of a white man. The Chinese man is being beaten by Uncle Sam and two other white men. This provides a concrete example of how the Chinese were stereotyped and viewed as a threat to Canadian wellbeing
Creator
Unknown
Source
Canadian Illustrated News, October 15, 1870, p. 260
Publisher
Library and Archives Canada: https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/pam_archives/public_mikan/index.php?fuseaction=genitem.displayItem&lang=eng&rec_nbr=2913882&rec_nbr_list=2913882
Canadian Illustrated News, October 15, 1870, p. 260
Date
October 15, 1870
Rights
Public domain
Credit: Library and Archives Canada
Format
image file/jpeg
Language
English
Type
1 print / estampe : leggotype on wove paper
Identifier
Online MIKAN no. 2913882
Original Format
paper
drawing
Files
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “""Free Labour in the United States" (Cartoon from Canadian Illustrated News, 1870),” Exhibits, accessed October 14, 2024, https://exhibits.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/2219.