Sujet
'The Man for the Post', 1882. Artist: Joseph Swain
Légende
'The Man for the Post', 1882. This cartoon depicts the blind Postmaster General, Henry Fawcett, weighed down with parcels containing all sorts of objects and of all shapes, sizes and weights. This relates to the recently announced details of the Parcel Post whereby the Post Office would handle parcels under a fixed weight for a fixed charge, irrespective of distance. From Punch, or the London Charivari, April 15, 1882.
Date
1882
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Cartoon Collector
Notre référence
HRM19A90_190
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
53,9Mo (3,2Mo) / 31,1cm x 43,3cm / 3677 x 5119 (300dpi)