Shooting the Chute and the Westminster Water Show
John Gordon Thomson (1841-1911)
Fun 58 (12 July 1893): 15
Text beneath the main caption: “As sung by the G[rand]. O[ld]. M[an].”
The toboggan-like sled bears the name “Home Rule Express” as it slides past Parliament with Gladstone holding on to the shoulders of the young woman representing Ireland who raises a cloth or handerchief labelled “closure.” Two amendments sink in the water between Gladstone’s sled and the shore.
Source: Hathi Digital Library Trust web version of a copy in the University of Minnesota library.
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