Description: EXTRAORDINARY poster from 1920 issued at the height of the unraveling of Charles Ponzi’s “Ponzi Scheme” and at a glance capturing the entire unfolding Charles Ponzi drama in poster form for public display. There are almost no great period Ponzi items possible to collect, let alone display pieces. Aside from newspapers and photographs, this is the only period item representing Charles Ponzi I have encountered. It just happens to me a spectacular museum-quality poster worthy of museum display. I bought this about 20 years ago and had always intended to frame and display but never got around to it. I have never seen another. 21.5 x 31.5 inches. Extremely strong condition. Just very minor flaws of no consequence (as seen). Flawless colors. Ideal for framing and display. Online I was able to locate information about the James Cartoon Posters housed in Duke University’s library collection. From Duke University’s website describing and providing extensive information about their collection of 14 1930-21 James Cartoons Posters: “The New Process Electro Corporation was based in the Times Building, on Broadway at 42nd Street in New York City. Its president was Charles C. James, who also served as president of the James Investment Company (St. Louis, Mo.) and the Paramount Advertising Corporation. Dates and activities for this corporation are not known, other than it appears to have been active from at least 1913 through 1921, the date of this collection's latest cartoon. Collection of 14 political posters, 1920-1921, created as part of the James Cartoons series by the New Process Electro Corporation. Subjects include foreign policy, especially Europe and the League of Nations; the 1920 presidential election between Warren G. Harding and James M. Cox; and financial topics such as Germany's war debts, coal shortages, and the Ponzi scheme. SCOPE AND CONTENT: Collection of 14 political posters created as part of the James Cartoons series by the New Process Electro Corporation in New York. The posters, which appear to be by an anonymous artist, were originally part of a subscription available for $1.25 per week. The posters in this collection are all from Volume 7 of the series, dating from 1920-1921. The posters are chromolithographs, each sized 21.5 x 31 inches. Their condition is good but fragile, as their fold lines and some marginal tears require careful handling. Subjects include foreign policy, especially post-World War I Europe and U.S. attitudes towards the League of Nations; the 1920 presidential election between Warren G. Harding and James M. Cox; and financial topics such as Germany's war debts, coal shortages in the United States, and the Ponzi scheme. The artist uses caricatures to represent political figures or ideas; for example, the country of Russia is regularly shown as an angry bear, while Germany is a toothless dachsund. The election-themed posters often incorporate a donkey and an elephant representing each political party, usually accompanying the various candidates who are engaged in some sort of competition. The 14 poster titles have been captioned below, along with a brief description of the events being portrayed by the artist. BIOGRAPHICAL / HISTORICAL: The New Process Electro Corporation was based in the Times Building, on Broadway at 42nd Street in New York City. Its president was Charles C. James, who also served as president of the James Investment Company (St. Louis, Mo.) and the Paramount Advertising Corporation. Dates and operations for the New Process Electro Corporation are not known, other than it appears to have been active from at least 1913 through 1921, the date of this collection's latest cartoon. ACQUISITION INFORMATION: The James Cartoons Posters were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a purchase in 2010.”
Price: 1500 USD
Location: Watchung, New Jersey
End Time: 2024-05-29T16:04:42.000Z
Shipping Cost: 20 USD
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Organization: Mobs, Gangsters & Criminals
