Join, or Die
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Title
Join, or Die
Subject
Join, or Die engraving attributed to Benjamin Franklin, from his Pennsylvania Gazette
Description
Join, or Die engraving attributed to Benjamin Franklin, from his Pennsylvania Gazette, dated May 9 1754. Considered one of the first political cartoons in America. Created to support the British colonies of America during the French and Indian War; reused for the American Revolution in 1774 in Franklin's The Pennsylvania Journal and Weekly Advertiser, as "Unite or Die".
Creator
Benjamin Franklin
Source
Database: America's Historical Newspapers; https://infoweb-newsbank-com.mutex.gmu.edu/apps/readex/doc?p=EANX&sort=YMD_date%3AA&fld-nav-0=YMD_date&val-nav-0=5/9/1754%20-%205/9/1754&fld-base-0=alltext&val-base-0=%22pennsylvania%20gazette%22&val-database-0=&fld-database-0=database&docref=image%2Fv2%3A10D34C656629FD30%40EANX-112F8CA74EAE9F08%402361824-112F8CA779340718%401&origin=image%2Fv2%3A10D34C656629FD30%40EANX-112F8CA74EAE9F08%402361824-112F8CA779340718%401-112F8CA81E2F1CA0%40Philadelphia%252C%2BMay%2B9
Publisher
NewsBank and the American Antiquarian Society
Date
Pennsylvania Gazette, issue 1324, dated May 9 1754
Contributor
Roxana Schoen
Rights
This entire product and/or portions thereof are copyrighted by NewsBank and/or the American Antiquarian Society. 2004.
Format
Newspaper
Language
English
Type
Newspaper
Identifier
https://infoweb-newsbank-com.mutex.gmu.edu/apps/readex/doc?p=EANX&sort=YMD_date%3AA&fld-nav-0=YMD_date&val-nav-0=5/9/1754%20-%205/9/1754&fld-base-0=alltext&val-base-0=%22pennsylvania%20gazette%22&val-database-0=&fld-database-0=database&docref=image%2Fv2%3A10D34C656629FD30%40EANX-112F8CA74EAE9F08%402361824-112F8CA779340718%401&origin=image%2Fv2%3A10D34C656629FD30%40EANX-112F8CA74EAE9F08%402361824-112F8CA779340718%401-112F8CA81E2F1CA0%40Philadelphia%252C%2BMay%2B9
Text Item Type Metadata
Text
Join, Or Die
Original Format
Newspaper
Files
Citation
Benjamin Franklin, “Join, or Die,” Mason's Legacies, accessed April 24, 2024, https://masonslegacies.org/items/show/264.