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American political cartoon, circa 1900, on the debate over whether to build a canal through Panama or Nicaragua.

The deliberations of Congress (choosing between a Panama canal route or a Nicaragua canal route, with allusion to Buridan's ass).
Date circa 1900
date QS:P,+1900-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source New York Herald (Credit: The Granger Collection, NY)
Author
William Allen Rogers  (1854–1931)  wikidata:Q8004359
 
William Allen Rogers
Alternative names
W. A. Rogers; William Allen
Description American visual artist, illustrator and editorial cartoonist
Date of birth/death 23 May 1854 Edit this at Wikidata 20 October 1931 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Springfield Washington, D.C.
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