Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/"A Thing Well Begun Is Half Done"

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Original – A satirical political cartoon reflecting America's imperial ambitions following quick and total victory in the Spanish American War of 1898.
Reason
This is one of the images from the early days of the age of American Imperialism. The political cartoon in question illustrates the desire of the American Public to see then President of the United States William McKinley get a canal constructed across Central America. Eventually, this Central American Canal would be constructed in Panama, resulting in the creation of the Panama Canal we have today.
Articles in which this image appears
American imperialism
FP category for this image
Best guess is Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Culture and lifestyle
Creator
Victor Gillam

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:10, 5 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]