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English: "The Curse of California." Tinted lithograph. This two-page illustration portrays the powerful railroad monopoly as an octopus, with its many tentacles controlling such financial interests as the elite of Nob Hill, farmers, lumber interests, shipping, fruit growers, stage lines, mining, and the wine industry. |
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| Source | The Wasp, August 19, 1882, vol. 9. No. 316, pp. 520-521. Image taken from http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/pds/gilded/power/text1/octopusimages.pdf | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| current | 17:33, 28 August 2014 | | 749 × 1,132 (863 KB) | Junkyardsparkle | Full resolution from source PDF, with levels adjustment. |
| 06:57, 6 September 2010 |  | 573 × 867 (449 KB) | Holly Cheng | larger version | |
| 06:29, 4 October 2005 |  | 226 × 333 (27 KB) | Lordkinbote~commonswiki | A tinted lithograph from The Wasp, August 19, 1882, vol. 9. No. 316, pp. 520-521. "The Curse of California." This two-page illustration portrays the powerful railroad monopoly as an octopus, with its many tentacles controlling such financial interests as |
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