Judge, 1909-01-23 · page 2 of 16
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This page contains **"Neptune Arrives to Participate in the Hudson Celebration"** — a political cartoon satirizing the Hudson-Fulton Celebration (a major 1909 New York event commemorating Hudson's exploration and Fulton's steamboat). The cartoon depicts Neptune, the Roman god of the sea, arriving amid industrial pollution and urban decay. The satire's point appears to be **ironic**: while New York celebrates the Hudson River's historical significance, the actual river has become filthy and degraded by modern industry and "dumpster" waste (visible in the cartoon). The caption's mention of "sufferin' pollution" confirms the target—the contrast between celebrating the river's glorious past while ignoring its present contamination. It's environmental satire critiquing New York's hypocrisy about honoring a natural resource it has ruined.
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