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Coloquio Para Celebrar La Maravillosa Aparicion De Ntra. Senora De Guadalupe., Lmprenta De Antonio Vanegas Arroyo

Marian Broadsides from Mexico

Illustrator: Jose Guadalupe Posada

A brief dramatization, with stage direction and musical chorus, of the miraculous appearance of the Virgin of Guadalupe to Juan Diego, with further dialogue between Juan and Archbishop Fray Juan de Zumarraga.

Admirable Milagro De La Sma. Virgen De Guadalupe En El Pueblo De Taxco: Un Cirio Con Substancias Explosivas, Lmprenta De Antonio Vanegas Arroyo

Marian Broadsides from Mexico

Illustrator: Jose Guadalupe Posada

This sheet gives news of an unbeliever who went into a church to leave two candles, one of which was filled with explosives, to be used during a function for the Virgin of Guadalupe. The candles were lit before the service, but one attendant inexplicably felt that he had to extinguish the flames, thus saving everyone. Taking the candles away, it was noticed that one candle was heavier than the other, and the plot was laid bare. This was hailed as miraculous intervention by Mary.

Loa Dicha Por Una Cocinera Y Un Aguador En Honor De Nuestro Senora Del Rosario, Lmprenta De Antonio Vanegas Arroyo

Marian Broadsides from Mexico

Illustrator: Jose Guadalupe Posada

A loa is a brief theatrical piece presented as an opening for a festival or introduction to a longer play. This form became popular in Spain in the 16th century and the tradition was carried on in Latin America. They were used to keep the audience occupied while waiting for the main event to begin, and they came in many forms for different purposes.

Milagrosa Imagen De Nuestra Senora De Los Remedios, Lmprenta De Antonio Vanegas Arroyo

Marian Broadsides from Mexico

Illustrator: Jose Guadalupe Posada

Devotional print. Image on verso contains Jesus' head with crown of thorns and two angels flanking. Headline on verso translates: The maker of the world: he continues to unload his righteous anger on us, making us suffer his calamities.

Devoto Salutacion Tiernas Alabanzas Accion De Gracias Y Expresivo Despedimento A La Milagrosisima Imagen De Nuestra Seflora De San Juan De Las Lagos., Lmprenta De Antonio Vanegas Arroyo

Marian Broadsides from Mexico

Illustrator: Jose Guadalupe Posada

Devotional volante filled with prayers and praise to Mother Mary. Lack of publisher info helps me to the conclusion that this was printed as an inexpensive keepsake for visitors to Her Holy Abode.

Accion De Gracias A La Santlsima Virgen Marla De San Juan De Los Lagos, Lmprenta De Antonio Vanegas Arroyo

Marian Broadsides from Mexico

Illustrator: Jose Guadalupe Posada

Gratitude and prayers to the Virgen of San Juan de Los Lagos for her love, intercession, and grace to the multitude of sinners prostrate with devotion. On verso, a tender farewell as pilgrims return to the far-flung corners of the republic (very similar to the farewell printed in the Guadalupe volante above). Lovely engraving of the basilica signed by Posada.

An All Around Kick, Charles Nelan

Nelan Political Cartoons

John Bull, back against a fence, holding a German Merchant ship in one hand and an American Merchant ship in the other, surrounded by Uncle Sam and two unidentified characters [Germany and Italy?] with “Russia” looking over the fence. A pipe-smoking man with a rifle labelled “Kruger” walking in the background.

Will Justice Be Smothered?, Charles Nelan

Nelan Political Cartoons

A blindfolded Lady Justice about to be smothered by two masked men holding a blanket bearing "Political Influence." The table near Justice is labelled "New Jersey" and the book on the table is "Law." A bottle of "Knock-out Drops" and an unconscious woman lie on the ground.

The Sole Survivor, Charles Nelan

Nelan Political Cartoons

Grover Cleveland wearing a sign reading, "The Democratic Party cannot with honor undertake the battle of the people except under a Leader that represents it best traditions and purposes." He is sitting on a tomb "W.J. Bryan, Died: 1896 & 1900," with gravestones nearby for Tom Johnson, A.P. Gorman, Dave Hill, Richard Olney, and Judge Parker. Likely refers to the election of 1900 when W.J. Bryan was defeated for the second time (1896 was the first time) by Wm. McKinley. Bryan would run again and be defeated again in 1908.

La Anima Sola, Lmprenta De Antonio Vanegas Arroyo

Marian Broadsides from Mexico

Illustrator: Jose Guadalupe Posada

Here we have another of Posada's masterpieces, "The Lonely Soul," a breathtaking depiction of a tormented soul in purgatory pleading with Mother Mary and St. Joseph to intercede with the Holy Trinity on her behalf. The idea of purgatory, an intermediate place where souls suffer for a period of time in order to pay penance for sins committed while alive, has roots that extend centuries before Christianity and spread to the ancient belief systems of such far-flung locales as India, Persia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, and Palestine. The concept gained widespread acceptance in the Church in the …