1901 Cover Harvard Lampoon University S.A. Welldon Fashion Radcliffe Lampy HVD1 XGS3 Crowen and Associates

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" This is an original 1911 print portrait from a photograph by Alfred and Marie Bracewell

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1901 Cover Harvard Lampoon University S.A. Welldon Fashion Radcliffe Lampy HVD1 XGS3 Crowen and AssociatesPlease note that this is a cover only. This is an original 1901 two color cover for the Harvard Lampoon. It features the Lampy the Jester sitting on a winged horse, holding up a shield inscribed with the motto Vanitas (Latin, meaning "empty"), a parody of Harvard's motto, Veritas, or "Truth". The cartoon features two young men joking about how much the women from Radcliffe enjoy chatting. The student artist included his year of expected graduation