A Dozen Drawings from America's Most Pro-War Political Cartoonist, W.A. Rogers

W.A. Rogers

W.A. Rogers (William Allen Rogers, 1854–1931) was a prominent American cartoonist and illustrator, best known for his long career at Harper's Weekly. He succeeded the legendary Thomas Nast as the magazine's primary cartoonist in 1877. Rogers was opposed to Germany's conduct of the war from its beginning. When America entered the World War, he served as an executive member of the Division of Pictorial Publicity within the Committee on Public Information (CPI) during World War I. From August 1914 to November 1918, he produced a constant flow of anti-German and pro-Ally stream of cartoons.

"It was a glorious Victory
(Over Belgium)"

"The first great German “U” boat Victory"

"Just Whose Pet Snake Is This?"

"Is God Still With Us?"

"A Good Recruiting Sergeant for Uncle Sam"

"The Junker Must Go"

"To France"

"Who Shall Rule? Man or Beast?"

"The Way to Do It."

"Now for a Roundup
(Sedition Law Passed)"

"Speed Up!"

"Christmas in Europe 1918"

Sources:  Library of Congress; America's Black and White Book: One Hundred Pictured Reasons Why We Are At War