Ring Again the Liberty Bell in 1900 (Bryan poster)

Ring Again the Liberty Bell in 1900 (Bryan poster)

Chromolithograph poster: Bryan's portrait inside a cracked Liberty Bell lettered 'Proclaim Liberty', under a ribbon 'Ring again in 1900 the Liberty Bell'. The rim reads 'July 4th 1776 Philadelphia' and 'July 4th 1900 Kansas City'; flags, a printed Constitution and a national seal frame it, with 'Follows the Flag' above and '1800 Jefferson / W. J. Bryan 1900' below. No party committee is named as issuer.

Date
1900
Period
Pre-1914
Made by
Pro-Bryan campaign poster (designed and copyrighted by A. W. Knisely, Akron; published by The Globe Co., Akron, Ohio)
Medium
Poster
Issuer type
Party
Source
Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
Source
Library of Congress, retrieved October 2, 2026
Rights
Public domain (published 1900; Library of Congress rights advisory: no known restrictions on publication)
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA; Globe Co., Akron, Ohio; copyright A. W. Knisely, 1900

Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

FOLLOWS THE FLAG
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
ARTICLE I. ARTICLE II. ARTICLE III.
RING AGAIN IN 1900 THE LIBERTY BELL
PROCLAIM LIBERTY
JULY 4TH 1776 PHILADELPHIA     JULY 4TH 1900 KANSAS CITY
1800 JEFFERSON     W. J. BRYAN 1900
DESIGNED & COPYRIGHTED 1900 BY A. W. KNISELY, AKRON, O.
THE GLOBE CO. PUB. AKRON, O.