Caption: Independence Day 1929 Description: “D.C.” wants representation fireworks, but Uncle Sam hands him voteless sparklers, admonishing, “No, no! You must be satisfied with the silent fireworks!”

Caption: none Description: “D.C.” holds a statement noting that 157 years after the Boston Tea Party, District citizens are still in the same boat as the colonists were back then. He points to boxes labeled “Taxation without Representation” and says, “Long since overtime to throw this overboard.”

Caption: Independence Day 1932 Description: “D.C.” holds his voteless sparklers as citizens of states with less population loudly parade by with their suffrage skyrockets and representation fireworks.

Caption: Columbus Day, 1932 Description: Gesturing to “D.C.” imprisoned in stocks, Columbus asks Uncle Sam, “After 440 years, isn’t he old enough to vote?”

Caption: [The Forgotten Man] Description: Uncle Sam reassures “D.C.” that he won’t be forgotten when it comes to taxes, defense, or law enforcement, but “D.C.” replies, “Yeah, but you forget me on election day.”