Franklin owned and ran the Pennsylvania Gazette, a Philadelphia-based newspaper that featured the “Join, or Die” cartoon on May 9, 1754. His ability to disseminate powerful messages helped ...

The “Join or Die” cartoon also wasn’t the first political cartoon he had published; Franklin had done another cartoon for a pamphlet in 1747. A severed snake image, ...

“Join, or Die” is a political cartoon showing a snake broken into eight pieces, which is attributed to Franklin and was first seen in his Pennsylvania Gazette newspaper in 1754. One of two known ...

Just sold: Rare 18th century newspaper featured Benjamin Franklin’s ‘Join, or Die’ cartoon. By Danielle Arnet, Tribune Content Agency . Aug. 10, 2018 2:21 AM PT .

Franklin used the cartoon in the masthead of The Pennsylvania Journal during portions of 1774 and 1775, switching the phrase to "Unite or Die," according to the auction house.

PHILADELPHIA — A copy of the “Join or Die” political cartoon that appeared in Benjamin Franklin’s Pennsylvania Gazette newspaper in 1754 is up for auction. Skip to Content.

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A copy of the "Join or Die" political cartoon that appeared in Benjamin Franklin's Pennsylvania Gazette newspaper in 1754 is up for auction. Nate D. Sanders Auctions in Los Angeles ...