Join Or Die Shorts
Description: The Join or Die drawing of a Snake, is the earliest known pictorial representation of colonial union produced by an American colonist in Colonial America. It is a woodcut showing a snake cut into eighths, with each segment labeled with the initials of one of the American colonies or regions. New England was represented as one segment, rather than the four colonies it was at that time. Delaware was not listed separately as it was part of Pennsylvania. Georgia, however, was omitted completely. Thus, it has eight segments of a snake rather than the traditional 13 colonies.The poster focused solely on the colonies that would go-on to make up the present-day United States, due to their shared identities as Americans. (Source : Wikipedia)
Description: For those that aren't familiar with the "Join, or Die" graphic, it is a historic image created by Benjamin Franklin around 1754 and represents the quest for strength and freedom through solidarity. Each part of the snake represents one of the first colonies of the United States.
Description: A monochrome representation of a segmented snake coiled in an 'S' shape. The text 'Pennsylvania Gazette' is at the top. The snake's body is divided into sections, each containing letters representing colonies. Below the snake, the prominent text reads 'JOIN, or DIE' followed by 'Strength against our enemies through Unity' and '-Benjamin Franklin'.
Description: A dark, symbolic reimagining of Benjamin Franklin's 1754 rallying cry, "Join, or Die." Centered around a grim skull and a coiling snake, this design strips the historic warning down to its rawest essence: the skull marks the absolute destruction of a fractured nation, while the serpent represents the fierce solidarity required to survive.
