Pre-Bringing Up Father Mc Manus

Who knows about George McManus' early works?
Before the famous "Bringing Up Father" (Mc Manus 1913-54) for the St. Louis Republic, he did the strip called "Alma and Oliver" (not "Elmer and Oliver" like someone does). McManus said about it: "Merciful forgotten". Well, we'll see this "Alma and Oliver" strips from 1902 in this blog.
But before "Alma and Oliver" we have a proof of his art in his caricature on a newspaper in April 1902 for a drawing exhibition in St. Louis, together with those of underrated artists of his time.18-year-old McManus' caricature is accompanied by his photography. It's very rare to see a photo of a young McManus!