In Lafayette Park
1 drawing. | World War II cartoon shows Harvard President James B. Conant, financier Barnard Baruch, and M.I.T. President Karl T. Compton, sitting on a park bench in Lafayette Park across from the White House, looking very worried. Baruch holds a paper reading, "Dear Barney: I don't know where you will find it, but you've got to get us some rubber -- F.D.R." A…
Contributor:
Berryman, Clifford Kennedy
Date:1942-01-01
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If you will use these poles, you can make the higher jump
1 drawing. | World War II cartoon shows Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau giving advice to two pole vaulters: Uncle Sam (labeled "U.S.") and an old gentleman in a white wig (labeled "D.C."), saying, "If you use these poles, you can make the higher jump." The poles are labeled "10% of income for War Bonds." One hurdle has a high bar labeled "National…
Contributor:
Berryman, Clifford Kennedy
Date:1942-01-01
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Do you fellows have any more bright ideas on how to help the war effort by tearing up park areas?
1 drawing. | World War II cartoon shows Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes asking Secretary of War Henry Stimson and Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox if they "have any more bright ideas on how to help the war effort by tearing up park areas"? Behind them stretches an almost empty parking lot containing a sign reading "War and Navy Dept. Parking Lot.…
Contributor:
Berryman, Clifford Kennedy
Date:1942-01-01
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Nobody can pin a "too little and too late" label on him
1 drawing. | World War II cartoon shows John Q. Public in his shirtsleeves pushing a wheelbarrow laden with scrap metal to a scrap heap. An "Official Scrap Collection Truck" decorated with flags stands ready to take the scrap. An old gentleman in 18th century dress, labeled "D.C." tells Uncle Sam, "Nobody can pin a "Too Little and Too Late" label on him." Meanwhile…
Contributor:
Berryman, Clifford Kennedy
Date:1942-01-01
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Look behind you, Uncle
1 drawing. | Election day cartoon shows Uncle Sam casting a ballot, saying, "This is the day when every man in my country is king." A man in 18th century garb, labled "D.C.," sits dejectedly, his leg chained to a ball labeled "Taxation without Representation." In 1944, residents of Washington, D.C. had no voting rights in national or state elections and all local officials…
Contributor:
Berryman, Clifford Kennedy
Date:1944-01-01
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Cherry blossom time
1 drawing. | Cartoon shows Republican presidential candidate Herbert Hoover and Democratic candidate Al Smith standing amidst a profusion of cherry blossoms. Smith says, "Did you ever see such lovely spring blossoms?" Washington was famous for the cherry trees that bloom around the Tidal Basin in the spring. By spring of 1928, it was pretty clear that Hoover and Smith would win the nominations…
Contributor:
Berryman, Clifford Kennedy
Date:1928
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I'm telling you Uncle, if they don't bloom ...
1 drawing. | Cartoon shows John D. Biggers, production head of the Office of Production Management, and Uncle Sam viewing the famous Japanese cherry trees ringing the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. The branches of the trees (labeled "U.S Production") are still bare. Biggers says, "I'm telling you, Uncle, if they don't bloom in the next 100 days, there won't be any festival." In…
Photo, Print, Drawing[President Taft watching as the Republican Senate and the Democratic House saw a log labeled "the Tariff"] 1 drawing.
Photo, Print, DrawingIn Lafayette Park 1 drawing. | World War II cartoon shows Harvard President James B. Conant, financier Barnard Baruch, and M.I.T. President Karl T. Compton, sitting on a park bench in Lafayette Park across from the White House, looking very worried. Baruch holds a paper reading, "Dear Barney: I don't know where you will find it, but you've got to get us some rubber -- F.D.R." A…
Photo, Print, DrawingIf you will use these poles, you can make the higher jump 1 drawing. | World War II cartoon shows Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau giving advice to two pole vaulters: Uncle Sam (labeled "U.S.") and an old gentleman in a white wig (labeled "D.C."), saying, "If you use these poles, you can make the higher jump." The poles are labeled "10% of income for War Bonds." One hurdle has a high bar labeled "National…
Photo, Print, DrawingDo you fellows have any more bright ideas on how to help the war effort by tearing up park areas? 1 drawing. | World War II cartoon shows Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes asking Secretary of War Henry Stimson and Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox if they "have any more bright ideas on how to help the war effort by tearing up park areas"? Behind them stretches an almost empty parking lot containing a sign reading "War and Navy Dept. Parking Lot.…
Photo, Print, DrawingNobody can pin a "too little and too late" label on him 1 drawing. | World War II cartoon shows John Q. Public in his shirtsleeves pushing a wheelbarrow laden with scrap metal to a scrap heap. An "Official Scrap Collection Truck" decorated with flags stands ready to take the scrap. An old gentleman in 18th century dress, labeled "D.C." tells Uncle Sam, "Nobody can pin a "Too Little and Too Late" label on him." Meanwhile…
Photo, Print, DrawingLook behind you, Uncle 1 drawing. | Election day cartoon shows Uncle Sam casting a ballot, saying, "This is the day when every man in my country is king." A man in 18th century garb, labled "D.C.," sits dejectedly, his leg chained to a ball labeled "Taxation without Representation." In 1944, residents of Washington, D.C. had no voting rights in national or state elections and all local officials…
Photo, Print, DrawingCherry blossom time 1 drawing. | Cartoon shows Republican presidential candidate Herbert Hoover and Democratic candidate Al Smith standing amidst a profusion of cherry blossoms. Smith says, "Did you ever see such lovely spring blossoms?" Washington was famous for the cherry trees that bloom around the Tidal Basin in the spring. By spring of 1928, it was pretty clear that Hoover and Smith would win the nominations…
Photo, Print, DrawingI'm telling you Uncle, if they don't bloom ... 1 drawing. | Cartoon shows John D. Biggers, production head of the Office of Production Management, and Uncle Sam viewing the famous Japanese cherry trees ringing the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. The branches of the trees (labeled "U.S Production") are still bare. Biggers says, "I'm telling you, Uncle, if they don't bloom in the next 100 days, there won't be any festival." In…