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Photo, Print, Drawing Auntie, honestly now what do you think o' this?

[ digital file from intermediary roll film copy ]

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About this Item

Title

  • Auntie, honestly now what do you think o' this?

Summary

  • Cartoon shows Democratic National Committee Chairman John J. Raskob holding a large plank (labeled "Wet Plank"), dripping water on a rug labeled "1932 Prospects." Dame Democracy, a little old-fashioned lady with cork screw curls and ruffles, and the cartoonist's symbol for the Democratic Party, starts in consternation from her chair. Raskob says, "Auntie, honestly. Now what do you think of this?" In November 1931, Raskob sent a letter to all 90,000 Democratic contributors to the 1928 presidential campaign, asking them to declare whether they would approve an anti-prohibition plank in the Democratic platform for the 1932 campaign. Raskob was known for his wet position, but a large proportion of the Democratic Party still opposed the end of Prohibition.

Names

  • Berryman, Clifford Kennedy, 1869-1949, artist

Created / Published

  • 1931 Nov. 24.

Headings

  • -  Raskob, John J.--(John Jakob),--1879-1950
  • -  Democratic Party (U.S.)--1930-1940
  • -  Prohibition--United States--1930-1940
  • -  Political platforms--United States--1930-1940
  • -  Dame Democracy (Symbolic character)--1930-1940

Headings

  • Cartoons (Commentary)--American.
  • Drawings.

Genre

  • Cartoons (Commentary)--American
  • Drawings

Notes

  • -  Probably published in: The Evening star (Washington, D.C.)
  • -  Title from item.
  • -  (DLC/PP-1945:R1.238)
  • -  mm / 860122; ljr / 080807.
  • -  Source: New York times, Nov. 23, 1931, p. 1 LJR

Medium

  • 1 drawing.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • CD 1 - Berryman (C.K.), no. 623 (A size)

Source Collection

  • Cartoon Drawings (Library of Congress)

Repository

  • Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

Digital Id

  • acd 2a06319 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/acd.2a06319

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2016678910

Rights Advisory

  • May be restricted: Information on reproduction rights available in LC P&P Restrictions Statement.

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Berryman, Clifford Kennedy, Artist. Auntie, Honestly Now What Do You Think O' This?. United States, 1931. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2016678910/.

APA citation style:

Berryman, C. K. (1931) Auntie, Honestly Now What Do You Think O' This?. United States, 1931. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2016678910/.

MLA citation style:

Berryman, Clifford Kennedy, Artist. Auntie, Honestly Now What Do You Think O' This?. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2016678910/>.