In the nature of a confession

A man paints his name on a stolen umbrella while another man observes him. A caption reads: "What are you doing there?" "Painting my name in my umbrella. Can't you see?" "But do you think that will prevent anybody from stealing it?" "Sure! If the man who had this umbrella before me had painted his name in it, I should never have had the never to take it!"

Publication date: 1897-06-27

Size: 13 x 12 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Subject(s):

• Robberies--1890-1900

Genre(s):

• Cartoons (Commentary)
• Humorous pictures

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (June 27, 1897), Half Tone Part, p. 2

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Contributor(s):

• Punch (London, England)