Backwater

Mr. Dry (short-sighted drys) tries to reinforce a wall (prohibition law) with thin planks (enforcement laws and Volsteadism), on the other side of the wall the District of Columbia can be seen flooded with "bribery," "liquous," "graft," and "crime." Only the tops of some buildings can be seen (Legislatures, the home, disrispect for government, contamination of our corts, and corruption of our police).

Publication date: 1925-10-27

Copyright date: 1925

Size: 18.4 x 15.8 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Subject(s):

• Law & legal affairs--United States--1920-1930
• Prohibition--United States--1920-1930
• Mr. Dry (Symbolic character)--1920-1930
• Politics & government--United States--1920-1930
• Corruption--United States--1920-1930

Genre(s):

• Editorial cartoons
• Political cartoons

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 Daily Tribune (October 27, 1925), Section One, p. 5

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Creator(s):

• Orr, 1890-