Ostrich or eagle?

Uncle Sam opens the Capitol building dome (U.S. Senate) to check the progress of a hatching egg (forthcoming vote on world court) as he ponders whether the egg will be an ostrich like Europe (dependence on others) or an eagle (our traditional independence).

Publication date: 1925-12-29

Copyright date: 1925

Size: 18.4 x 15.8 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Subject(s):

• Permanent Court of International Justice
• Uncle Sam (Symbolic character)--1920-1930
• Politics & government--United States--1920-1930
• International relations--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 (December 29, 1925), Section One, p. 5

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Creator(s):

• Orr, 1890-