Passing the buck to us

A scene from 1914 depicts a man with a top hat (European statesman) ordering a soldier (Europe) to march forward, while Uncle Sam looks with a worried expression in the background. Then a scene from 1926 shows the "European statesman" tells the injured soldier (Europe) that Uncle Sam is to blame.

Publication date: 1926-07-21

Copyright date: 1926

Size: 18.4 x 15.8 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Subject(s):

• Uncle Sam (Symbolic character)--1920-1930
• Economic aspects of war--Europe--1920-1930
• International relations--Europe--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 (July 21, 1926), Section One, p. 5

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Creator(s):

• Orr, 1890-