"Pla-ay ball!"

One image depicts a baseball batter (voter) holding a baseball bat (ballot) and looking nervously at dozens of baseballs (candidacies) being thrown simultaneously in his direction by many pitchers (office seekers). The second image shows a pitcher (office seeker) holding a large baseball (his candidacy) and dozens of batters (voters).

Publication date: 1926-04-13

Copyright date: 1926

Size: 18.4 x 15.8 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Subject(s):

• Political elections--United States--1920-1930
• Politics & government--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 (April 13, 1926), Section One, p. 5

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Creator(s):

• Orr, 1890-