Our licensed killers

At a Federal Court, a man with a five-star badge (Dry Agent) recieves a document (License to commit murder. Exemption from Punishment). Outside the courtroom several chaotic scenes include, two men in a speedboat (dry agents) pursue and shoot at another man in a rowboat (man in row-boat shot on suspicion). Another boat has capsized and a figure floats nearby (child drowned by dry agents). Two men shooting from inside a car (dry sleuths shooting on suspicion) at another driver (driver shot). A driver speeding while holding a document (license to murder) as he runs over a man (man run down by drunken dry agent). A man with a six-star badge holding a revolver in one hand and handing over a document (license to murder) to another man (dry agent) carrying a revolver who comments: "Let's Pinch Some Booze. I'm Thirsty."

Publication date: 1927-09-05

Copyright date: 1927

Size: 18.4 x 15.8 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Subject(s):

• Prohibition--United States--1920-1930
• Law enforcement--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 (September 5, 1927), Section One, p. 8

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Creator(s):

• Orr, 1890-