The pioneer spirit still lives

These two cartoons compare the 1849 California Gold Rush with Lindbergh's 1927 non-stop flight across the Atlantic. The first, "1849," shows an oxen-driven Conestoga wagon labeled "California or Bust" leaving a town. Bystanders wave goodbye to the wagon's occupants. One man, finely dressed in top hat, frock coat, and elaborate vest, tells the wagon driver: "It's almost certain death - You'll either be massacred by the redskins or get lost in the desert - If you don't know any better'n to take such chances you ought to be locked up." The rifle-carrying driver replies, "Wal, I 'spose, you're right, Giddap!" The second cartoon, "1927," shows the Spirit of St. Louis marked "America to Europe," taking off from an airfield. A voice inside says "Let's go - Give 'er the gun!" A well-dressed man comments, "It's sure death! They'll either run out of gas or get lost in the fog! There ought to be a law to keep them from taking chances."

Publication date: 1927-09-08

Copyright date: 1927

Size: 18.4 x 15.8 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: black and white

Language:

• English

Genre(s):

• 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 8, 1927), n.p.

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Creator(s):

• Orr, 1890-1967