Sketches of the news

Four scenes from the news depict a variety of topics. Mr. Dry waters a sturdy and bountiful grape vine (bumper grape crop). A man in sport clothes (sport industry) holds various sports equipment, baseball bat, catcher's mask, boxing gloves, and a football. He is surrounded by everal bags of money and coins (recepits, gate). The G.O.P. elephant raising his foot about to squash Chicago Mayor Bill Thompson who lies on the ground holding a sign that reads: "presidential aspirations." A barefoot, mustachioed, man wearing a sombrero fires a machine gun at other men, a large ammunition box (ballot box) next to him. The gunner declares: "Looks as if we'll carry this precinct!"

Publication date: 1927-10-06

Copyright date: 1927

Size: 18.4 x 15.8 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Subject(s):

• Republican elephant (Symbolic character)--1920-1930
• Presidential elections--United States--1920-1930
• Prohibition--United States--1920-1930
• Thompson, William Hale, 1869-1944
• Mr. Dry (Symbolic character)--1920-1930
• Voting--Mexico--1920-1930
• Sports--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 (October 6, 1927), Section One, p. 8

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Creator(s):

• Orr, 1890-