Struck out

In a baseball scene, Joseph Stalin wearing catcher's gear and holding a baseball (power) in his glove, watches a dejected Leon Trotsky (former heavy sticker of the Soviet League) dragging a baseball bat and walking away from the home plate (Russian Gov't). Meanwhile, fans in the bleachers (Russian populace) shout out a "Boo!"

Publication date: 1927-10-09

Copyright date: 1927

Size: 18.4 x 15.8 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Subject(s):

• Trotsky, Leon, 1879-1940
• Politics & government--Soviet Union--1920-1930
• Stalin, Joseph, 1878-1953

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 Sunday Tribune (October 9, 1927), Part One, p. 10

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Creator(s):

• Orr, 1890-