Dummies : a propaganda dummy

In his courtroom Chicago Judge Francis Borrelli and onlookers examine a life-sized propaganda dummy which has a sign declaring "PWA workers are not dummies." The dummy had been thrown from an "L" platform by a Public Works Administration worker.

Publication date: 1937-08-08

Size: 8.5 x 9.3 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Chicago (Ill.)

Subject(s):

• Borrelli, Francis--Public appearances--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940
• Effigies--1930-1940
• Judges--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940
• Judicial proceedings--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940
• Propaganda--American--1930-1940
• United States. Public Works Administration--People--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940

Genre(s):

• Photographs

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 (August 8, 1937), p. 6

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Contributor(s):

• Chicago Tribune (Firm)