Dark Age - 1939 AD

In this political cartoon by Joseph L. Parrish, human figures labeled "religion," "music," "science," "literature," and "tolerance" hold candles in the dark. The background is labeled "Nazi Germany," and a German soldier wearing the Nazi swastika armband has found "tolerance" and injured him.

Publication date: 1939-07-23

Copyright date: 1939

Size: 21 x 18 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Subject(s):

• National socialism--Germany--1930-1940
• Soldiers--German--Germany--1930-1940
• Swastikas--1930-1940

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 Tribune (July 7, 1939), Part One, p. 12

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Creator(s):

• Parrish, Joseph Lee, 1905-1989