JM-268: Supposing American tourists in France tried to adopt the stalling on the payment plan

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Creators and Contributors

Artist: McCutcheon, John T.‏ ‎(John Tinney),‏ ‎1870-1949

Original Date Issued

1929

Extent

1 sheet : b&w ; 37 x 50 cm

Description

Editorial cartoon depicting an American tourist finishing a large meal at a French restaurant. When he is handed the bill, he offers to pay for it on condition that another man who owes him money pays him back. The restaurant owner kicks the tourist out, and a policeman comes over and asks what happened.

Note

Published in the Chicago Tribune on July 8, 1929.,"268"--Handwritten on verso.,Pencil and ink on board.,2 inch coffee spill on verso.,Original in University of Missouri Special Collections, John Tinney McCutcheon Collection.,Digitized on September 2017. Equipment: Indus Color Book Scanner. Scanning software: bcs-2 version 3.4.9. Image specifications: 400 dpi, color. Access copies: tiffs with LZW compression, rotated and cropped.,Title from caption.

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Identifier

mu:419382