JM-279: The politicians idea of relieving the distress of unemployment and the burden of over taxation

Details
Creators and Contributors
Artist: McCutcheon, John T.‏ ‎(John Tinney),‏ ‎1870-1949
Original Date Issued
1931-12-17
Extent
1 sheet : b&w ; 37 x 51 cm
Description
Editorial cartoon depicting Uncle Sam trying to think of a way to give the unemployed jobs. Politician suggests to Uncle Sam that unemployed collect new taxes.
Note
Published in the Chicago Tribune in 1931.,"1931 DEC 17 PM 5:25"--Stamped on verso.,"279"--Handwritten on verso.,Pencil, ink, and wash on paper.,Original in University of Missouri Special Collections, John Tinney McCutcheon Collection.,Digitized on March 2018. 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.
Resource Type
Still Image
Subject (Topic)
Economics
Unemployment
Taxation
Uncle Sam (Symbolic character)
Subject (Temporal)
1930-1939
Geographic (Subject)
United States
Identifier
mu:419728
Member of
McCutcheon Editorial Cartoons - ALL (Collection)
Digital Creation Date
2018-04-06
Date Modified
2021-07-23