JM-038: Hindered progress when horses are different houses

Creators and Contributors

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

Corporate Name

United States. Congress. House

United States. Congress. Senate

Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )

Democratic Party (U.S.)

Extent

1 sheet : b&w ; 38 x 46 cm

Description

Editorial cartoon depicting the president and Uncle Sam appearing happy when both horses pulling their carriage along are Republican, signifying a Republican Senate and House. When the Senate is a Democrat horse, the carriage is at a standstill and both the president and Uncle Sam both have annoyed, unhappy expressions on their faces.

Note

Published in the Chicago Tribune, date not known.,"38"--Handwritten on verso.,"Office of the Managing Editor 5th Floor Tribune Plant"--Handwritten on verso.,Pencil and ink on board.,Original in University of Missouri Special Collections, John Tinney McCutcheon Collection.,Digitized on January 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 supplied by cataloger.

Resource Type

Still Image

Subject (Topic)

Politics and government

Uncle Sam (Symbolic character)

Geographic (Subject)

United States

Identifier

mu:419618

Member of

McCutcheon Editorial Cartoons - ALL (Collection)

Digital Creation Date