JM-C005: The Sisters of Ruth speeding to help distress signal

Creators and Contributors

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

Original Date Issued

1916

Extent

1 sheet : b&w ; 31 x 46 cm

Description

Editorial cartoon depicting six women seated in a car labeled "Sisters of Ruth" and laden with packages and flowers driving down a country road. In the distance, an S.O.S. flag is seen sticking into the air near the top of a house.

Note

Published in the Cosmopolitan Magazine on March 13, 1916.,"Property of Cosmopolitan Magazine" stamp on verso, with No. section handwritten as "250 C" and the date line handwritten as "3/13/16".,"Blue Print and Hold"--stamped on verso.,"Line on Copper"--stamped on verso.,"RUSH"--Handwritten on verso.,"June issue"--Handwritten on verso.,"10468-43"--Handwritten on verso.,"6"--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 supplied by cataloger.

Resource Type

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Subject (Temporal)

Identifier

mu:419705

Member of

McCutcheon Editorial Cartoons - ALL (Collection)