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Displayed Title
"Aw, these are only straws!"
Date Created
1941-10
Date Published
1941-10-13
Publishing Note
Cartoon was published in the Evening Public Ledger (Philadelphia) on October 13, 1941.
Contained Text
The tax-payer; Defen$e ¢o$t$ [Defense costs]; $tate & lo¢al ¢o$t$ [state & local costs]
Original Item Medium
Ink and crayon on coquille board.
Original Item Size
53 cm. x 35.5 cm.
Topical Subject
Military readiness -- Economic aspects -- United States; Military readiness -- Costs; Taxation -- United States; Local taxation -- United States; Taxation, State -- United States -- States
Geographic Subject
United States - Defenses -- Economic aspects
Language
Twentieth century; Nineteen forties
Genre
comic art
Local Genre
comic art
Type
Still Image
Digital Format
image/jpg
Rights Statement URL
Rights
The copyright and related rights status of this material is unknown. Acknowledgement of Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested.
Collection
Sykes Editorial Cartoon Collection
Source
Original Cartoon: Aw, these are only straws, Charles Henry Sykes Cartoon Collection, Accession #M 169, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.
File Name
syk218_aw_these.jpg