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Displayed Title
Columbus Day, 1940
Date Created
1940-10
Date Published
1940-10-12
Publishing Note
Cartoon was published in the Evening Public Ledger (Philadelphia) on October 12, 1940.
Contained Text
What th' heck did you have to discover us for!; Just you 'n' me; Fello' Amurkans!; My friends!;He's indispensable!; No third term!; Nyah-h, nyah-h, nyah-hh!; War; Taxes; Politics; And then some!
Original Item Medium
Ink and crayon on coquille board.
Original Item Size
53.5 cm. x 38 cm.
Individuals Depicted
Columbus, Christopher
Topical Subject
Columbus Day
Personal Name Subject
Columbus, Christopher -- Journeys -- America
Geographic Subject
America -- Discovery and exploration; United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945
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: Columbus Day, 1940, Charles Henry Sykes Cartoon Collection, Accession #M 169, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.
File Name
syk265_columbus_day.jpg