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Displayed Title
hitch hiker
Other Title
The hitchhiker; Hitchhiker
Date Created
1941-08
Date Published
1941-08-12
Publishing Note
Cartoon was published in the Evening Public Ledger (Philadelphia) on August 12, 1941.
Contained Text
Just plain pork; Defense; St. Lawrence Seaway; Florida Ship Canal
Original Item Medium
Ink and crayon on coquille board.
Original Item Size
53 cm. x 35.5 cm.
Topical Subject
Inland water transportation -- Law and legislation -- United States; Inland water transportation -- United States -- Planning; Inland navigation -- United States
Corporate Name Subject
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rivers and Harbors
Geographic Subject
Saint Lawrence Seaway; Florida ship canal (Projected); United States -- Defenses -- Finance; United States -- Appropriations and expenditures
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: Hitch hiker, Charles Henry Sykes Cartoon Collection, Accession #M 169, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.
File Name
syk069_the_hitch.jpg