Series VII. 20th Century, 1900-1943, c. 1958, 1977, inclusive
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The series holds about 80 caricatures, plus four sets of cartoons clipped from newspapers of the 1910s-1920s. Most of these concern political matters, especially in relation to Tammany Hall corruption in the early twentieth century and the policies and presidential campaigns of Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt. There are a few cartoons concerning World War I and World War II, less than 10 on each subject. Among the artists in this series are Rollin Kirby, C.G. Bush, D. McCarthy, C.R. Macauley, Maurice Kellen, McDougall, Albert T. Reid, John Cassel, and others. The series ends in 1943, except for one Stan Mack cartoon from 1977 (see Series VII for a few cartoons that date from some undetermined point in the late twentieth century).
Arrangement
The series is arranged in approximate chronological order.
No title. [Tiger labeled "Democracy" crouches toward mouse eating cheese labeled "State Treasury".] [Tammany], 1900
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Pen drawing. Signed Bert Cobb. Acquisition(?) date on back: June 16, 1927.
No title. [Cleveland stands beneath umbrella over which Tammany tiger weeps enormous tears.], 1900
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Drawing. Signed (in pencil) C.G. Bush.
No title. [Man stands holding goose and lamb surrounded by two lambs and several different types of fowl. A peacock is saying, "get off my tail".], 1900
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Pen drawing. Signed PAL.
[In pencil] He Can't Help Dragging It In. [Bryan & Free Silver], 1900
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Pen drawing. Signed M.B. Trezevant. Acquisition(?) date on front: Jan. 8, 1907.
To Brother Jonathan. J.B. "O, Sir, please, Sir, do let us young Hanglo Saxons stand shoulder to shoulder agin the World. Think of our common tongue. Think of that there Mayflower. O, Sir, ain't blood thicker than water?" etc., etc. (B.J. guesses the Atlantic is not composed of blood). [John Bull/Brother Jonathan], 1901
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Pen and ink drawing. Signed O.X. Includes a typed letter to Mr. R.W.G. Vail(New York Historical Society), dated December 15, 1947, from Stuyvesant Fish, regarding this caricature.
"Thunder! my light's gone out." [Thomas Nast], 1901
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Pen drawing. Signed C.G. Bush. Acquisition(?) date on back: Apr. 27, 1942.
Overweighted [Tiger sleeping on Brooklyn Bridge], 1901
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Reproduction of drawing signed W.A. Rogers. In Harper's Weekly, Oct. 19, 1901. Acquisition: Purchase, 1983.
"The Cartoons that made Prince Henry Famous", 1902
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A booklet of reprints of John T. McCutcheon's series of cartoons printed in The Chicago Record-Herald on the occasion of the visit of Prince Henry to the U.S.
The Encore, 1902
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Pen drawing. Signed Victor [...]. Published in New York Herald 1902. Acquisition(?) date on back: Apr. 22, 1947.
No title. [Locomotive driven by man wearing admiral's hat while man in armor rides on the cow catcher carrying spear marked "aggressive policy".], 1903
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Pencil drawing. Unsigned. Acquisition(?) date on front: July 30, 1903.
[Police Chief] Devery: This is where the red light belongs -- on Murphy's neck. [Tammany], 1903
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Reproduction of drawing signed D. McCarthy. Issued by the City Vigilance League 1903, Document No. 21.
Heeler: Here! Vote for Us! Citizen: No! I Vote for my wife and children! [Tammany], 1903
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Reproduction of drawing signed D. McCarthy. Issued by City Vigilance League 1903, Document No. 18. Stamped on back, "Collection of New-York Historical Society".
The Fight for New York. [Tammany], 1903
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Reproduction of drawing signed D. McCarthy. Issued by City Vigilance League 1903, Document No. 25. Stamped on back, "Collection of The New-York Historical Society".
Noroc sa dea Dyen!..., 1904
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Pen drawing. Signed W.C. Grimm. 04. Acquisition(?) date on back: Feb. 2, 1921.
Uncle Sam's Hallowe'en. [Campaign of 1904], 1904
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Pen and ink drawing. By S. Ehrhart. Acquisition: Purchase, June 28, 1961, Wilbur Fund
Above: Unconscious Humor. Below: "We are willing to grant peace, but only on terms which shall in no wise humiliate us!" [Russo-Japanese War], 1905
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Pen drawing. Signed Friggs. Acquisition: Herbert D. Halsey May 24, 1939.
Above: Notables in Cartoon. Below: Hon. John Boyd Thacher., 1906
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Reproduction of drawing by Farnum in The Times Union, Albany, NY, Saturday, April 28, 1906.
The Courtship of Bill Taft. Priscilla -- Why don't you speak for yourself. [Theodore Roosevelt standing shyly before seated woman identified as Republican Party. Taft is outside cabin door looking in.], 1907
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Proof of lithograph published in Puck, April 24, 1907. *Not in File as of Feb. 10, 2022.
Is He To Become Only a Spectator? Red Star Liners Kroonland and Finland transferred from American to Belgian Register - news item. These vessels were built in 1902 at Philadelphia by American workers with American material., 1908
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Reproduction of pen drawing by Williams on giant postcard. First appeared in "Public Ledger" Philadelphia, Nov. 9, 1908.
The Lost Child. Chorus of kindly cops. - Don't you know where you belong, little boy. The waif - Nooo! I'm a-all turned round., 1908
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Photograph of pen drawing by Farhart in "Puck", Sept. 23, 1908. *Not in File as of Feb. 10, 2022.
Alone I Didn't Do It. Mr. Taft (Breathless but triumphant) "Thank You, Teddy!", 1908
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Reproduction of drawing by Bernard Partridge for "Punch, Or The London Charivari", November 11, 1908.
The Heir Presumptive. [Theodore Roosevelt/ William Taft], 1908
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Reproduction of drawing by Bernard Partridge in "Punch, Or The London Charivari", June 17, 1908.
Lining up for the Greatest Race in the World. [Theodore Roosevelt], 1909
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Photograph of pen drawing by W.A. Rogers reproduced in Harper's Weekly, July 2, 1909. *Not in File as of Feb. 10, 2022.
[Title in pencil] Another Bearded Bird. [Theodore Roosevelt], 1909
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Pen and ink drawing. Inscribed "To my very, very good friend Marion J. Jerdery" Signed Rollin Kirby. Acquisition(?) date on back: Feb. 26, 1958.
[Title in pencil on back] Beating the Dutch; A Birch-Bark record depicting the aboriginal jubilation over selling Manhattan Island for $24., 1909
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Pen and ink drawing. Signed William Crawford. Reproduced in "Puck" April 14, 1909. Acquisition(?) date on back: March 24, 1955.
The Blue Bird - For Happiness. [Theodore Roosevelt], 1910
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Reproduction of drawing signed Wm. Walker(?) in The Evening Post, Saturday, Nov. 12, 1910. Stamped on back, "Collections of The New-York Historical Society".
Stop, Look, Listen. Professor Sam of the Department of Physics. "Gentlemen, we are about to witness what really happens when an Irresistable Force meets an Immovable Body. [Theodore Roosevelt]., 1912
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Proof of lithograph. After drawing by Joseph Keeppler published in "Puck" March 27, 1912. *Not in File as of Feb. 24, 2022.
Nobody Loves Him. -- He's going out into the garden and eat worms. [Theodore Roosevelt, Bull Moose Party], 1912
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Pen drawing. Signed Alford. Acquisition(?) date on back: Dec. 13, 1926.
No title. [The Goddess of History with mallet and chisel incising on monument, "I have been Mayor" Wm. J. Gaynor 1851-1913.]
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Reproduced in The New York World, Friday, September 12, 1913. Inscription at bottom reads, "To Mrs. S. Lichtenstein, with kind regards and good wishes --[signed] C.R. Macauley Sept. 11, 1913. Acquisition(?) date on back: Dec. 20, 1943.
William Sulzer political cartoons, 1913-1914, inclusive
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8 mounted panels of political cartoons clipped from newspapers concerning Sulzer's fight with Tammany Hall (1913) and his nomination for governor on the Progressive Party ticket (1914). (Similar cartoons are in the William Sulzer papers, and may have originally been part of those.)
At Full Gallop [New York Banking Regulation, Lobbyists as Ku Klux Klansmen], 1915
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Crayon drawing. Signed Rollin Kirby. Reproduced in The New York World, March 19, 1915.
"Mr. Hughes Kissed Her!" [W. Wilson], 1916
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Photograph of reproduction of crayon drawing by Fitzpatrick in The Literary Digest for August 19, 1916 from The St. Louis Post Dispatch. *Not in File as of Feb. 24, 2022.
Ready to Swing Round the Circle. [Chas. E. Hughes], 1916
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Photograph of reproduction of crayon drawing by Rollin Kirby in The Literary Digest, August 16, 1916, from the NY World. *Not in File as of Feb. 24, 2022.
No title. [Soldiers marching with Ghost of George Washington on horseback.] [World War I], 1918
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Drawing. Signed McDougall. The American Army Gazette - Hibbs Bldg. Washington D.C. Acquisition(?) date on back: June 15, 1958 (Acc. Sales Fund).
No title. [American (?) soldier in full kit, marked in weight, stepping on a foreign (?) soldier. Bomb blasts in the background.] [World War I], 1918
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Drawing. Signed McDougall. On back (in pen), "Private Buck's dream after a long, midday hike." Acquisition(?) date on back: June 15, 1958 (Acc. Sales Fund).
Cheering Buck Up [World War I], 1918
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Drawing. Signed by McDougall. Acquisition(?) date on back: June 15, 1958. (Acc. Sales Fund).
He Might Have Been a Gas-Fitter., 1918
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Drawing. Signed McDougall. Acquisition(?) date on back: June 15, 1958 (Acc. Sales Fund).
Mess-Room recreations: Watching the New Recruit Eat. [World War I], 1918
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Drawing. Signed McDougall. Acquisition(?) date on back: June 15, 1958. (Acc. Sales Fund).
Execution of the Hun Chief. The Death of Militarism, 1918
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Copyright by R.A., New York
General John J. Pershing. [A full-face caricature of Gen. Pershing surrounded by smaller caricatures of men, all identified by name and position.], 1919
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Drawing with some smaller drawings pasted on. Signed Greene.
- Life's Darkest Moment - [Boy and dog], 1919
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Drawing. Signed H.T. Webster.
Maurice Kellen cartoons., circa 1910s, inclusive
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Clips of cartoons from newspapers. With headings "The Day of Rest," "What Really Happened," and others.
Political cartoons [11 items], 1908-1916, inclusive
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A small set of cartoons clipped from newspapers. By C.R. Macauley and others.
Political cartoons [approximately 41 items], circa 1915-1919, inclusive
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Newspaper cartoons. Most are by Albert T. Reid. 3 are inscribed by Reid. Gift of Frederick Hicks,July 16, 1946.
The Tomato Surprise. [Social], 1920
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Reproduction of pen drawing by Rea Irwin. *Not in File as of Feb. 24, 2022.
No title. [Portrait of Harry Lauder in Scottish Kilt.], 1920
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Ink drawing with watercolor. Signed W.C. Starrett. Acquisition(?) date on back: Sept. 1, 1943.
Sweet Land of Liberty, Of Thee I Sing. [Prohibition, Blue Laws], 1921
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Color reproduction of lithograph. Signed Wallace Robinson - 21. Copyright 1921 John J. Cusick. Acquisition(?) date on back: Dec. 5, 1928.
What Could be Sweeter? [Murphy, Hylan, Hearst], 1921
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Reproduction of crayon drawing by John Cassel in The New York Evening World. Copyright 1921 by the Press Publishing Company. Acquisition date: March 12, 1948
18 newspaper reproductions of caricatures by Rollin Kirby published in the New York World., 1921-1922, inclusive
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Newspaper reproductions. Principal themes concern the political connections between William Randolph Hearst, John Hylan, and Tammany Hall; and Prohibition. Acquisition date: March 12, 1948
Mutt and Jeff cartoon. "Sixty Seconds Make One Minute", 1922
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Reproduction of cartoon strip from The World, Wednesday, May 24, 1922.
Central Park Fifty Years From Now. [New-York Historical Society safeguarding tree as museum piece], 1925
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Pencil drawing. Signed Rollin Kirby. Also includes reproduction of pen drawing. Reproduced in The New York World, May 22, 1925. [In pen on back] "Gift of The World, 1925."
"O, How I Hate to get up in the Morning!" [Dawes, Hoover], 1925
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Pencil drawing. [Signed] Rollin Kirby. Acquisition(?) date on back: July 6, 1948.
Caricatures of Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune, Maj. Gen. Jas. G. Harbord, Brig. Gen. Preston Brown., 1926
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Drawing. Signed [illegible]. Acquisition(?) date on back: July 6, 1948. Also on back, stamped "Finished. Chicago Herald and Examiner Engraving Dept.", with date.
G.O.P. [Rider with umbrella seated on elephant. Dark storm clouds in background.], 1930
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Pencil drawing. Signed at right J.C.; at left John Cassel.
Good Work, Mr. Commissioner. [Vincent Coll Gang], 1931
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Drawing. Signed Rollin Kirby. [On front] "Presented to my friend Wm. T. Dewart with the compliments of the artist and the affectionate regards of the 'impresario' [unreadable signature] October 1931"
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Alexander Konta., 1931
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Drawing. Signed Willy Pogany.
It happens in the best regulated families. [Freedom of the Press], 1933
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Reproduction of pen and ink drawing by "Ding" (J.N. Darling). Copyright, 1933, New York Tribune, Inc. Acquisition(?) date on back: Dec. 6, 1950.
The International Poker Game! [Stabilization Fund], 1934
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Drawing. "To my esteemed friend Allen Lawrence Story who fully sympathizes with Uncle Sam's position" [Signed] C.K. Berryman, Evening Star 1934, Washington, D.C. Acquisition(?) date on back: Sept. 13, 1940.
10 Murals by Jeremiah II entitled, "The More Abundant Life" ... employing quotations from the speeches of Franklin D. Roosevelt., 1936
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Reproductions of murals exhibited by The Defenders of Democracy, Inc., a national non partisan organization.
"Sometimes on nights like this I can still hear it rumble by." [3rd Avenue elevated train], 1939
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Drawn by Charles Addams. Page from the New Yorker.
War is "El" News Item:- "Ninth Avenue Elevated Structure will be turned into Munitions for Defense." [World War II], 1941
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Pen drawing. Signed by B. Johnstone. From the New York World Telegram - 1941. Acquisition(?) date on back: Jan. 22, 1941
The Season's Greetings. Carl Hoffman. 1941. Tipos Californianos., 1941
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Greeting card with a Augusto ferran lithograph inside. The lithograph is entitled Tipos Californianos. A Good Freight. Noted inside: "Number 5 of a series of twelve California lithographs published at Havana in 1850. In pencil on back, "By Grabhorn Press."
Time is Short, Adolph! [Hitler, World War II], 1942
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Drawing. Drawn for Philco by Sherman Cooke. Acquisition(?) date on back: Mar. 29, 1943.
You're Slipping, Doctor Goebbels! [Hitler, World War II], 1942
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Drawing. Drawn for Philco by William Maxwell. Acquisition(?) date on back: Mar. 29, 1943.
Out on a Long, Long Limb. [World War II], 1942
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Drawing. Drawn for Philco by S.J. Ray. Acquisition(?) date on back: Mar. 29, 1943.
Let's Hit'em Hard, America! [World War II], 1942
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Drawing. Drawn for Philco by Sid Hix. Acquisition(?) date on back: Mar. 29, 1943.
The United Nations...For War and For Peace, 1942
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Reproduction of cartoon by Miguel Covarrubias published in Vogue, May 1, 1942. On back [in pencil] "Gift of Conde Nast June 2, 1942."
He's Passing the Ammunition, Too! [World War II], 1943
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Drawing. Drawn for Philco by Paule Toring. Acquisition(?) date on back: Mar. 29, 1943.
...In The Axis' Face [World War II], 1943
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Drawing. Drawn for Philco by Crawford. Acquisition(?) date on back: Mar. 29, 1943.
New York's Summer Festival, circa 1958, inclusive
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[text, top] FATHER KNICK: "Come one, come all! My theatres, skyscrapers, shops, stores, churches, beaches, cafes, cathedrals, floor shows, concerts, parks, hotels, waterfront, shipping, live TV, museums, par excellence, all, all for your fun, profit, instruction, inspiration and fond memories. Come one, come all! Eventually, why not now?"
Drawn by C. D. Batchelor (1888-1977) for the New York Daily News. Gift of the artist, 1958.
Uncle Sam with "Sputnik I" and "Sputnik II" orbiting around his hat. On wall behind him is image of a "Founding Father" and "Thanksgiving 1621.", circa 1958, inclusive
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Caption: "Aw, Sam, lift up your chin. Americans have been surprised before."
Drawn by C. D. Batchelor (1888-1977) for the New York Daily News. Gift of the artist, 1958.
Father Knick: "Bound for nowhere but up, it seems.", circa 1958, inclusive
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Image of Father Knick in hot air balloon basket with banner "N.Y. City Tax Rate"
Drawn by C. D. Batchelor (1888-1977) for the New York Daily News. Gift of the artist, 1958.
Snake coiled around skyscrapers with the words "Traffic Jams" on its body, circa 1958, inclusive
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[text, center] The City's Industrial Life
[text, bottom] The Constrictor
Drawn by C. D. Batchelor (1888-1977) for the New York Daily News. Gift of the artist, 1958.
Martini glass inscribed "One Drink Too Many" with a car riding on its inside rim, circa 1958, inclusive
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Caption: The most dangerous curve in the world.
Drawn by C. D. Batchelor (1888-1977) for the New York Daily News. Gift of the artist, 1958.
If you must pass the car ahead, choose the moment when you are both nearing a crossroad, circa 1958, inclusive
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Drawn by C. D. Batchelor (1888-1977) for the New York Daily News. Gift of the artist, 1958.
The Chronic Invalid, circa 1958, inclusive
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Text, top: FATHER KNICK: "I coulda swore it woulda made me feel fit as a fiddle."
Image: Father Knick holding "15¢ FARE" medicine bottle and wearing "TRANSIT DEFICT" bandana.
Drawn by C. D. Batchelor (1888-1977) for the New York Daily News. Gift of the artist, 1958.
Father Knick: Maybe I Should Look For The Beam In My Own Eye, circa 1958, inclusive
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Image: Father Knick reading "BULLETIN / Nat King Cole Roughed Up By Hoodlums In Alabama / Salor [?] Columnist's Sight Still In Danger From Acid Throwing."
Drawn by C. D. Batchelor (1888-1977) for the New York Daily News. Gift of the artist, 1958.
Uncle Sam reading a monument listing American achievements, circa 1958, inclusive
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Caption: If Communist originality can win over this heritage we deserve to lose.
Drawn by C. D. Batchelor (1888-1977) for the New York Daily News. Gift of the artist, 1958.
"Father Knick" holding a lantern above caption "Far into the night", circa 1958, inclusive
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Text, top: "No, I'm not looking for an honest man. I'm looking for that rarer bird, the pleasant tax."
Drawn by C. D. Batchelor (1888-1977) for the New York Daily News. Gift of the artist, 1958.
Dwight D. Eisenhower holding paper reading "Atomic Weapons Program" while looking at portrait of Theodor Roosevelt bearing caption "Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick", circa 1958, inclusive
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Text, top: IKE: "You had the right idea, T.R."
Drawn by C. D. Batchelor (1888-1977) for the New York Daily News. Gift of the artist, 1958.
The Mayor: "As I was saying when I was so very happily interrupted—", circa 1958, inclusive
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Text, bottom left: Dept. of Buildings / Housing /Traffic / Power Houses
Text, bottom right: Piers / N.Y.C. vs Albany / City Budget / J.D. and Crime
Drawn by C. D. Batchelor (1888-1977) for the New York Daily News. Gift of the artist, 1958.
The Day the City Council Tried to Give Itself a Raise, 1977
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Comic strip, 10 panels, by Stan Mack. Acquisition 2000.97.