Karl Kae Knecht Cartoon

Description:	Mesker Zoos elephant Kay reads a newspaper reporting that Burma is now involved in the war. She comments that she is from Burma and holds a book describing her journey and a map. A chimpanzee asks her if West Africa has been hit yet. Image Access WideTEK 25 Have they hit my West Africa as yet? Mesker Zoo. Burma! Thats where I come from! Morning Courier. BURMA new theater of war. Allies versus Japanese. Loss there would be blow to China. Left Burma January 1929 via Calcutta. Arrive Evansville June 14, 1929 Age 6. India. Calcutta. Burma. China. Burma Road. Thailand. Japan. Kay. [in margin: During World War II. Evansvilles Mesker Zoo Elephant. 1940s.]
Origin:	2013
Created By:	Karl Kae Knecht
Source:	http://digital.evpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/karlknecht/id/2053
Collection:	Karl K. Knecht Collection
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Subjects:	WWII Geography Evansville (Ind.) -- History -- Caricatures and cartoons United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century -- Caricatures and cartoons Caricatures and cartoons -- United States World War, 1939-1945 Zoo animals -- Indiana -- Evansville Zoos -- Indiana -- Evansville

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