Karl Kae Knecht Cartoon
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Top left: The Weather Man throws a snowball at Public, who is already covered in snow. Top right: Public throws the Weather Man into the Ohio River, which has ice floating in it. Center: FDR smokes a cigarette and says he wont tell the Democratic donkey whether he is going to run for a 3rd term. Bottom left: Hitler, Stalin and the devil are 3 of a kind. Bottom right: The Republican elephant looks into a crystal ball to see who he should nominate in 1940, but gets no answer. Bottom center: Knechts elephant holds a valentine card and a bouquet of flowers. Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945; Stalin, Joseph, 1878-1953; Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 Image Access WideTEK 25 Spring Monday--Ho-ho! Winter Tuesday--Sno-sno! Whether or no we must have weather whether or snow! From winters first this snow is thirty first. To Our Weather Man: To the river you must go down with the ice to flow and-so-to-stop-more snow you big bad so and so! 3 such we be--Adolf--Joe--and me! Squirm squirm! Stew and messing--On a 3rd term Ill keep them guessing! Who? 1940. GOP. Into the crystal you gaze and gaze and still youre in a haze! From the Poets Union. |
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| Origin: | 2013 |
| Created By: |
Karl Kae Knecht |
| Source: |
http://digital.evpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/karlknecht/id/2149 |
| Collection: |
Karl K. Knecht Collection |
| Copyright: |
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| Subjects: |
National Affairs Elections Politics Weather World Affairs WWII Holidays 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 Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1940 |
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