Karl Kae Knecht Cartoon
| Description: |
A clipping from the August 15, 1917, issue of The Evansville Courier takes up most of the cartoon. Knechts cartoon from 1917 shows a crowd of people gathered around a soldier at a county fair. A man in a hat which says Am. Legion, VFW, etc. says that he was the soldier in the cartoon, and that now his son is doing the same. The elephant comments that it was 25 years ago that the first soldiers drafted in World War I left for camp. Image Access WideTEK 25 The Evansville Courier. Evansville, Indiana, Wednesday Morning, August 15, 1917. Indiana Batteries First to France. The Center of Attraction at the County Fairs This Year. If you meet Bob White--he is a cousin of mine--say howdy to him. Its Otto as I live. Get the crowd around here--we want to rune the 2:40. Aint he handsome. Id like to make his picture. Hes been made a lieutenant. Hell be in France in two weeks. How did you like it? Will you be with Pershing. It is the Spivens boy. Stay over for the hop Thursday and save me a dance. I wish we drafts had our suits. Fine chance our show has got with soldier boys doing the farewells. Dancing Girls. I wish that crowd would go away. The soldier boys who are home for a few days visit before going to camp. Troop A Fund Passes $644. Sub. Fired on Hills Transport. MAdoo Needs 9 Billion... Can Earn More in the Army. That was me--now my sons doing the same. American Legion, V.F.W. etc. It was 25 years ago that the first of our draft-boys were ready to leave for camp early in September. 1917. |
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| Origin: | 2014 |
| Created By: |
Karl Kae Knecht |
| Source: |
http://digital.evpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/karlknecht/id/2432 |
| Collection: |
Karl K. Knecht Collection |
| Copyright: |
Digital Image Copyright 2014 University of Evansville Libraries. All rights reserved. All other material is open to the public without restrictions. Copyright laws of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) govern the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. |
| Subjects: |
WWI WWII 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 World War, 1914-1918 |
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