Karl Kae Knecht Cartoon

Description:	Labor Day cartoon and reminder to drive safely over the holiday weekend. A car speeds down a highway; a second car is moving in the opposite direction and the two will soon pass one another. A billboard next to the highway lists the number of accidents which the Indiana police expect to occur this weekend and how many deaths they will cause, the number of deaths which occurred over the Fourth of July weekend, and the number of people killed so far in 1949 versus the same time period in 1948. Image Access WideTEK 25 Labor Day--Lets Drive carefully over the holiday. In going and coming. Figures: Indiana Police expect at least 18 to die--470 injured over 4 day holiday. July 4--31 killed. Eight month total 698 killed--68 more than 8 months in 1948. Illinois, Kentucky police warn too. [in margins: 1949. For 9-3]
Origin:	2014
Created By:	Karl Kae Knecht
Source:	http://digital.evpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/karlknecht/id/2693
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:	Holidays Traffic Public Service Announcements Evansville (Ind.) -- History -- Caricatures and cartoons United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century -- Caricatures and cartoons Caricatures and cartoons -- United States Traffic Safety

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