Karl Kae Knecht Cartoon
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Top left: A baseball rises over a mountain range like the sun. A man yells from Chicago over the mountain range to L.A. and challenges the city to a bet. Center left: Kennedy rides a donkey towards a table where the Republican elephant, Halleck, and Nixon are already seated. Evansville complains because the 1960 presidential campaign has already begun and the 1959 mayoral elections arent even over yet. Bottom left: Nut Club Fall Festival taking place October 5-10; this year they are commemorating Lincoln Year. Top right: A scroll says that it is Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year); a man blows a horn to celebrate the holy day. Bottom right: Advertisement encouraging employers to hire the handicapped, clipped from some other source and included in the cartoon. A man uses a prosthesis to punch a timecard. Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963; Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994; Halleck, Charles A. (Charles Abraham), 1900-1986; Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865 Image Access WideTEK 25 Over the Mountains. You wanna bet. L.A. Chicago. Huntingburg. Why cant they wait til I elect a mayor! John Kennedy. 1960. Sunday. Evansville. Rochester. 1960. Halleck. Nixon. Tuesday. West Side Fall Festival October 5-10/ Commemorates Lincoln Year. West Side Nut Club. Rosh Hashanah. 5720. Jewish High Holy Days.... Until October 12, Yom Kippur. Jobs for the handicapped! ...Passports to dignity... Hire the handicapped. [in margins: In the Offing! Evansville, Indiana, Courier 10/3 1959. 7 inch. K.] |
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| Origin: | 2014 |
| Created By: |
Karl Kae Knecht |
| Source: |
http://digital.evpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/karlknecht/id/3586 |
| Collection: |
Karl K. Knecht Collection |
| Copyright: |
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| Subjects: |
Recreation National Affairs Elections Holidays Labor Evansville (Ind.) -- History -- Caricatures and cartoons United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century -- Caricatures and cartoons Caricatures and cartoons -- United States |
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