Karl Kae Knecht Cartoon

Description:	A judge behind the bench in a courtroom holds up a sign declaring that the drainage canal shall continue to empty into the Mississippi River. The Supreme Court. A man labeled Missouri, wearing a dark coat and hat, frowns at the sign. A second man, labeled Illinois, points to the sign and smiles. A woman behind him, labeled Chicago, puts her hand on his shoulder. She is wearing a chicken on her head and a shield on the bodice of her dress. A note in the bottom margin says that this was one of Knechts first cartoons for The Evansville Courier. Image Access WideTEK 25 The drainage canal shall continue to empty into the Mississippi River. The Supreme Court. Illinois. Missouri. I Will. Chicago. Knecht 06. [engravers notes on cartoon: More erect and darker. No floor lines.] [in margins: Missouri Must Be Shown--Eh! Well they have been--St. Louis please note. February 20, 1906, Chicago. Among my first for Courier.]
Origin:	2014
Created By:	Karl Kae Knecht
Source:	http://digital.evpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/karlknecht/id/3774
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:	Regional Affairs Politics 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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