Karl Kae Knecht Cartoon

Description:	Oklahoma, a man wearing a suit with a 10-gallon hat, cowboy boots, and a bolero tie, stands next to a voting booth. He holds one finger up to his mouth and has the other in his pocket; he is considering whether to continue prohibition. A liquor bottle sits on a ledge inside the voting booth; it is labeled Hard Liquor is Prohibited, and the words Vote: Yes No appear below it. A sheet of paper on the floor below the voting booth lists the dates of national prohibition, 1920 to December 5, 1933. The shades of two men representing Kansas and Missouri appear behind Oklahoma. Kansas says that it was the first state to have state-wide prohibition, but that it was voted out in 1949. Mississippi says that it will be the last state with prohibition if Oklahoma votes it out. Oklahoma comments that it has had prohibition the entire time its been a state. Largest of States Indian Population (a Native American man dressed similarly to Oklahoma) asks Oklahoma about his decision. A cow and an oil well appear behind him. Knechts elephant comments that Illinois also has elections today, and that Indiana has them in four weeks. Image Access WideTEK 25 I was first with state wide prohibition in 1880. Voted it out in 1949. Kansas. If you do--Ill be last state with it. Mississippi. Weve had prohibition ever since 1907 when we became the 46th of the 48 [crossed out] of the 50 states--. Oklahoma. Hard Liquor is Prohibited. Vote: Yes. No. Nation Wide Prohibition was 1920 to December 5, 1955. How now podnah? Largest of states Indian population. Elections also today with our neighbor in Illinois. Four weeks and we have one. [in margins: Will He--Today Or Wont He? Evansville, Indiana, Courier 4/7/1959. For Tuesday. 7 inch.]
Origin:	2014
Created By:	Karl Kae Knecht
Source:	http://digital.evpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/karlknecht/id/3856
Collection:	Karl K. Knecht Collection
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Subjects:	Prohibition National Affairs Industry 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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