1934 Editorial Cartoon from Chicago Tribune Could Have Been Drawn Yesterday

Posted by Catherine Favazza - 06/03/09 at 04:06 pm

A friend emailed this cartoon to me, noting:

Does this sound familiar? It’s a Chicago Tribune editorial cartoon from 1934. Look especially at the “Plan of Action for U.S.”

‘Uncanny’ is the only word.

Update: “Aunt Polly” was kind enough to post a comment below and provide a version of this image that’s a little bit clearer. If you are having trouble viewing or reading the image, please take a look at her version. As a bonus, if you’re interested in any conservative t-shirts, visit her site, Polytickle.com.

Chicago Tribune 1934 Editorial Cartoon on Economic Recovery

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4 Responses to “1934 Editorial Cartoon from Chicago Tribune Could Have Been Drawn Yesterday”

  1. Aunt Polly says:
    June 3rd, 2009 at 5:26 pm

    A remarkable find!
    I took the liberty of cleaning it up a bit.

    http://polytickle.com/1934/CartoonFrom1934.gif

  2. Catherine says:
    June 3rd, 2009 at 5:28 pm

    Aunt Polly: Thank you so much! Glad you liked it. I’m adding an update to the post directing people to check out your version of the image.

  3. L.N. Smithee says:
    June 4th, 2009 at 6:51 am

    All that’s changed are the names. “Uncanny” doesn’t even cut it when you look at the sign on the wagon reading “Young Pinkies from Columbia and Harvard.”

    How about ONE “Young pinkie” from BOTH?!

  4. liam says:
    June 14th, 2009 at 11:56 am

    uh, isn’t 1934 the first year of economic recovery from the Great Depression… attributed to the New Deal, which I can’t imagine anyone would criticize?