"The Boys Who Wouldn't Give An Inch Get A Foot!" Cartoon
Artifact IDMO 2024.1.100.31
Object Type
Editorial Cartoon
Date
October 20, 1959
Artist
Harold M. Talburt
(Cartoonist for the Washington Daily Star, American, 1895 - 1966)
Gifter
Harold M. Talburt
Medium
crayon, graphite, on paper
DimensionsOverall H 14 3/4 in x W 11 3/4 in (37.5 cm x 29.8 cm)
Physical DescriptionTwo men, "Labor Bosses" and "Management" are walking down a road, "Back To The Mills". Each has a large footprints on their backside, "Taft" and "Hartley", and both are saying to the other "It's All YOUR Fault!". Caption reads: "The Boys Who Wouldn't Give An Inch Get A Foot!"
Additional DetailsCustodial History NoteItem was given to John F. Kennedy in 1959 by the artist and donated to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in 1965 by the Estate of President Kennedy. It was held by the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library Archives until it was transferred to the Museum Collection in 2024.
Credit LineJohn F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; Gift of the Estate of President John F. Kennedy
National Archives Catalog CollectionJohn F. Kennedy Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 1676934)
National Archives Catalog SeriesJohn F. Kennedy Senatorial Collection (National Archives Identifier 1677120)
Use Restriction StatusRestricted - FullyUse Restriction NoteCopyright Washington Star. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA. The use of this image is restricted.In Collection(s)
Not on view
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