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Copyright Washington Daily Star. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA
Copyright Washington Daily Star. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA
"What They're Stock-Piling" Cartoon
Copyright Washington Daily Star. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA

"What They're Stock-Piling" Cartoon

Artifact IDMO 2024.1.100.63
Object Type Editorial Cartoon
Date November 27, 1959
Artist (Cartoonist for the Washington Daily Star, American, 1895 - 1966)
Gifter
Medium charcoal, graphite, on paper
DimensionsOverall H 13 3/4 in x W 11 1/4 in (35 cm x 28.5 cm)
Physical DescriptionTwo men, "Industry Bosses" and "Union Bosses", sit atop a pile of bombs, "Lay Offs" "Shortage Shut-Downs" "Lost-" "Markets" "Lost Revenues" "Drastic Congressional Action" and "Lost Wages". At the top of the pile, a bomb "Public Resentment" has a burning fuse, "Taft-Hartley Steel Time Fuse". Caption reads: "What They're Stock-Piling"
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Custodial History NoteItem 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.
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