Chicago's household problem

Father Dearborn struggles to carry a subway car (excess traffic) on his back while he waits for a woman (Mayor Dever) to decide where to put it. "Mayor Dever" stands on "the surface" next to stairs going up (elevated) and stairs going down (subway).

Publication date: 1924-08-17

Size: 18.4 x 16.3 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Subject(s):

• Father Dearborn (Symbolic character)--1920-1930
• Politics & government--Illinois--Chicago--1920-1930
• Dever, William E. (William Emmett), 1862-1929
• Mass transit--Illinois--Chicago--1920-1930

Genre(s):

• Editorial cartoons
• Political cartoons

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (August 17, 1924), Part One, p. 5

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Creator(s):

• Orr, 1890-