How the fish got away

Two scenes depict the change of the public sentiment on the temperance movement since 1918. The first scene (1918) shows a man (temperance leadership) trying to catch a fish (public sentiment) as Mr. Dry rushes over (the coming of prohibition). In a second scene (the present situation), the man who was fishing has now been pushed to the side and sits on the ground, while Mr. Dry has broken the fishing pole (prohibition by force) and the fish has escaped.

Publication date: 1925-10-18

Copyright date: 1925

Size: 18.4 x 15.8 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Subject(s):

• Prohibition--United States--1920-1930
• Mr. Dry (Symbolic character)--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 (October 18, 1925), Part One, p. 5

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Creator(s):

• Orr, 1890-