Trying to dam Niagra : the first shovelful

Mr. Dry (dry's) operates a crane (prohibition machine) moving money (tax-payer's money) to create a dam at the top of Niagara Falls (bootleg). An alarmed man watches the scene.

Publication date: 1926-07-03

Copyright date: 1926

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 Daily Tribune (July 3, 1926), Section One, p. 5

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Creator(s):

• Orr, 1890-