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Cartoon on 1948 election by Unknown Artist

63-967
Accession Number
63-967
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 348310553
Keywords
Political cartoons
Presidential campaign, 1948
Presidents
HST Keywords
Cartoon - "...and they said Harry didn't have anything on the ball."
People Pictured
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
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Description
This photograph of a political cartoon shows President Harry S. Truman as a baseball player, throwing a ball labeled "the recall of Congress," at an elephant, meant to symbolize the Republican Party. The elephant is exclaiming "Oops! He threw me a curve!" The caption reads "And they said Harry didn't have anything on the ball."
Date(s)
ca.
1948