This is a photograph of a political cartoon by Karl Kae Knecht for the Evansville Courier, originally published on May 27, 1948. Depictions of a donkey and an elephant are joined by symbols of the month of June including a bride, a graduate, a child preparing for vacation and President Harry S. Truman saying "my cross country trip. "
This is a photograph of a political cartoon by Thomas Nast and published in Harper's Weekly on June 22nd, 1872. The cartoon shows Ulysses S. Grant shaking hands with a man indoors as a woman sweeps arrows of "malice," "plunder," and "greed" off his doorstep.
This is a photograph of a political cartoon by Gib Crockett, originally published in the Washington Evening Star. It depicts President Harry S. Truman standing on the newly-constructed balcony of the White House. Truman is depicted as saying, "Love Me, Love My Balcony!" and is holding a piece of paper, which reads: Four Fine Arts Commissioners who opposed balcony have been replaced. This cartoon was originally published on June 21, 1948.
This political cartoon, "I am a Progressive," was created by Ole May and published in 1912. The cartoon shows William Howard Taft speaking on a stage in front of five men identified as various scandals and incidents, such as the "Ballinger scandal." the men look enthralled by Taft and hold a sign identifying themselves as "the Who'd-a-thunk-it Club."
This cartoon, "The Rubber Stamp Convention," was created by an unidentified artist and published in 1940. The cartoon shows the hand of F.D.R. stamping an "F.D.R." stamp onto a paper that shows a caricature of himself.
This is a photograph of a political cartoon by Jon Kennedy for the Arkansas Democrat. It depicts President Harry S. Truman and a man labeled John Q. Public standing on one side of a scale that is labeled Democratic. On the other side of the scale, which is labeled Republican, are people labeled "x-perts," radio, press, and pollsters, standing with Thomas Dewey.
This is a photograph of a political cartoon by Jim Berryman and published in the Washington Evening Star in 1947. The cartoon shows President Harry S. Truman and Secretary of State George Marshall sitting at a desk, each holding up a different newspaper headline that features the phrase "U.S. is wrong." President Truman says "We're making progress, General...we've finally gotten Britain and Russia to agree on something!"
This is a photograph of a political cartoon from William A. Rogers and published by Harper's Weekly on October 9th, 1880. The cartoon shows a man in diving equipment at the ocean floor, attempting to rescue a ship called "Democracy" that says "Sunk 1860." The diver is attached to a boat full of men flying the Vermont flag. In the background, a man is swimming next to a ship called the "Republic." A description at the bottom of the illustration reads: "Hancock (who has been sent down to see what can be done to raise an ancient wreck).
This is a photograph of a political cartoon by Karl Kae Knecht for the Evansville Courier, originally published on June 4, 1948. It depicts President Harry S. Truman reclining on the back of a moving train, the Truman Special, as onlookers lose their signs referencing rear platform talks as the train moves away. It shows Truman dreaming of the White House porch. In the back of the train are Democratic leaders, State chairmen, and guests.