Who is going to take care of it? [editorial cartoon by William C. Morris]

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VCU_Cartoon Magazine v16 1919 p 55 Prohibition William C Morris rsz.jpg

Title

Who is going to take care of it? [editorial cartoon by William C. Morris]

Description

Editorial cartoon by William C. Morris shows the Internal Revenue Bureau arguing with Federal District Attorneys over caring for a large camel labelled "Prohibition." Uncle Sam stands in the background with his hands on his hips. 

Internal Revenue Bureau: "I'm telling you it isn't my job to tend it -- it's yours" 
Federal District Attorneys: "Now Listen! I didn't order the darned thing did I?"

Creator

Morris (William Charles Morris)

Source

Cartoons Magazine, v.16, no. 1, (July 1919), p.55. Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries

Date

1919

Contributor

Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries

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Notes

Learn more: 
Temperance and Prohibition, Social Welfare History Image Portal 
Temperance Movement, Social Welfare History Project 
Prohibition, Social Welfare History Image Portal 
Editorial cartoons, Social Welfare History Image Portal
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Citation

Morris (William Charles Morris), “Who is going to take care of it? [editorial cartoon by William C. Morris],” Social Welfare History Image Portal, accessed December 3, 2024, https://images.socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/items/show/375.