Dublin Core
Title
Killing an Idea—A Great Drama
Subject
Attorneys general--United States
Socialism--United States
Description
Ink drawing published in Der Groyser Kundes (New York). Two actors preform for two ladies in a box marked “Capitalism.” The lady on the left controls the “Presidential Nomination” while the lady on the right controls the “Gubernatorial Nomination.” The actor on the left, Attorney General Mitchell Palmer, is stabbing “Radicalism” while the actor on the right, Assistant Secretary of Commerce Edwin Sweet, is stamping on “Socialism.” It was a time of fear of foreigners, anarchists, and Bolsheviks. The fear was exaggerated but not totally unfounded, as Palmer discovered when a bomb went off on his front porch in 1919.
Creator
Young, Art, 1866-1943
Source
From the collection of Anthony J. Mourek
Publisher
Loyola University Chicago Archives & Special Collections
Date
1920 February 13
Format
jpg
Language
Yiddish
Type
Political cartoon
Identifier
2010.02140
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Political cartoon
Physical Dimensions
17.5 x 13 in