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This black-ink, pencil-shaded drawing on white board has two dates, it appears that the cartoon depicts the events of 1933, but as a whole was drawn in 1937. It was painted in white over black background upper left (1933) and lower right (1937). 16.75 inches tall (41.5 cm.) by 14.75 inches (36 cm.). Stamped on the rear, "Received Tribune Engraving Room 1937 Apr 23 PM 4 40". Signed "Orr," lower right, with label printed "copyright, 1937, by Chicago Tribune". The upper and lower frames show caricatures of President Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) putting yeast into bowl of "America's Economic Problems" and then after four inputs leading down to lower right, he holds a bowl labled "Cost of Living" ballooned up, labeled "Increase in Prices".

The smaller, hand-colored version of this cartoon (Item Number 8) measures 9.25 inches (23.75 cm.) tall by 9 inches (22.5 cm.) wide. It was received in the Engraving Dept. at the same time as Item Number 8.

Black ink drawing, 12.25 inches (41 cm.) tall by 14.5 inches (36.8 cm.) wide. Signed "Orr" lower right corner; label printed "(c) 1957 by The Chicago Tribune." Received Engraving Dept. "1957 Sep 27 PM 5 40." Lower left, two barrels of money, with a sign-sized check form in front, made out to "Community fund-Red Cross, CAP;" above, a shotgun blasting at two retreating figures "Want" and "Misery."

Black ink drawing on white board paper; 16 3/4 inches (42.5 cm.) tall by 14.5 inches (36.8 cm.) wide. Signed "Orr" lower right; label printed "(c) 1958 by The Chicago Tribune." Stamped "Engraving Dept. 1958 Jul 28 PM 2 32." 1955-elected Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley as Mother Hubbard finds the "tax cupboard" bare after the high federal taxes have taken so much of citizens' income. Demonstrating the difference between Local Needs and Federal Government's control.

Hand-colored ink drawing, 12.75 inches by 15.5 inches; 32 cm. by 38 cm. Signed lower right "Orr" and a printed, pasted down label: "(c) 1960 by the Chicago Tribune." Stamped on rear, "Engraving Dept. 1960 Apr 11 PM 3 25." Shows a row boat with a fisherman, a caricature of Adlai Stevenson, with a sign in front of him in the boat, "I am not a candidate -- Adlai." Below the boat, the lake shows a large frowning sturgeon labeled "Dem. Nomination" and several hooks with worms labeled ""Stay Away," "do not nibble," etc.