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.
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 on white paper board, 16 inches (40 cm.) by 14.5 inches (36 cm.) wide. Signed "Orr" lower right, with label printed "Copyright: 1954: By The Chicago Tribune". On back, stamped "Engraving Dept 1954 Apr 13 PM 2 41". A peasant, carrying a whip, with a hammer and sickle (symbol of the then Soviet Union) on his chest holds a bag of god labeled "Trade with Russia." He also points with his other hand to a hill in the distance with a cross with a body hanging, under it the words "Betrayal of civilization." The reference is to Judas's betrayal of Jesus for his crucifixion.