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cartoons (humorous images)

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Pictorial images, usually drawings, that are humorous or that use wit and satire to comment on contemporary events, social habits, political trends, or other topical subjects, often executed in a broad or abbreviated manner. Originally referred to full-page illustrations in a circulating paper or periodical, especially when comical and relating to current events.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Leaves from the War Diary of a Cootie

 Collection — Box BW 57: [Barcode: X032668454], Folder: 001
Identifier: MSS 16863
Content Description This collection contains an illustrated manuscript by John R. Abbit that tells the comic story of a mother louse and her children traveling across the bodies of American soldiers in the First World War. The manuscript measures 6 X 5 inches and contains thirty-one pages in its original blue wrappers. The spine is punched with grommets and bound with red ribbon. The dedication page is typed in red ink, and the volume contains fifteen pen-and-ink drawings initialed...
Dates: undated, c.1918