In #MARCH 1935
#TheNewDeal in #cartoons
‘Ol' Rockin' Chair’
Cartoon by Gregor Duncan
*Life*, March 1935, as various old-age #pensionplans were under discussion in Washington, leading up to the passage of the Social Security Act in August.
#SocialSecurity #GregorDuncan
http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/archives/collections/franklin/index.php?p=digitallibrary/digitalcontent&id=34 ‘The Grange, officially named The National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry, is a social organization in the United States that encourages families to band together to promote the economic and political well-being of the community and agriculture. The Grange, founded after the Civil War in 1867, is the oldest American agricultural advocacy group with a national scope. The Grange actively lobbied state legislatures and Congress for political goals, such as the Granger Laws to lower rates charged by railroads, and rural free mail delivery by the Post Office.’ (wikiwand)
In #JANUARY 1936
(the New Deal in cartoons)
'The Washington Monument'
Cartoon by Gregor Duncan, *Life*, January 1936
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#cartoons #cartoonists #GregorDuncan #GreatDepression #JimFarley #FDR #TheNewDeal #bureaucracy #JimFarley #postmastergeneral #DNC
Note that the windmill has nine sails, one for each member of the court.’
#TheNewDeal #SCOTUS #cartoonists #GregorDuncan #DonQuixote
In #JULY 1936
Cartoon by Gregor Duncan (1910-1944)
*Life*, July 1936
This cartoon makes a Quixotic struggle of ‘the administration’s on-going difficulties with the conservative Supreme Court, which repeatedly struck down New Deal legislation as unconstitutional. ➡️
#GregorDuncan
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In #APRIL 1934
#TheNewDeal in cartoons
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‘The Sower (after Millet)’ #GregorDuncan, *Life*, April 1934
‘At first glance, this cartoon...might appear critical of the president, as he casually strews billions of dollars around, but such an interpretation ignores the necessary➡️
In #MARCH 1935
#TheNewDeal in #cartoons
‘Ol' Rockin' Chair’
Cartoon by Gregor Duncan
*Life*, March 1935, as various old-age #pensionplans were under discussion in Washington, leading up to the passage of the Social Security Act in August.
#SocialSecurity #GregorDuncan
‘In “The Washington Monument,” from January 1936, Gregor Duncan mocks the Roosevelt’s expansion of the federal bureaucracy. Shown with Roosevelt is Jim Farley, who was simultaneously his postmaster general and the chairman of the Democratic National Committee. As this cartoon suggests, Farley used his influence to dispense political patronage.’ https://www.archelaus-cards.com/store/archives/20090321.php
In #JANUARY 1936
(the New Deal in cartoons)
'The Washington Monument'
Cartoon by Gregor Duncan, *Life*, January 1936
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#cartoons #cartoonists #GregorDuncan #GreatDepression #JimFarley #FDR #TheNewDeal #bureaucracy #JimFarley #postmastergeneral #DNC
