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Identifier	mus.aaec2268
Alternate ID	AAEC2268
Title	Hole in the dyke; October 9, [1969]
Description	From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man in colonial dress and labeled "N.O." stands before a high dam wall that is labeled, "Metropolitan hurricane protection." The dam wall has a huge hole that is labeled, "Delays and extensions...Completion date projected into the 1980's?" The man is saying, "Hope another Camille or Betsy doesn't come before then!" The cartoon caption reads, "The hole in the dyke."
Creator	Pletcher, Eldon, 1922-
Date	09 October 1969
Coverage (time period)	October 1969
Subject	United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Hurricane Betsy, 1964. Hurricane Camille, 1969. Hurricane damage--Louisiana--New Orleans. Hurricane protection--Louisiana--New Orleans. Hurricanes--Louisiana--New Orleans. United States--Politics and government--1969-1974--Caricatures and cartoons.
Geographic location	New Orleans (La.)
Resource type	Image Text
Format	Digital reproduction of a 1-page illustration.
Language	English
Publisher	New Orleans Times-Picayune. University of Southern Mississippi Libraries. (electronic version)
Rights	Copyright protected. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
Contributing institution	Special Collections, McCain Libary and Archives, University of Southern Mississippi.
Collection	AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection.
Source	cartoon number 2268
Digital repository	University of Southern Mississippi Digital Collections.
Digital collection	AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection.
File size	3049158 Bytes
File extension	jpg
Width	1410
Height	1874
Color space	RGB
Bit depth	24 bit color
File name	AAEC2268.jpg