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Identifier	mus.aaec2414
Alternate ID	AAEC2414
Title	Siege; November 28, [1972?]
Description	From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. In the background of the cartoon is a building labeled "Fort Knox" at the top of a steep mountain. It is labeled, "Bastion of the dollar" and has a huge dollar sign next to it that has holes in it. Large bullets in the foreground fly toward Fort Knox. These are labeled "World wide commitments...International run on gold...Tie to the British pound as a reserve currency...Balance of payments in the red...Inflation." The cartoon caption reads, "The siege."
Creator	Pletcher, Eldon, 1922-
Date	28 November 1972
Coverage (time period)	1971-1972
Subject	Bullets. Dollar sign. Gold standard. United States--Economic policy. United States--Politics and government--1969-1974--Caricatures and cartoons. Fort Knox (Ky.)
Geographic location	Fort Knox (Ky.)
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 2414
Digital repository	University of Southern Mississippi Digital Collections.
Digital collection	AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection.
File size	4703958 Bytes
File extension	jpg
Width	1786
Height	2301
Color space	RGB
Bit depth	24 bit color
File name	AAEC2414.jpg