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Identifier	mus.aaec1139
Alternate ID	cartoon_item_1139
Title	Knocking the props out; [1961?]
Description	From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by John Knudsen. Uncle Sam kneels at the edge of a bridge labeled "Bridge To Moscow" and tries to attach a board with his claw hammer. Below him on the ground is Leonid Brezhnev (labeled "U.S.S.R.) with a necktie that has a hammer and sickle symbol. He is swinging a hammer that resembles the hammer and sickle at the bridge supports and has knocked one out. The swinging motion is labeled "Berlin crisis." The cartoon caption reads, "Knocking the props out."
Creator	Knudsen, John James.
Date	1961
Coverage (time period)	1961
Subject	Brezhnev, Leonid Il’ich, 1906-1982. Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989. Bridges. Cold War. Hammers. Sabotage. Signs and symbols--Communist countries. Uncle Sam (Symbolic character) Berlin (Germany) Soviet Union--Foreign relations--United States. Soviet Union--Politics and government. United States--Foreign relations--Soviet Union. United States--Politics and government--Caricatures and cartoons.
Resource type	Image Text
Format	Digital reproduction of a 1-page illustration.
Language	English
Publisher	Unknown. 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 Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
Contributing institution	Special Collections, McCain Library and Archives, University of Southern Mississippi.
Collection	AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection.
Source	cartoon number 1139
Digital repository	University of Southern Mississippi Digital Collections.
Digital collection	AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection.
File size	161.757 KB
File extension	JPG
Width	600
Height	946
Color space	RGB
File name	1139.jpg