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| Title | Tug of War -- One of the Most Popular Games of the Northwest at the Present Time |
| Date of Original | 1915-10-07 |
| Creator | Baer, John Miller, 1886-1970
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| Creator Role | Artist
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| Description | A 'Scale of Prices' with farm family on one side attempting to raise the price of 'Wheat' by pulling wheat bundle bound by rope, while on other side three men labeled 'Banker' & text bubble "Wish I could get it down here"; 'Railroads' & text bubble "We got him comin'" and 'Chamber of Commerce' & text bubble "Guess we'll make him sell 'er!" pulling rope attached to wheat that has text bubble "Save Me!" Standing by farmer is man labeled 'Lawyer', holding document labeled 'Mortgage foreclosure' with which he is hitting the farmer's hand and arm, with text bubble "Come across and pay this mortgage!" Response of farmer is "Wish I could get her up to a dollar", while wife's text bubble is "You stop beating his knuckles!, and boy at end of rope says "Hold 'er, Pa! It was up here last May." |
| Ordering Information | Consult: http://library.ndsu.edu/ndsuarchives/duplication-services |
| General Subject | Politics & Government
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Political cartoons
Periodical illustrations
Farmers
Wheat
Railroad companies
Bankers
Chambers of commerce
Grain industry
Lawyers
Ropes
Families
Children
Scales
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| Location | North Dakota
United States
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| Decade | 1910-1919
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| Item Number | HD1485.N4 N66; |
| Format of Original | Drawings
Cartoons
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| Dimensions of Original | 22 x 52 cm. |
| Publisher of Original | National Nonpartisan League
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| Place of Publication | Fargo (N.D.)
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| Notes | Illus. in: Nonpartisan Leader, October 7, 1915, p. 8-9 |
| Repository Institution | North Dakota State University Libraries, Institute for Regional Studies
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| Repository Collection | Nonpartisan Leader periodical collection HD1485.N4 N66
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| Collection Finding Aid | Consult: http://hdl.handle.net/10365/6983 |
| Credit Line | Institute for Regional Studies, NDSU, Fargo (HD1485.N4 N66) |
| Rights Management | Cartoon in public domain. |
| Language | eng; |
| Digital ID | NPL00051 |
| Original Source | Nonpartisan Leader, Oct. 7, 1915 |
| Digital Alterations | Master scan made up of two scans stitched together. |
