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Sure, we can turn out 1000 planes daily
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | United States |
| Description | Cartoon shows two carnival sideshows. At one, a sign advertises the Republican Presidential Convention, showing pictures of candidates Arthur H. Vandenberg, Robert A. Taft, Thomas E. Dewey, and others. Another sign says, "See Our Performing Elephant, Got Everything." The lonely barker, GOP chairman John D.M. Hamilton, looks wistfully at the next door side show thronged with people, in which two men, labeled "Knudson [sic]" and "Ford," advertise, "Sure, We Can Turn Out 1000 Planes Daily -- It's a Comparatively Simple Matter." The German invasion of most of Western Europe and the American response, focusing on aid to the Allies and increased national defense, tended to obscure news of the pending Republican convention. In June, William S. Knudsen, President of General Motors met with officials from the Ford Motor Company to discuss production of military aircraft. Former president Henry Ford announced that his company could produce 1000 planes a day. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Cartoon Drawings |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Knudsen, William S.,--1879-1948. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Taft, Robert A.--(Robert Alphonso),--1889-1953. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Ford, Henry,--1863-1947. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Midways--United States--1940. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | World War, 1939-1945--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Hamilton, John D. M.,--1892-1973. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Defense industry--United States--1940. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Dewey, Thomas E.--(Thomas Edmund),--1902-1971. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Vandenberg, Arthur H.--(Arthur Hendrick),--1884-1951. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Political conventions--United States--1940. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
