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I'm telling you Uncle, if they don't bloom ...
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | United States Tidal Basin (Washington, D.C.) (Washington, D.C.) |
| Description | Cartoon shows John D. Biggers, production head of the Office of Production Management, and Uncle Sam viewing the famous Japanese cherry trees ringing the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. The branches of the trees (labeled "U.S Production") are still bare. Biggers says, "I'm telling you, Uncle, if they don't bloom in the next 100 days, there won't be any festival." In Washington each year, officials anxiously monitor the cherry trees in the hopes that their blooming will coincide with the Cherry Blossom Festival. In the spring of 1941, in the face of the growing threat of war, the United States was gearing up to produce the war materials needed for national defense. Biggers told the House Military Affairs Committee that the United States was "about 100 days from the beginning of real mass production . . . " |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Cartoon Drawings |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Uncle Sam (Symbolic character)--1940-1950. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | National Cherry Blossom Festival--(Washington, D.C.)--1940-1950. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Rearmament--United States--1940-1950. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Defense industry--United States--1940-1950. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Biggers, John David. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Tidal Basin (Washington, D.C.)--1940-1950. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
