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| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | United States |
| Description | Three-panel cartoon shows John Q. Public reacting to conflicting warnings about a gasoline shortage. In the first panel, Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes cries, "Wolf, Wolf," causing John Q. to race off with a gasoline can. In the second, he returns when Senator Francis Maloney says, "He was only fooling. Aint no wolf!" In the third, he races off again when acting Federal Petroleum Coordinator Ralph K. Davies cries out, "Wolf." The cartoon refers to the story of the boy who falsely cried "Wolf" to tease his neighbors. When a wolf finally appeared, they no longer believed him. In the summer of 1941, as the United States strove to provide Great Britain with the supplies necessary to continue her war against Germany, Ickes called for a voluntary reduction in the use of gas and warned that rationing might be necessary. The public was confused when prominent senators, such as Maloney and administration officials disagreed as to whether there was actually a gasoline shortage. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Cartoon Drawings |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Davies, Ralph K.--(Ralph Kenneth),--1897-1971. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Maloney, Francis Thomas,--1894-1945. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Ickes, Harold L.--(Harold LeClair),--1874-1952. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Gasoline--United States--1940-1950. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | World War, 1939-1945--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | John Q. Public (Symbolic character)--1940-1950. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Consumer rationing--United States--1940-1950. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
