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Chickens and peaches are plentiful -- as far as they go
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | United States |
| Description | World War II cartoon shows President Roosevelt presiding at a dinner table. Labor leader Philip Murray prepares to carve a large chicken labeled "Wage increases," while a man labeled "Congress" enjoys a big bowl of peaches labeled "Farm Parity Prices." The president doles out one peach and a small piece of chicken to a little man labeled "Taxpayer," saying "And this is for you." The Roosevelt administration struggled to avoid inflation and curb rises in wages and prices, but powerful labor unions opposed wage controls and in July 1942, the farm bloc in Congress managed to pass a bill placing farm prices at 110% of parity. Berryman suggests that the American public will suffer. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Cartoon Drawings |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | United States.--Congress--1940-1950. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Agricultural price supports--United States--1940-1950. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Wage-price policy--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) | Eating & drinking--1940-1950. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Murray, Philip,--1886-1952. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Roosevelt, Franklin D.--(Franklin Delano),--1882-1945. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
