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Chief, who was it that said charity begins at home?
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | United States |
| Description | World War II cartoon shows Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes looking out the window at two men labeled "Western Motorist" and "Eastern Motorist," who are fighting over a large oil can labeled "Gasoline Supply." Ickes asks President Roosevelt (who is reading a document labeled "Postwar Plans for Aiding Other Countries") if someone hasn't said "Charity begins at home." In July 1943, the huge "Big Inch" pipeline running from Texas to New Jersey and Pennsylvania was dedicated. Ickes urged that petroleum products should now be diverted to the East Coast, alleviating the gasoline shortage in the East. Berryman suggests that despite the war and the postwar peace plans, it is time to consider giving the American public a share in the increased availability of scarce materials. Although rationing continued, a ban on "non-essential driving" was lifted the next month. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Cartoon Drawings |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| 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) | World War, 1939-1945--Peace--United States. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Roosevelt, Franklin D.--(Franklin Delano),--1882-1945. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
