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That mouse is enough to scare any elephant
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | United States |
| Description | World War II cartoon shows House Minority Leader Joe Martin vainly trying to hang on to a stampeding GOP elephant. The elephant has been frightened by the sight of Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, emerging from the Ways and Means Committee, carrying a large aggressive Mickey Mouse labeled "$10.5 Billion in New Taxes." Berryman uses the myth of elephants being afraid of mice to dramatize the Congressional reaction on receiving the Roosevelt Administration's request for additional taxes to carry out the war. In the end, only a little more than $2 billion was authorized. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Cartoon Drawings |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Taxes--United States--1940-1950. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | World War, 1939-1945--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Elephants--1940-1950. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Morgenthau, Henry,--1891-1967. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Mickey Mouse (Fictitious character)--1940-1950. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Martin, Joseph W.--(Joseph William),--1884-1968. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | United States.--Congress.--House.--Committee on Ways and Means--1940-1950. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
