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| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | United States |
| Description | World War II cartoon shows President Roosevelt anxiously asking War Labor Board Chairman William H. Davis if there is any answer on the telephone. As originally drawn, Davis responds, "Answer? I can't even get a busy signal." On November 23, a telephone operator strike in Ohio spread to Washington in defiance of the rulings of the War Labor Board. The government viewed the strike as a threat to national defense and prepared to seize the telephone exchanges. Union leaders quickly gave in and called off the strike the next morning. Berryman amended the cartoon, pasting over the text to have Davis reply, "There's been some trouble on the line, but I think it's OK now." The first half of the paste-over is missing. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Cartoon Drawings |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | United States.--National War Labor Board (1942-1945). |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Telephone industry--United States--1940-1950. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | World War, 1939-1945--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Davis, William H.--(William Hammatt),--1879-1964. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Strikes--United States--1940-1950. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Roosevelt, Franklin D.--(Franklin Delano),--1882-1945. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
