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Some medicine ball
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | United States |
| Description | Cartoon shows Secretary of the Treasury Andrew Mellon, perspiring heavily, about to pass a huge ball labeled "Prohibition Enforcement" to an apprehensive Attorney General William D. Mitchell. Other players include Prohibition Commissioner James M. Doran and another man. The Capitol dome looms in the background. Enforcement of Prohibition proved to be extremely difficult, due in part to inadequate funding, and in 1930, President Hoover transferred control from the Department of the Treasury to the Justice Department. Hoover's exercise at the White House was a game involving throwing an 8-pound "medicine ball" over a net. The game was played each morning with several of his close associates. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Cartoon Drawings |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Prohibition--United States--1930. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Mellon, Andrew W.--(Andrew William),--1855-1937. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Sports--United States--1930. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Mitchell, William D.--(William De Witt)--b.1874. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Doran, James M. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
