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You and your infernal stock market have hurt Italian progress terribly
Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
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Spatial Coverage | United States Italy |
Description | Cartoon shows Italian dictator Mussolini decked out in full military regalia including plumed hat, spurs, and sword with bells, confronting a surprised Uncle Sam. Berryman's small bear hides behind Uncle Sam's hat. Mussolini charges, "You and your infernal stock market have hurt Italian progress terribly!" In December 1930, in the midst of the worldwide depression, the flamboyant Fascist dictator blamed the fall of the New York stock market for Italy's economic and financial woes. |
File Format | JPG / JPEG |
Language | English |
Part of Series | Cartoon Drawings |
Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
Access Restriction | Open |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Depressions--Italy--1930. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Bears--1930. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Stock market--United States--1930. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Uncle Sam (Symbolic character)--1930. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Mussolini, Benito,--1883-1945. |
Content Type | Image |
Resource Type | Photograph |