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"What's this about your letting the common people come in here and read books?"
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | United States |
| Description | Cartoon shows a Congressman, ax in hand, banging angrily on the circulation desk in the Main Reading Room of the Library of Congress. In May 1954, the House Appropriations Committee reminded the Library that its primary duty was to serve Congress and recommended deep cuts in its annual appropriation. The cartoonist comments on the irony of cutting service to the public in an institution that most people had come to view as a national library. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Cartoon Drawings |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Libraries--United States--1950-1960. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | United States.--Congress--1950-1960. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Library of Congress--1950-1960. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Legislators--United States--1950-1960. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
