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You can't catch an elephant with a mousetrap
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | United States |
| Description | Cartoon shows Congress as an old man hiding behind a tree trying to catch an elephant (labeled "The Deficit") with a mouse trap (labeled "Minor Economies"). Congress holds in reserve more lethal weapons including an axe (labeled "Veterans Bureau Cut"), a spear (labeled "Navy Cut"), a bayonet (labeled "Army Cut"), and a shotgun (labeled "Enforcement Cut"). Probably drawn in 1931 or 1932 as the Hoover Administration and the Congress, in the teeth of the Depression, continued to try to find ways to balance the budget. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Cartoon Drawings |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Elephants--1930-1940. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | United States.--Congress--(72nd :--1931-1933) |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Public debt--United States--1930-1940. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Mousetraps--1930-1940. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
