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Original Number: 75, 1917 - 1918

 File — Folder: 18, Item: 91

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

These cartoons mainly comment on the weather in the District and the changing of the seasons. Berryman often laments the frigid winter, windy spring, and sweltering summer. One of his recurring characters here is a young girl depicting Spring, wearing a large hat covered in flowers. A few cartoons also relate problems of nature in the city, such as flies and starlings.

Dates

  • Creation: 1917 - 1918

Creator

Extent

From the Collection: 5 Linear feet

Language of Materials

From the Series: English

Abstract

Caption: none Description: “D.C.” hugs his furnace for warmth and says, “It might be worse: think of the folks in the war zone.”

Repository Details

Part of the The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library Repository

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