WWI Cartoons

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From the collections of PVMA • Digital image © Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Assoc. • Image use information


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These World War I cartoons by Frank Hines, an enlisted man in Texas, were published in a base newspaper at Camp Devens, Massachusetts, in 1918. They were sent by Edward Howell Wirt to his fiance, Emily Gladys Bartlett, before he was sent overseas only weeks later. He was from Lowell and she was from Holyoke, Massachusetts. His comments are in pencil. He served in the 302nd Infantry Division in France as a military policeman. Wirt returned safely to the United States after the war and rejoined Gladys in Holyoke.

The center cartoon refers to Herbert Hoover, the future president of the United States. From 1917-1919, Hoover was in charge of the government’s voluntary food rationing program. The soldier is eating heaps at a time when civilians had been asked to cut the amount of food they ate.

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Item typePeriodicals
Illustration
AuthorHines, Frank
Datecirca 1918
TopicMilitary, Wars, Battles
Food, Cooking, Beverage, Alcohol
EraGreat Depression and World War II, 1929–1945
EventWorld War I. 1914–1918
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatPrinting; Handwriting
Dimension detailsProcess Material: printed paper, ink Height: 11.75 in Width: 6.75 in
Catalog #L01.024
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Hines, Frank. “WWI Cartoons.” ca. 1918. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l01-024/. Accessed on October 15, 2024.

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