Hill, John Cecil, 1889-1974 :Who washed-up? [Cartoon] reprinted from the Auckland Star, November 8th 1935 [and reproduced on a postcard] No 7. [1930s]

Date
1935 - 1939
By
Hill, John Cecil, 1889-1974; Auckland star (Newspaper)
Reference
E-278-q-111
Description

Captions: The Labour Party is entering this campaign with clean hands says the Labour Party candidate for Hamilton.

Shows Michael Joseph Savage seated in an armchair holding a copy of the `Labour Tit-bits' being asked by a small boy "What did you do in the Great Slump Daddy?". In the background a woman (Coates) is at the kitchen sink washing a great pile of plates sweat pouring off her forehead. A man (Forbes), wearing an apron and with a tea towel slung over his shoulder, is carrying away a toppling pile of plates.

Other Titles - Very nasty domestic and economic messy wash-up 1931-1934

Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Title; Recto - bottom right - J.C.H.

The General Election was held in November 1935 and was a momentous victory for the Labour Party and Michael Joseph Savage. The Forbes (Coalition), 1931-1935 - Prime Minister Rt Hon George William Forbes / Rt Hon Joseph Gordon Coates

James Alexander Young, MP for Hamilton 1922-1935, and defeated 1 Nov 1935

Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s).

Physical Description: Photolithograph 100 x 142 mm on card

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Format
1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s), Works of art, Greeting cards, Photolithograph 100 x 142 mm on card
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