IMAGE
Allen, John Gerald, 1916-1997 :Back to civvies. "The uniform looked better, Sam." [1943-1944]
- Date
- 1943 - 1944
- By
- New Zealand herald (Newspaper)
- Reference
- A-352-047
- Description
Shows an Uncle Sam character taking a star-spangled jacket out of a suitcase. Behind him are large sacks of money and hanging on the wall is a soldier's uniform with the words 'Anglo-American co-operation in war' written on the back of the jacket. In a waste-paper bin is a photograph of American President F D Roosevelt and a document bearing the words 'Lend Lease'. A man looks through the window and comments that 'the uniform looked better, Sam'. Refers to the 'lend-lease' system by which the United States aided its World War II allies with war materials, such as ammunition, tanks, airplanes, and trucks, and with food and other raw materials. When the war ended, so did lend-lease to be replaced by huge stopgap loans on ordinary terms. Britain received $3.75 billion, but only on condition that it make sterling freely convertible.
Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s).
Physical Description: Ink and watercolour on thin card, 255 x 355 mm
- Use/Reproduction
- Copyright must be cleared before this is reproduced for publication. The Library may be able to help with an address.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Part of
- Allen, John Gerald, 1916-1997 :[Eight original cartoons from the Pacific campaign, 1943-1944.]
- Format
- 1 original cartoon(s), Works of art, Ink drawings, Cartoons (Commentary), Ink and watercolour on thin card, 255 x 355 mm, Orientation: Horizontal image
Click to request to view this item, access digital version (if available), and see more information.
Usage
Purchasing this Item
This item is available as a high resolution download. A request to buy an image can take up to 10 working days to approve. It will depend on copyright and how the image is going to be used.
If this item has multiple pages, or is several items attached to a single record, you can use this form to order your copy.
Using this Item
You can copy this item for personal use, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It cannot be used commercially without permission, please ask us for advice. If reproducing this item, please maintain the integrity of the image (i.e. don't crop, recolour or overprint it), and ensure the following credit accompanies it:
New Zealand herald (Newspaper). Allen, John Gerald, 1916-1997 :Back to civvies. "The uniform looked better, Sam." [1943-1944]. Allen, John Gerald, 1916-1997 :[Eight original cartoons from the Pacific campaign, 1943-1944.]. Ref: A-352-047. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/23010104More information can be found in our terms of use.