Baseball cartoon
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Description
Detroit News newspaper cartoon depicting Rip Van Winkle on hillside with "Detroit, Pennant 1887" cloud overhead; Detroit cityscape in background with "We-a-a-ah! Pennant 1907" cloud overhead. Caption on cartoon: "Rip sees history repeat itself. Rip Van Winkle (after 20 years) - 'Great Scott! Does Detroit win the pennant every day?'" Artwork is signed "Fitzgerald '07." Handwritten on front: "Detroit News, Oct 10-1907."
Details
- Creator:
- Fitzgerald
- Resource ID:
- hr001993
- Subject:
- Baseball--Caricatures and cartoons
- Detroit Tigers (Baseball team)--Caricatures and cartoons
- Chicago Cubs (Baseball team)--Caricatures and cartoons
- Van Winkle, Rip (Fictitious character)--Caricatures and cartoons
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Source:
- Detroit News
- Date:
- 1907-10-10
- Format:
- 1 clipping mounted on stock ; image 6 x 6 in.
- Department:
- Ernie Harwell Sports Collection
- Location:
- Oversize SB/Baseball-Detroit Baseball Co., 1907-1909
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.