July 4th
Somehow, we keep ending up back at July 4th every year, so here we are, yet again! Must be a conspiracy by fireworks manufacturers! New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg must be a reader of SuperITCH (and I apologize for that), as every July 4th, cartoons of a century ago would fill with the joy [...]
Dreaming of the Summer Escape: Cartoons Magazine Centennial 1913
Last week was kids out of school for the Summer. This week, we have adults stuck in offices, and dreaming back to when they could get out for the Summer. Above, by artist W.A. Ireland, “A Ninety-in-the-Shade Dream”. From the August 1913 edition of Cartoons Magazine. Below, from the June 1913 issue, more cartoons of [...]
Kids & Summer: Cartoons Magazine Centennial 1913
Kids, End of School, Summer. Above, from the September 1913 issue of Cartoons Magazine, a cartoon from Clare Briggs‘ series, The Days of Real Sport. The welcoming of Summer, by Jay Norwood “Ding” Darling, in “When the Sun Came Out Again”, below. From August 1913. Click on the above & below pictures, to view the [...]
