Photograph, Print, or Drawing (Part of Collection)We are just lending this to you, Winnie, you can return it later
Personal name
Main title
- We are just lending this to you, Winnie, you can return it later [graphic].
Published/Created
- 1940 May 24.
Links
Links
- digital file from original http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.05353 opens in a new window
- digital file from b&w film copy neg. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3c33918 opens in a new window
- digital file from intermediary roll film copy http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/acd.2a05729 opens in a new window
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Description
- 1 drawing.
Rights advisory
- May be restricted: Information on reproduction rights available in LC P&P Restrictions Statement.
LC classification
- CD 1 - Berryman (C.K.), no. 21
Summary
- World War II cartoon shows John Bull handing British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, seated at a desk, a document reading, "Complete Control." A sign on the door reads, "No. 10 Downing St., Winston Churchill." John Bull warns, "We are just lending this to you, Winnie. You can return it later." With the German invasions of Denmark, Norway, Belgium, the Netherlands, and France in the spring of 1940, Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain was forced to resign. His successor was Winston Churchill, who also took for himself the new position of Minister of Defence. At the same time, the government took on new powers for the duration of the war. The cartoon probably reflects the fact that many of the people who turned to Churchill in the crisis remained suspicious of his impetuous character.
LC Subjects
Other Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945--Political aspects--Great Britain.
- John Bull--1940.
- Power (Social sciences)--Great Britain--1940.
Form/Genre
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Notes
- Probably published in: The Evening star (Washington, D.C.).
- Exhibited in: Churchill and the Great Republic, Library of Congress, 2004.
Reproduction no./Source
- LC-DIG-ppmsca-05353 DLC (digital copy from original)
- LC-USZ62-133918 DLC (b&w film copy neg.)
Acquisition source
- (DLC/PP-1945:R2.18)
LCCN
- 2016678314
Other system no.
- (DLC)acd1996000338/PP
- (BRS)000010346
Repository
- Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print opens in a new window
Type of material
- Photograph, Print, or Drawing (Part of Collection)
Content type
- still image
Media type
- unmediated
Carrier type
- sheet
Item Availability
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- Prints & Photographs Reading Room (Madison, LM337)
Status
- Not Charged