A Slip of the Pen

Illustration for Mabel McElliott's short story "A slip of the pen," depicts a woman siting at a table holding a menu while a waitress wipes the table with a cloth. A caption reads, "the spinster lady yearned anew for shining linen."

Publication date: 1917-05-13

Size: 16 x 17.5 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Subject(s):

• Single women--1910-1920
• McElliott, Mabel. A slip of the pen

Genre(s):

• Illustrations

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (May 13, 1917), Part 5/Color Section, p. 3

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Creator(s):

• Stoops, Herbert Morton