Dashed hopes and an empty stocking

A surprised Chicago alderman holds a long empty stocking in one hand and a letter in the other saying that Santa Claus will not come this year. Accompanies an article about the defeat of the 50-year street railroad franchises ordinance that would have translated into profits for some aldermen.

Publication date: 1898-12-21

Size: 23.6 x 19.1 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Subject(s):

• City council members--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900

Genre(s):

• Editorial cartoons
• Political cartoons

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 Daily Tribune (December 21, 1898), p. 1

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Creator(s):

• Heaton, Harold R.