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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
He Didn’t Believe In Signs
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

He Didn’t Believe In Signs

Object numberMO 2025.2.16
Name Cartoon
Artist (American editorial cartoonist, 1889 - 1940)
Date1936
Mediumpaper (cardstock), crayon, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 19 7/8 in x W 15 3/16 in (50.5 cm x 38.6 cm )
DescriptionAn original black and white cartoon titled at the top, “HE DIDN’T BELIEVE IN SIGNS.” It depicts a “SUPREME COURT” dump truck emptying a load of coal labeled “GUFFEY COAL ACT” onto a Democratic donkey whose “NEW DEAL” hat has fallen onto the ground. A wooden sign in front of the scene reads, “DANGER / UNCONSTITUTIONAL”. An inscription and the artist's signature are in the lower right corner: “MAY 29 1936 / WITH THANKS FOR THE INTEREST. / HE HOMAN —". At the bottom of the cartoon is a copyright notice: “© 1936 by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.” Written in the margin below the cartoon are various publication notes including the publication date, “WED – MAY 20.”
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Karole S. Mourek, from the collection of Anthony J. Mourek, in 2024.
Credit LineGift from the Anthony J. Mourek Collection
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPolitical Cartoons (National Archives Identifier 749653)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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