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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.
Me Drafted? I Thought This Was the Machine Age?
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Me Drafted? I Thought This Was the Machine Age?

Artifact IDMO 1978.2.24
Object Type Cartoon
Artist (American illustrator, cartoonist, and designer, 1892 - 1969)
Date1942
Mediumpaper (cardstock), ink, pencil
Dimensionsoverall H 8 1/2 in x W 8 in (21.6 cm x 20.3 cm )
Physical DescriptionAn original black and white cartoon featuring Franklin D. Roosevelt's Scottish terrier dog, Fala. The cartoon is an outdoor scene showing Fala peering around the trunk of a tree at a horse on the other side who is speaking to him. A farm and rolling hills can be seen in the distant background. The artist's signature is in the lower left corner of the cartoon: A. S. FOSTER. The caption is handwritten in pencil below the cartoon: Me drafted? I thought this was the Machine Age?" The cartoon sheet has a publication measurement written in pencil on it.
Historical NoteIn 1942, American illustrator and cartoonist Alan Foster created a series of cartoons, titled "Fala," for Liberty magazine. This cartoon appeared in the August 8, 1942 issue of Liberty.
Additional Details
Custodial History NotePurchased by the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in 1977 through private sale.
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPolitical Cartoons (National Archives Identifier 749653)
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