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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.
His Pet Housing Project
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

His Pet Housing Project

Artifact IDMO 2025.2.33
Object Type Cartoon
Artist (American editorial cartoonist, 1888 - 1983)
Dateca. 1940
Mediumpaper (cardstock), ink, pencil
Dimensionsoverall H 16 15/16 in x W 13 3/16 in (43 cm x 33.5 cm )
Physical DescriptionAn original black and white cartoon titled at the top, “His Pet Housing Project.” It depicts Franklin D. Roosevelt at the reins of a covered wagon hitched to a mule (or donkey). Written on the side of the wagon: “THIRD TERM ER BUST / POLITICAL ‘COVERED’ WAGON.” FDR has a dreamy look on his face and a thought bubble above him shows an image of the White House. The artist’s signature is in the lower right corner: “HUNGERFORD.”
Historical NoteThis cartoon was likely published in 1940 in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette which the artist, Cy Hungerford, worked for at the time.
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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