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Mouse Trap, between 1958 and 1965

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Title	Mouse Trap, between 1958 and 1965
Corporate name	Nashville Banner
Topical entry	Capital City Education Organizations Politics Popular Culture Schools Political cartoons--United States--20th century Political cartoons--Tennessee--Nashville Caricatures and cartoons--Tennessee--Nashville Cartoonists--Tennessee--Nashville Editorial cartoonists--Tennessee--Nashville Federal aid to education--United States--Caricatures and cartoons Schools--Tennessee--Finance--Caricatures and cartoons Education--United States--Caricatures and cartoons Cartoonists Economic & social conditions--Tennessee--Nashville Economic and political
Geographic entry	United States--Politics and government--20th century--Caricatures and cartoons
Description	An original political cartoon drawing created by Jack Knox, the Nashville Banner editorial cartoonist from the mid-1940s to early 1970s. In the cartoon, a man and woman peek around a corner to see a huge bag of money ("Federal Aid to Schools"), which is positioned on a giant mousetrap ("Federal Controls"). This caricature appeared in print when the United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW), the forerunner organization of the Department of Education, was a cabinet-level department of the government from 1953 until 1979.. Forms part of the Jack Knox Political Cartoon Collection. 1 original cartoon drawing : b & w ; 16 x 24 in.
Creator	Knox, Jack, 1910- (Cartoonist)
Publisher	Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219
Contributors	Knox, Joseph T. (Donor)
Date	between 1958 and 1965
Type	Still Image; Caricatures; Cartoons (Commentary); Editorial cartoons
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	Knox NPL-311
Language	English
Relation	Jack Knox Political Cartoon Collection
Coverage	1950-1959; 1960-1969
Rights	U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact the Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5782.
Location	Closed Stacks-Knox NPL-311