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Gridiron Club Spring Dinner Menu Souvenir
| Menu souvenir, mounted on board, of a "They Went Then Till They Came to the Delectable Mountains" cartoon by Clifford K. Berryman for the spring dinner of the Gridiron Club. Various political figures are wearing pilgrim suits and hats, and President Truman is saying, "Giddap," and using a bat labeled "Civil Rights" to beat a donkey labeled "Southern Democracy" in the Slough of Despond. Amongst the political figures likely portrayed are Thomas Dewey, Robert Taft, Douglas MacArthur, Josef Stalin, Henry Wallace, and George Kennan. Inscribed, "To my Esteemed 'Ray of Sunshine' Henle of the Radio with Heartiest Good Wishes April 10, 1948" and "C.K. Berryman May 12, 1948." |
| Image ID: | 107199 |
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| Creation Date: | before 04 10 1948 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
| City: | Washington |
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| State: | District of Columbia |
| Collection Name: | Gridiron Club souvenir menus, 1945-1950 |
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| Original Format Type: | manuscript |
| Original Format Number: | PH 4730 (5) |
| Original Dimensions: | 25 x 14 inches |
| The Gridiron Club is an invitation-only organization of members of the press who cover Washington politics. Father and son political cartoonists Clifford K. Berryman and James Thomas (Jim) Berryman were both members. See other Gridiron Club images by searching in Wisconsin Historical Images. |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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