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Cartoon - His Unnecessary Burden to Keep Canada's Nationalized Railway White Elephant in Fodder | McCord Museum
Ses efforts inutiles pour continuer à nourrir l'éléphant blanc du chemin de fer nationalisé du Canada
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Ses efforts inutiles pour continuer à nourrir l'éléphant blanc du chemin de fer nationalisé du Canada
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Cartoon

His Unnecessary Burden to Keep Canada's Nationalized Railway White Elephant in Fodder
Artist (1870-1941)
SignatureL.r., A. G. Racey
InscriptionsWritten in pencil above cartoon: Worried, exploited and apprehensive taxpayer (struggling with income tax): - And just to think that the public ownership of railways mess which politicians refuse to clean up, is responsible for the continuation and alarming growth of this thrift and industry penalising levy, which otherwise could be dropped. It is most disheartening and discouraging.- Bah!
Date 1935
Medium / Technique Ink and graphite
Dimensions48.4 x 36.2 cm
ClassificationCommunication Objects - Documentary Objects - Graphic Documents
Origin Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Object NumberM2005.23.298
DivisionDocumentary Art
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of Susan Racey Godber and Margaret Racey Stavert
Status
Not on view

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