The Captain and the kids. Und dot's der story of Vashington who couldn't told a lie!"" – Vintage Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this historic drawing of The Captain and the kids. Und dot's der story of Vashington who couldn't told a lie!"". Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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The Captain and the kids. Und dot's der story of Vashington who couldn't told a lie!""
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A dialect caption gives this drawing its joke: a figure called "the Captain" tells the children the story of Washington, who "couldn't told a lie," the cherry-tree tale that generations of American schoolchildren learned by heart. Published on February 21, 1937, just before Washington's Birthday, the India ink over pencil drawing pairs that patriotic legend with a German-American household, a combination that reflects how immigrant families in the 1930s taught American values to their children. The humor depends on readers recognizing both the legend, first popularized in a biography published around 1800, and the accent that marks the family as newcomers.
| Medium | 1 drawing : India ink over pencil on bristol board ; 38.8 x 58.1 cm. (sheet) |
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| Genre | 1972 |
| Notes | 1937 Feb. 21 [publication date] |
| Subjects | Washington, George,--1732-1799,--Ethics. German Americans--Domestic life--1930-1940. Child behavior--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,027 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-156804 |
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