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Metadata
Title |
I've been workin' on the railroad! |
Creator |
Schorr, Bill, 1947?- |
Date |
1995-10-09? |
Signed Name |
Schorr |
Finding number |
CGA.AC.AA16.245 |
Start Date |
1995 |
End date |
1995 |
Genre |
Editorial cartoon |
Subject |
Amtrak Domestic terrorism Neo-Nazism Railroad accidents Retaliation |
Shown |
conductor dynamite hooded man shovel train engine train tracks |
Published in |
Kansas City Star |
Syndicate |
United Feature Syndicate |
Medium |
Ink/white out/paper |
Width (cm) |
29.900 |
Height (cm) |
22.900 |
Language |
English |
Collection |
Aarin Flynn Collection of Editorial Cartoons |
Description |
Summary: A terrorist shovels dynamite into an Amtrak train engine. Signed and dated by the artist. On October 9, 1995, an Amtrak train traveling through Arizona was derailed by saboteurs calling themselves "Sons of the Gestapo." One person was killed and 78 were injured. The saboteurs, who have not been caught, left notes saying the attack was in retaliation to the Waco Siege. |
Credit line |
Aarin Flynn Collection of Editorial Cartoons, The Ohio State University Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum |
Accession number |
CGA.2019.135 |
Version |
original art |