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Keate, Jeff, fl. 1944 [Cartoon]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC10047.01.419.04 Author/Creator: Keate, Jeff, fl. 1944 Place Written: Randolph Field, Texas Type: Newspaper clipping Date: September 25, 1944 Pagination: 1 p. ; Order a Copy

One newspaper clipping sent by Omer H. Kelpe to Virginia Heidt Kelpe in a letter dated September 25, 1944. The cartoon features a couple in fancy dress standing in a doorway looking at an older couple sitting on a couch having wine. The caption reads, "It's nice to see the old folks happy and know they'll always be taken care of. They sold their cars!"

Kelpe, Omer H., 1905-1975
Kelpe, Virginia Lee Heidt, fl. 1942-1975
Keate, Jeff, fl. 1944

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