États-Unis · 1902–1991
Vaughn Shoemaker
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John Q. Public had planned on buying a double-decked bed for his youngsters to celebrate his raise in salary, but gave up the idea upon discovering that the price of furniture had received about five or six increases on account of higher costs of production.
1937, published April 27, 1937 · Non exposée · Art Institute of Chicago
John Q. Public, who is interested in seeing that his neighbors get a square deal from the city government, visits Oscar E. Hewitt, city commissioner of public works, and learns that if materials could be paid for on the cash on delivery basis contractors might not put their bids on public construction so high.
1938, published March 26, 1938 · Non exposée · Art Institute of Chicago
John Q. Public again went after Joseph Geary, president of the Civil Service Commission, to see why the patrolmen's list hasn't been posted yet. He missed Mr. Geary, but had an enlightening conversation with Mr. James S. Osborne, secretary, who placated the old gent somewhat.
1938, published August 6, 1938 · Non exposée · Art Institute of Chicago
John Q. Public, who, as many Chicagoans, is a hay-fever sufferer, visits a lot at Ravenswood and Morse avs., and between sneezes wonders what is being done to enforce the law requiring property owners to cut the weeds.
1943, published August 13, 1943 · Non exposée · Art Institute of Chicago
John Q. Public visits the dump at 19th st. and Wolcott av. with James J. Creed, superintendent of the city dumps, and Mrs. Walter J. Kelly, head of the OCD's waste fats salvage division, where he is shown how tin cans picked up by city garbage trucks are deposited for shipment to detinning plants.
1943, published July 23, 1943 · Non exposée · Art Institute of Chicago