Clifford Berryman cartoon, "Just One Boil After Another" (13 January 1930)
An untitled Berryman drawing of 13 January 1930: a weary figure for Congress, a "Tariff" on his neck and "Law Enforcement" on his arm, reaches for a tonic. The National Archives ties it to President Hoover's requests for better federal enforcement.
- Date
- 1930-01-13
- Kind
- photograph
- Source
- National Archives Catalog, Records of the U.S. Senate (RG 46), Berryman Political Cartoon Collection
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-12
- NAID
- 6012010
- Rights
- A drawing by Clifford K. Berryman in the Records of the U.S. Senate (Record Group 46), series "Berryman Political Cartoon Collection" (NAID 306080), whose use note reads: "Some records in this series may be subject to copyright restrictions. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine the copyright holder and arrange for permission to reproduce the items, if necessary." The item record reads "Use Restriction: Unrestricted." Berryman was a newspaper cartoonist, not a federal employee, so 17 U.S.C. § 105 is not the basis. The catalog dates the drawing 13 January 1930. A work published in the United States in 1930 or earlier is in the public domain there, and an unpublished work by an author who died in 1949, as Berryman did, passed out of copyright at the end of 2019; on either footing, and on the item-level "Unrestricted" mark, a copy is stored here.
The catalog lists this drawing as untitled, local identifier W-084, dated 13 January 1930. A disheveled man in a vest and shirt sleeves has “LAW ENFORCEMENT” written on one arm and “TARIFF” on his neck, and says, “JUST ONE BOIL AFTER ANOTHER.” A hat marked “CONGRESS” hangs on the bedpost, and a bottle marked “TONIC” stands on the table with a glass and spoon.
The National Archives note says the drawing answers new requests from President Herbert Hoover for quick action on enforcement of federal criminal laws, and that “the Prohibition Amendment had created substantial demands on the law enforcement capabilities of federal, state and local agencies.” Those statements are the note’s.
The drawing is an editorial cartoon, filed for what it shows.