This object is an original pen and ink political cartoon hand drawn on white paper by Clifford Berryman circa 1917 in Washington, D.C. The title "Getting in the Hay" is inscribed in pencil and centered on the bottom. The drawing depicts Woodrow Wilson in farmer dress wielding a large bunch of hay, saying "Better get it all in while we can" and, behind him, the words "Fall Elections." A man named Congress is hoisting the hay up into the barn and says "Gosh it's hot up here." The drawing is stamped on the back with Berryman's number 44376 and is signed "Berryman" in the lower right area of the illustration.
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