Have a Safe and Sane 4th (1910)
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Have a Safe and Sane 4th (1910)
Pets have never liked fireworks
Illustration shows a young boy and a large firecracker locked into stocks labeled "Safe and Sane 4th", with many dogs and cats dancing around them.
Title: Independence day at last / L.M. Glackens.
Names: Glackens, L. M. (Louis M.), 1866-1933, artist
Created / Published: N.Y. : Published by Keppler & Schwarzmann, Puck Building, 1910 June 29.
Library of Congress Control Number: 2011647600
Have a Safe and Sane 4th (1910)
Some sane people don't either. The fireworks over the Hudson I see from my house are spectacular, but it's the sound of gun fire I loathe. Happy un- independence day!