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Youngstown Sheet & Tube Audiovisual Archives
Description: This cartoon by Wes Brown depicts a woman labeled "MRS. YOUNGSTOWN" and holding a broom. A man is also pictured at Mill Creek Park overlooking Youngstown. The man says, "SO MANY THINGS TO BE PROUD OF - I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY, WITH ALL THE NATURAL BEAUTY, FINE HOMES, YOUR BEAUTIFUL BUSINESS BUILDINGS, YOU PERMIT YOUR CITY TO BE SO SMOKEY AND DIRTY". The woman replies, "WE USED TO THINK THAT IN ORDER TO ENJOY PROSPERITY, WE MUST HAVE SMOKE AND DIRT - BUT WE'VE LEARNED DIFFERENT - WE'RE GOING TO GET TOGETHER AND CLEAN UP". The city is surrounded by a banner: "DOMESTIC SMOKE NUISANCE". View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B04F58_004
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Steel industry; Cartoon & Satire; Pollution
Places: Youngstown Sheet & Tube Audiovisual Archives