Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum

Coontown Calamities. "Jes gib him a jab an' see him wake up" / A Fire In Bugville

Public Deposited
Title
Alternative Title
  • Bugville
Creator
Language
Resource Type
Permanent Link
Date Issued
  • September 23, 1900
Version
  • tear sheets
Summary
  • Coontown Calamities: Three boys are laying on a bridge and teasing a horse standing in the water below them. They hit the horse with a club, awaking him. He kicks his back legs, hitting the bridge and destroying it. The boys fall into the water.
  • Bugville: There is a fire in the bee hive. The fire department is trying to put out the fire and there are a lot of insects running around.
Description
  • Bugville is a single panel color comic strip.
  • Coontown Calamities is a two panel color comic strip.
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Item Identifier
  • Digital ID: d_7501
  • Finding Number: CGA.SFS1-4-3
Collection Identifier
  • SPEC.CGA.SF
Unit
Source Collection
Extent
  • 53.75 x 40.25 cm
Medium
  • ink
  • newsprint
Time Period (Topic)
Genre
Subject
File Format
Published In
  • Chicago American
Rights Statement
Rights Note
  • This item, made available for research and educational purposes, may be protected by copyright; the user is responsible for making a final determination of copyright status.
Credit line: San Francisco Academy of Comic Art Collection, The Ohio State University, Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum

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