Carey Orr cartoons, 1915-1937.

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The Newberry was founded on July 1, 1887 and opened for business on September 6 of that year. The Newberry’s establishment came about because of a contingent provision in the will of Chicago businessman Walter L. Newberry (1804-68), which left what later amounted to approximately $2.2 million for the foundation of a “free, public” library on the north side of the Chicago River, if his two children died without issue. After the deaths of Mr. Newberry’s daughters and then, in 1885, of his widow, t...

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Orr, 1890-

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American editorial cartoonist, 1960 Pulitzer Prize winner. From the description of Carey Orr cartoons, 1915-1937. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 187972291 Carey Orr (1890-1967) was a Pulitzer prize winning American editorial cartoonist. Born in Ada, Ohio on January 17 1890, Carey Cassius Orr later moved to Spokane, Washington to live with his father. As a teenager, he took a correspondence course in cartooning. But following high school, Orr...