Cartoon: Do you take this woman
Title
Cartoon: Do you take this woman
Creator
Description
Cartoon printed in December 1924 in the Chanticleer, a humor magazine produced by Rutgers students. The image is a caricature of a black couple in wedding attire. The caption below in the image reads:
"Do you take this Woman for your lawful wedded wife?"
He—"I takes nothin'. I'se been took."
The author of the cartoon is Ozzie Nelson (Oswald George Nelson), Rutgers class of 1927. Nelson became famous as the co-creator of the long-running radio and TV show The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet. He was inducted into the Rutgers Hall of Distinguished Alumni in 1989.
"Do you take this Woman for your lawful wedded wife?"
He—"I takes nothin'. I'se been took."
The author of the cartoon is Ozzie Nelson (Oswald George Nelson), Rutgers class of 1927. Nelson became famous as the co-creator of the long-running radio and TV show The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet. He was inducted into the Rutgers Hall of Distinguished Alumni in 1989.
Date
1924-12
Language
English
Publication
Page
22
Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries
Library catalog record (external link)
Citation
Nelson, Ozzie, “Cartoon: Do you take this woman,” Scarlet and Black Digital Archive, Rutgers University, accessed September 13, 2024, https://scarletandblack.rutgers.edu/archive/items/show/526.