Ralph Yardley (American, 1878-1961) War Rally Sp

Ralph Yardley (American, 1878-1961) War Rally Speech, Seven Point Program, and Planning for Victory, The Stockton Record newspaper cartoons (three works), 1942 India ink, lithographic crayon, and gouache on heavyweight paper 9-1x2 x 8 inches (24.1 x 20.3 cm) (each, image) Each signed in lower region: Ralph Yardley Over a 57-year career newspaper cartoonist and illustrator Ralph W. Yardley created editorial cartoons for The San Francisco Examiner, The New York Globe and The Stockton Record (California). He is known for his comic features The Adventures of Ping and Pong, Have You Seen Alonzo? and Do You Remember?, and he created cover art for popular magazines such as Harper's, Leslie's, and Woman's World. From 1922 until after World War II he was the editorial cartoonist for the Stockton Record, where these three wartime originals were published. According to the 1930 census approximately 12 million American households in the United States owned a radio, roughly 40% to 44% of the total. The relatively new wireless medium allowed messages and programming to be delivered directly into homes, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt was the master of the medium. Mr. Yardley portrays FDR at the microphone and quotes directly from his speech of the previous night in War Rally Speech published on February 24, 1942. In Seven-Point Program, published on April 29, 1942, President Roosevelt is seen speaking to the American people via radio in his "Fireside Chat" of the previous evening in which he outlined the "Seven-Point Program" to strengthen the United States and win victory in the great struggle of World War II. "John Q. Public" replies that compared to "Spartan males" of ancient Greece "our lot will not be so bad." (image size: 9.5" x 9") V's for Victory radiate above the heads of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and President Franklin Roosevelt in Planning for Victory. It was published on June 20, 1942, the day after Churchill arrived and the two heads of state met first in Hyde Park, New York and then in Washington, D.C. for the Second Washington Conference (June 19-25) to determine Allied strategy. (image size: 9.5" x 8") Publication dates are stamped in the margin or at lower left in the image area. Quantity: (3) HID03101062020 © 2026 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.comxTexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice

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Element of collage is quoted text at lower left to War Rally Speech example. Extremely light toning to each. Light rubbing to John Q text in lower left of Seven Point Program. Very light surface dirt visible along extreme edges. Wear and markings to margins of pages in keeping with illustration and publishing process. Each not framed. Each sheet overall: 9.75 x 10 inches Heritage Auctions strongly encourages in-person inspection of items by the bidder. Statements by Heritage regarding the condition of objects are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements of fact, and do not constitute a representation, warranty, or assumption of liability by Heritage. All lots offered are sold "AS IS"