'Cucumber time' in print

At midsummer, when the cucumbers are ripe, there is nothing much to report in the media. 'Cucumber time' ('silly season') inspired Dutch cartoonists of different backgrounds. A selection from the collections of the Press Museum and IISH.

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A. Hahn
1906

A. Hahn
1913

Jan Rot
1927

Ley
1929

L. Jordaan
1958

Lex Metz
1963

Eppo Doeve
1973

Peter van Straaten
1987

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