1975.09.16 "To The Rescue" by Eddie Germano

1975.09.16 “To The Rescue”
by Eddie Germano (1924-2026)
11 x 15, ink and wash on board
Coppola Collection

A native Bostonian, Germano became a full-time cartoonist in 1948, at age 24, after serving in WWII. Among other positions, he worked as the editorial and sports cartoonist for the Brockton Enterprise from 1963-1990. 

A run-off election in NH to fill a Senate Seat. The closest election in Senate history was decided in 1975 with the seating of New Hampshire Democrat John Durkin in the wake of a race that pitted Durkin against Republican Louis Wyman. Although Wyman initially led in the polls, the Watergate scandal helped turn 1974 into a Democratic year. On Election Day, Wyman initially was thought to have won by 355 votes. Durkin demanded a recount, which shifted the victory to him by 10 votes.

The symbolic NH rock formation called the Old Man of the Mountain collapsed on May 3, 2003.