Clare Briggs, Cartoonist

Clare Briggs, Cartoonist (HMMFT)

Location: Reedsburg, WI 53959 Sauk County
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Country: United States of America
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N 43° 32.286', W 90° 0.743'

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Clare A. Briggs was born in Reedsburg on 5 August 1875 to Mr. and Mrs. William Pardee Briggs; he lived here into his early teens.

Briggs became one of our nation's best known cartoonists, often using local scenes and names in his popular series entitled "When a Feller Needs a Friend," "The Old Swimming Hole," and "Skin-nay." His cartoons appeared in newspapers throughout the country.

Briggs died on 3 January 1930 in New York City.

More information on Briggs can be obtained from the Reedsburg Area Historical Society and the Reedsburg Public Library.
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Date Added Thursday, October 2nd, 2014 at 7:30pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15T E 741385 N 4824909
Decimal Degrees43.53810000, -90.01238333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 32.286', W 90° 0.743'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 32' 17.16" N, 90° 0' 44.58" W
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Area Code(s)608
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 555 N Webb Ave, Reedsburg WI 53959, US
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