Hopelessly bound to the stake
Subject(s): Capitalists and financiers, Depew, Chauncey M. (Chauncey Mitchell), 1834-1928, Field, Cyrus W. (Cyrus West), 1819-1892, Gould, Jay, 1836-1892, Monopolies, Public executions, Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912, Sage, Russell, 1816-1906, Vanderbilt, William H. (William Henry), 1821-1885, Working class
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A man labeled “Workman” is tied to a stake labeled “Monopoly” and sits on a flaming pile of logs with the faces of Jay Gould, William H. Vanderbilt, Russell Sage, Roscoe Conkling, Cyrus W. Field, Whitelaw Reid who breathes flames labeled “Monopoly Press,” and Chauncey M. Depew who breathes flames labeled “Depew.”
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1883-08-15
Creator(s)
Period
New York State Assemblyman (1882-May 1884)
Repository
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Page Count
1
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Hopelessly bound to the stake. [August 15, 1883]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287582. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Gillam, Bernhard, 1856-1896. Hopelessly bound to the stake. [15 Aug. 1883]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287582.
APA:
Gillam, Bernhard, 1856-1896., [1883, August 15]. Hopelessly bound to the stake.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287582.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
APA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
