The greatest department store on earth; – and every day a bargain day
Subject(s): Department stores, International trade, John Bull (Symbolic character), Sales personnel, Shopping, Uncle Sam (Symbolic character)
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Print shows Uncle Sam standing behind the counter at “Uncle Sam’s Department Store” where there is a “Great Sale Now Going On Inside.” The store is filled with representatives of “Germany, England, France, Russia, Italy, Mexico, Japan, China, Austria” and Turkey, who are anxious to purchase such commodities as “Steel Rails, Machinery, Provisions, Agricultural Implements, Clothing, Scientific Instruments, Chemicals, Grain, [and] Tools”, as well as battleships, railroad bridges, and locomotives. Uncle Sam is doing a brisk business.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1899-11-29
Creator(s)
Pughe, J. S. (John S.), 1870-1909
Period
Governor of New York (October 1898-1900)
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:
The greatest department store on earth; – and every day a bargain day. [November 29, 1899]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288167. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Pughe, J. S. (John S.), 1870-1909. The greatest department store on earth; – and every day a bargain day. [29 Nov. 1899]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288167.
APA:
Pughe, J. S. (John S.), 1870-1909., [1899, November 29]. The greatest department store on earth; – and every day a bargain day.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288167.
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. December 11, 2025. 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.
