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A large bear labeled “The Trusts” is jumping over President Roosevelt as Roosevelt is trying to lasso it with a rope. Instead of Yellowstone Park, the sign reads, “The Tariff Park No Shooting Allowed.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-04-18
President Roosevelt and his dog hide behind a rock as reporters chase after him. Caption: Our president will ‘endeavor to shake the snap fiends’ and reporters in Yellow Stone Park.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-04-01
Arkansas Senator James K. Jones holds a “senatorship” shotgun from which he fires several rounds. A torn “Democracy” flag is in the background of the “Arkansas election.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-04-10
Uncle Sam and “Germany” link arms to form a pretzel shape while John Bull, symbolizing the United Kingdom, watches sadly from behind.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-03
The Mayor of Des Moines, Iowa, has requested families with a “goodly number” of children to be present when Theodore Roosevelt visits. It includes a cartoon with the caption, “The mayor of Des Moines has requested that all the large families turn out to welcome our president and prove that Iowa is not threatened with race suicide.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-04-02