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President Roosevelt stands next to a large mug marked “reciprocity for Cuba.” Members of Congress stand off to the far side, arguing.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-06-07
President Roosevelt stands next to a giant “Sugar Beet” which is labeled “Do Not Move.” A small man who has lost his hat labeled “Cuba” lies crushed under the beet. “Congress” is arguing behind the beet.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-06-26
Bees with the names of states surround a beehive in the shape of President Roosevelt’s head. In the background, William Randolph Hearst tries to use a net to capture some bees.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-04-21
President Roosevelt watches Indiana Senator Charles W. Fairbanks climb up a ladder to sit on a Republican elephant with “1904” on its ears. In the background is the “Chicago Convention.” Caption: Roosevelt: “Come up, old man, I’m glad of such good company.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-06-25
A large “Roosevelt” flower in the “Republican political field” looks over the fence at the “Democratic political field” where a woman is looking at four different flowers that are all labeled “impossibility.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-12-09
“Dame Democracy” holds a “for political issues” basket and points an umbrella at “Panama” with a “canal route” as Uncle Sam looks on, pointing a finger at her. Caption: Dame Democracy—”Can’t I find an issue down here some place?” Uncle Sam—”What we want is a canal, madame, not a political issue!”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-09
Uncle Sam holds a shovel as he faces a number of rocks in Panama: “opposition,” “Dem. opposition,” and “R.R. lobby opposition.” Caption: “Well, I’m here at last, but it’s a tough road!”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-02-25
Ohio Senator Marcus Alonzo Hanna holds a recently blown out candle and tiptoes away from a “1904 presidential boom” crib as President Roosevelt, who is in a picture frame, looks on. A baby bottle has spilled on the floor with the label of “newspaperiety.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-11-22
President Roosevelt returns from Oyster Bay with his suitcases, and uses a pair of binoculars to try to find the White House, which is currently buried under a sea of “official business” papers.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-09-29