Getting into the light
Subject(s): Balloons, Ignorance (Theory of knowledge), New York (State), Prejudices, Religion, Sabbatarians, United States
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Four men in a basket labeled “The Church” of a hot-air balloon labeled “Religion without Superstition” throw out sandbags labeled “No Museum, Blue Laws, Bigotry, [and] No Sunday Recreations” that are used for ballast, enabling them to soar higher, above dark clouds labeled “Ignorance” and “Superstition.” Caption: The more rubbish they throw out, the higher they can go.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1901-07-17
Creator(s)
Period
Vice President of the United States (1901)
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:
Getting into the light. [July 17, 1901]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o276132. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956. Getting into the light. [17 Jul. 1901]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 1, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o276132.
APA:
Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956.: , [1901, July 17]. Getting into the light. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o276132.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 1, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
APA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
