The Wall Street rumor-monger
Subject(s): Business--Finance, Magnifying glasses, New York (State), New York (State)--New York, New York (State)--New York--Wall Street, Rumor, Stock exchanges, Uncle Sam (Symbolic character)
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Uncle Sam uses a magnifying glass to see in his left hand a diminutive man labeled “Rumor Monger” yelling “Panic, National Disaster, Failures, [and] Ruin” into a megaphone labeled “Wall Str.” Caption: Uncle Sam — Well! Will this nuisance ever learn that the country governs Wall Street; not Wall Street, the country.
Comments and Context
Even Puck, whose cartoons can be seen as a weekly diary of current events and prevailing opinions, occasionally in the early Roosevelt years reflected unease on Wall Street, insecurity about labor peace, and such public feelings. However — and far more frequently, as in this cartoon — cartoonists and commentators like Joseph Keppler Junior depicted the second American “Era of Good Feelings” and the solid prosperity of the Roosevelt years.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1903-09-02
Creator(s)
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
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 Wall Street rumor-monger. [September 2, 1903]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o277349. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956. The Wall Street rumor-monger. [2 Sep. 1903]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o277349.
APA:
Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956., [1903, September 2]. The Wall Street rumor-monger.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o277349.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. 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 Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
APA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
