Simple solution of the Panama labor problem
Subject(s): Aldrich, Nelson W. (Nelson Wilmarth), 1841-1915, Baer, George F. (George Frederick), 1842-1914, Canals--Design and construction, Capitalists and financiers, Cox, Nicholas Nichols, 1837-, Depew, Chauncey M. (Chauncey Mitchell), 1834-1928, Durham, Israel W., 1856-1909, Fairbanks, Charles W. (Charles Warren), 1852-1918, Hearst, William Randolph, 1863-1951, Hendricks, Francis J., 1834-1920, McCarren, Patrick Henry, 1849-1909, Mitchell, John, 1870-1919, Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, Murphy, Charles Francis, 1858-1924, Odell, Benjamin B. (Benjamin Barker), 1854-1926, Panama, Panama--Panama Canal, Politicians, Rockefeller, John D. (John Davison), 1839-1937, Shaw, Leslie M. (Leslie Mortier), 1848-1932, Shonts, Theodore P. (Theodore Perry), 1856-1919, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, Taggart, Thomas, 1856-1929
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A frenzy of activity is underway as many politicians and capitalists join the labor forces to construct the Panama Canal. Theodore P. Shonts, chairman of the Isthmian Canal Commission, is standing on the right, holding a whip, and directing the laborers. In the background, large groups of men labeled “Order of Walking Delegates, The Idle Rich, Amalgamated Aldermen, [and] Insurance Presidents Union No. 6” are waiting, with tools, to be called into action. Caption: Let our superfluous citizens do the work.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1905-10-18
Creator(s)
Ehrhart, S. D. (Samuel D.), approximately 1862-1937
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
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:
Simple solution of the Panama labor problem. [October 18, 1905]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o278084. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Ehrhart, S. D. (Samuel D.), approximately 1862-1937. Simple solution of the Panama labor problem. [18 Oct. 1905]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o278084.
APA:
Ehrhart, S. D. (Samuel D.), approximately 1862-1937., [1905, October 18]. Simple solution of the Panama labor problem.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o278084.
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 18, 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.
