Every hour is lunch hour at the Dreadnought Club
Subject(s): Alfonso XIII, King of Spain, 1886-1941, Battleships, Clubs, Dinners and dining, George V, King of Great Britain, 1865-1936, Kings and rulers, Luncheons, Marianne (French emblem), Mars (Roman deity), Meiji, Emperor of Japan, 1852-1912, Military weapons, Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, 1868-1918, Peace, Uncle Sam (Symbolic character), Waitresses, William II, German Emperor, 1859-1941, Zaifeng, 1883-1951
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The Roman god Mars, eating a battleship, is seated a table with Uncle Sam and Marianne (symbol of France) and the rulers of European and Asian countries at the “Dreadnought Club,” each awaiting their meals of munitions and armaments being brought to the table by a heavily burdened waitress labeled “Peace.” Caption: Peace — “Waiting on a crowd like this is no job for a woman.”
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1911-05-31
Creator(s)
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
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:
Every hour is lunch hour at the Dreadnought Club. [May 31, 1911]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o285461. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956. Every hour is lunch hour at the Dreadnought Club. [31 May. 1911]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o285461.
APA:
Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956., [1911, May 31]. Every hour is lunch hour at the Dreadnought Club.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o285461.
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.
