“Thumbs down!”
Subject(s): Animal experimentation, Animal rights activists, Death, Gladiators, Pets, Public opinion, Science, Sick, Spectators, Vivisection
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A skeleton labeled “Death,” as a gladiator, stands over “The Sick.” Before giving the death stroke, the skeleton looks to the spectators seated in a section identified as “Anti-Vivisectionists,” who, holding their pets close, give the “thumbs down” signal. The emblem on their banner shows a hand about to snuff the flame on a lamp labeled “Progress.”
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1911-06-07
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:
“Thumbs down!”. [June 7, 1911]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o285463. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Crawford, Will, 1869-1944. “Thumbs down!”. [7 Jun. 1911]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. April 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o285463.
APA:
Crawford, Will, 1869-1944., [1911, June 7]. “Thumbs down!”.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o285463.
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. April 16, 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.
