The toll-takers
Subject(s): City and town life, Commerce, Consumer protection, Consumers, Cost and standard of living, Country life, Farm produce, Postal service, Toll bridges, Tolls
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Four toll-takers labeled “Retailer’s Profit, Commission Broker’s Profit, Rail Road’s Profit, [and] Express Company’s Profit” stand on a bridge spanning a small waterway that separates the rural “Producer” on the right from the city “Consumer” on the left. Flying overhead is an airplane labeled “Parcels Post.” Caption: If you don’t like it, you know what you can do.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1911-12-13
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:
The toll-takers. [December 13, 1911]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o285536. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956. The toll-takers. [13 Dec. 1911]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o285536.
APA:
Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956., [1911, December 13]. The toll-takers.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o285536.
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.
