“Why you no cuttee off your queue?”
Subject(s): Braids (Hairdressing), Chinese--Attitudes, Enlightenment, Partisanship, Slavery, Soldiers, Uncle Sam (Symbolic character)
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An Asian, possibly Chinese, soldier offers scissors labeled “Enlightenment” to Uncle Sam so that he can cut off his long braid labeled “Partisan Politics.” The soldier’s own severed braid labeled “Servitude” lies on the ground at his feet.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1912-01-31
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:
“Why you no cuttee off your queue?”. [January 31, 1912]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o285549. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Crawford, Will, 1869-1944. “Why you no cuttee off your queue?”. [31 Jan. 1912]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o285549.
APA:
Crawford, Will, 1869-1944., [1912, January 31]. “Why you no cuttee off your queue?”.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o285549.
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. January 15, 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.
