“Dance, you boobs. Dance!”
Subject(s): Banks and banking, Capitalists and financiers, Dance, Gunfights, Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, Pistol shooting, Trinity Church (New York, N.Y.)
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A gunslinger labeled “Morgan” sits on the porch of the “Dead Mans Gulch Saloon,” shooting two handguns labeled “Control of Credit” and “Control of Bank Deposits” at the feet of three men labeled “Promoter, Business Man, [and] Banker,” causing them to jump. Visible through a narrow opening in the mountains (of Wall Street) is Trinity Church.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1912-03-20
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:
“Dance, you boobs. Dance!”. [March 20, 1912]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o285571. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956. “Dance, you boobs. Dance!”. [20 Mar. 1912]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o285571.
APA:
Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956., [1912, March 20]. “Dance, you boobs. Dance!”.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o285571.
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.
