He won’t be happy till he gets it (with profuse apologies to the Pears’ Soap Baby)
Subject(s): Boatbuilding, Corruption, Depew, Chauncey M. (Chauncey Mitchell), 1834-1928, Infants, Infants--Bathing
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A man labeled “Organized Greed,” an iconic plutocrat, appears as a baby trying to climb out of a tub of bath water labeled “Special Privilege,” reaching for a bar of soap labeled “Ship Subsidy.” Hanging on the wall in the background is a sign “In Graft We Trust.”
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1907-03-06
Creator(s)
Glackens, L. M. (Louis M.), 1866-1933
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
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:
He won’t be happy till he gets it (with profuse apologies to the Pears’ Soap Baby). [March 6, 1907]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o285719. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Glackens, L. M. (Louis M.), 1866-1933. He won’t be happy till he gets it (with profuse apologies to the Pears’ Soap Baby). [6 Mar. 1907]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o285719.
APA:
Glackens, L. M. (Louis M.), 1866-1933., [1907, March 6]. He won’t be happy till he gets it (with profuse apologies to the Pears’ Soap Baby).
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o285719.
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 29, 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.