The charmer
Subject(s): Belmont, Perry, 1850-1947, Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925, Conners, William James, 1857-1929, Folk, Joseph Wingate, 1869-1923, Gompers, Samuel, 1850-1924, Gray, George, 1840-1925, Guffey, James M. (James McClurg), 1839-1930, Hearst, William Randolph, 1863-1951, Johnson, John Albert, 1861-1909, Johnson, Tom Loftin, 1854-1911, Kern, John Worth, 1849-1917, McCarren, Patrick Henry, 1849-1909, Mitchell, John, 1870-1919, Murphy, Charles Francis, 1858-1924, Orpheus (Greek mythology), Parker, Alton B. (Alton Brooks), 1852-1926, Pulitzer, Joseph, 1847-1911, Ryan, Thomas Fortune, 1851-1928, Stone, William Joel, 1848-1918, Watterson, Henry, 1840-1921, Williams, John Sharp, 1854-1932
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William Jennings Bryan as Orpheus, singing and playing a lyre labeled “Harmony,” attracts a motley group of wild animals identified as: G. Gray, Kern, Folk, Gompers, McCarren, Mitchell, Hearst, Guffey, Watterson, Stone, Eliot, Williams, T. Johnson, Belmont, Sullivan, Pulitzer, Conners, Ryan, Parker, Murphy, and Johnson. One unidentified animal, similar to Williams, sits in a large tree, crawling through the branches above Bryan. Caption: Orpheus Bryan and the Democratic beasts.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1908-08-05
Creator(s)
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:
The charmer. [August 5, 1908]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286850. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956. The charmer. [5 Aug. 1908]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286850.
APA:
Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956., [1908, August 5]. The charmer.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286850.
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 22, 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.
