Humpty Dumpty slips from the wall; Humpty’s due for an awful fall
Subject(s): Eggs, Fall (The English word), Tariff, Walls
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Humpty Dumpty labeled “Excessive Protection” slips off a “Tariff Wall.” Many men have thrown a rope labeled “Stand Pat Influence” around his waist, hoping to prevent him from falling. Caption: Humpty Dumpty slips from the wall; Humpty’s due for an awful fall. All the Trust lobbies, with all their slick men, Will never be able to raise him again.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1913-03-12
Creator(s)
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
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:
Humpty Dumpty slips from the wall; Humpty’s due for an awful fall. [March 12, 1913]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287074. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956. Humpty Dumpty slips from the wall; Humpty’s due for an awful fall. [12 Mar. 1913]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287074.
APA:
Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956.: , [1913, March 12]. Humpty Dumpty slips from the wall; Humpty’s due for an awful fall. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287074.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
APA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
