Howard Elliott, nearly doubled-over under a heavy burden labeled “New Haven Rail Road,” walks through the “Slough of Despond” amid an atmosphere labeled “Demoralization.” Wedged under the burden on his back is a book labeled “Gospel of Efficiency.” He is making his way past a broken ticker tape machine toward a distant light labeled “Rehabilitation.”

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1913-09-24

Creator(s)

Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956

Period

Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)

Repository

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division

Page Count

1

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Cartoon

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:

Pilgrim Elliott’s progress. [September 24, 1913]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287166. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956. Pilgrim Elliott’s progress. [24 Sep. 1913]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287166.

APA:

Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956., [1913, September 24]. Pilgrim Elliott’s progress.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287166.

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. March 26, 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.