“O death, where is thy sting?”

Subject(s): Grim Reaper (Symbolic character), Railroad passenger cars, Railroads

The Grim Reaper, falling down a hillside, loses his crown and breaks his scythe, after being knocked away from a speeding train with a passenger car labeled “Steel Car” racing along the tracks.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1913-10-29

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:

“O death, where is thy sting?”. [October 29, 1913]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287182. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956. “O death, where is thy sting?”. [29 Oct. 1913]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287182.

APA:

Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956., [1913, October 29]. “O death, where is thy sting?”.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287182.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.

APA:

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.