A bad outlook for harmony
Subject(s): Aldrich, Nelson W. (Nelson Wilmarth), 1841-1915, Bristow, Joseph L. (Joseph Little), 1861-1944, Clapp, Moses E. (Moses Edwin), 1851-1929, Conservatism, Crane, Winthrop Murray, 1853-1920, Cummins, Albert Baird, 1850-1926, Depew, Chauncey M. (Chauncey Mitchell), 1834-1928, Dolliver, Jonathan P. (Jonathan Prentiss), 1858-1910, Gallinger, Jacob H. (Jacob Harold), 1837-1918, La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1855-1925, Legislators, Nelson, Knute, 1843-1923, Presidents, Root, Elihu, 1845-1937, Smoot, Reed, 1862-1941, Symphony orchestras, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, United States. Congress
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President Taft struggles to conduct an orchestra composed of two groups of musicians. On the left, playing the “Eastern Conservatism” on stringed instruments, are “Root, Crane, Smoot, Depew, Aldrich, [and] Gallinger.” On the right, playing the “Western Conservatism” on horns and percussion instruments, are “Knute Nelson, Dolliver, Cummins, Clapp, Bristow, [and] La Follette.” Caption: Pity the poor leader of the Washington Symphony Orchestra.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1909-12-22
Creator(s)
Glackens, L. M. (Louis M.), 1866-1933
Period
African Safari (March 1909-1910)
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:
A bad outlook for harmony. [December 22, 1909]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287494. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Glackens, L. M. (Louis M.), 1866-1933. A bad outlook for harmony. [22 Dec. 1909]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287494.
APA:
Glackens, L. M. (Louis M.), 1866-1933., [1909, December 22]. A bad outlook for harmony.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287494.
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. January 8, 2026. 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.
