No more of those hideous monuments!
Subject(s): Capitols, Equestrian statues, Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885, Memorials, Monuments, New York (State), New York (State)--Albany, Uncle Sam (Symbolic character), Washington (D.C.)
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Puck grabs the arm of Uncle Sam who is staring in dismay at statues labeled “Coggswell, W.H. Seward Madison Square, Admiral Dupont Washington D.C., Custer West Point, George Washington Union Square, Farragut Madison Sq., LaFayette Union Square, Jackson Washington D.C., A. Lincoln Union Square, Garfield Washington, Hamilton Central Park, [and] Bolivar Central Park.” also the “Washington Monument” as a smokestack and the “Bunker Hill Boston” monument as an obelisk. Puck is suggesting that the New York State capitol building, currently under construction, be labeled “‘Grant’ Free Institute” as a fitting tribute to former president Ulysses S. Grant. Caption: Let us have a memorial of General Grant that will be worthy of a great nation.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1885-08-19
Creator(s)
Period
Dakota Rancher (June 1884-1886)
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:
No more of those hideous monuments!. [August 19, 1885]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287581. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Gillam, Bernhard, 1856-1896. No more of those hideous monuments!. [19 Aug. 1885]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287581.
APA:
Gillam, Bernhard, 1856-1896., [1885, August 19]. No more of those hideous monuments!.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287581.
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. February 5, 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.
