The true inwardness of the Tilden boom – the democratic tribes clamor for Sammy to strike his rocks
Subject(s): Bayard, Thomas F. (Thomas Francis), 1828-1898, Cox, Samuel Sullivan, 1824-1889, Dana, Charles A. (Charles Anderson), 1819-1897, Hendricks, Thomas A. (Thomas Andrews), 1819-1885, Hewitt, Abram S. (Abram Stevens), 1822-1903, Kelly, John, 1821-1886, Lamar, L. Q. C. (Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus), 1825-1893, Moses (Biblical leader), Payne, Sereno Elisha, 1843-1914, Randall, Samuel J. (Samuel Jackson), 1828-1890, Thurman, Allen Granbery, 1813-1895, Tilden, Samuel J. (Samuel Jones), 1814-1886, Watterson, Henry, 1840-1921
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Samuel J. Tilden, pictured as Moses with two rays of light emitting from his forehead, stands with his back to a mountainside where some rocks look like barrels labeled with “$”, and a sign that states “This Stream Stopped Running in November 1876.” He is confronted by a group of parched (for funds) political aspirants labeled “Hewitt, Watterson, Dana, [Hendricks], Cox, Bayard, Randall, N. Y. Democracy, [Kelly], Payne, Lamar, [and] Thurman,” and one man holding a jug labeled “For Campaign Funds.” They implore him to strike the rocks and make the money flow.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1884-04-02
Creator(s)
Publication Date
2014-02-20
Period
New York State Assemblyman (1882-May 1884)
Original Collection
Prints and Photographs division
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:
The true inwardness of the Tilden boom – the democratic tribes clamor for Sammy to strike his rocks. [April 2, 1884?]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287600. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Gillam, Bernhard, 1856-1896. The true inwardness of the Tilden boom – the democratic tribes clamor for Sammy to strike his rocks. [2 Apr. 1884?]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 29, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287600.
APA:
Gillam, Bernhard, 1856-1896.: , [1884, April 2?]. The true inwardness of the Tilden boom – the democratic tribes clamor for Sammy to strike his rocks. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287600.
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. October 29, 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.
