“The sleeping party”
Subject(s): Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886, Blaine, James Gillespie, 1830-1893, Brady, Thomas Jefferson, 1839-1904, Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893, Cameron, Simon, 1799-1889, Chandler, William E. (William Eaton), 1835-1917, Civil service reform, Cornell, Alonzo B., 1832-1904, Dorsey, Stephen Wallace, 1842-1916, Evarts, William Maxwell, 1818-1901, Field, Cyrus W. (Cyrus West), 1819-1892, Gould, Jay, 1836-1892, Halstead, Murat, 1829-1908, Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893, Hoar, George Frisbie, 1826-1904, Keifer, Joseph Warren, 1836-1932, Logan, John Alexander, 1826-1886, Nobility, Phelps, William Walter, 1839-1894, Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Roach, John, 1813-1887, Robeson, George M. (George Maxwell), 1829-1897, Sage, Russell, 1816-1906, Sherman, John, 1823-1900, Sleep, Vanderbilt, William H. (William Henry), 1821-1885
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A woman labeled “Republican Party” sleeps in the background, while members of her court, some dressed as women, also sleep in the foreground. Depicted are Whitelaw Reid, Murat Halstead, Russell Sage, John Roach, Jay Gould, Benjamin F. Butler, James G. Blaine, William H. Vanderbilt, John Logan, Cyrus W. Field, two dogs labeled “Phila. Press” and “Chicago Tribune,” Chester A. Arthur, Rutherford B. Hayes, William W. Phelps, John Sherman, Simon Cameron, George F. Hoar, Alonzo B. Cornell, Stephen W. Dorsey, Thomas J. Brady, William M. Evarts, George M. Robeson, William E. Chandler, and Joseph W. Keifer. Caption: She bungled with the civil-service reform distaff, and she and all her court were condemned to sleep for __ years.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1885-08-26
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:
“The sleeping party”. [August 26, 1885]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287603. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Gillam, Bernhard, 1856-1896. “The sleeping party”. [26 Aug. 1885]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287603.
APA:
Gillam, Bernhard, 1856-1896., [1885, August 26]. “The sleeping party”.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287603.
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 11, 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.
