Our government farm — President Cleveland finds an effectual protection against the twenty-five-year locusts
Subject(s): Bayard, Thomas F. (Thomas Francis), 1828-1898, Blackburn, Joseph C. S. (Joseph Clay Stiles), 1838-1918, Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893, Cabinet officers, Civil service reform, Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908, Dana, Charles A. (Charles Anderson), 1819-1897, Dugro, Philip Henry, 1855-1920, Endicott, William Crowninshield, 1826-1900, Farmers, Fires, Garland, A. H. (Augustus Hill), 1832-1899, Hendricks, Thomas A. (Thomas Andrews), 1819-1885, Jones, Aquilla, 1811-1891, Kelly, John, 1821-1886, Lamar, L. Q. C. (Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus), 1825-1893, Locusts, Manning, Daniel, 1831-1887, McLaughlin, Hugh, 1827-1904, Thompson, Hubert O. (Hubert Ogden), 1848-1886, Vilas, William F. (William Freeman), 1840-1908, Voorhees, Charles S. (Charles Stewart), 1853-1909, Whitney, William C. (William Collins), 1841-1904
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President Cleveland stands directly behind a wall of flames labeled “Civil Service Reform.” Behind him, working on the “Government Farm,” are members of his cabinet: William C. Endicott with a hoe, Lucius Q. C. Lamar kneeling before a newly planted tree, Thomas F. Bayard working on a tree labeled “State Department,” Daniel Manning holding a pot labeled “Treasury,” Augustus H. Garland with a shovel, William C. Whitney adding supports to a tree labeled “Navy Department,” and William F. Vilas with a watering can. In the foreground, locusts driven back by the smoke and overcome by the fumes lie on the ground and are about to be consumed by the flames. The locusts include “Kelly, Dugro, Voorhees, Blackburn, McLean, Dana, Butler, H. O. Thompson, Chenowith, Higgins, [and] Aquila Jones.” Two that seem unaffected are labeled “Hendricks” carrying a banner that states “To the Victors belong the Spoils” and “McLoughlin” [sic].
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1885-09-02
Creator(s)
Period
Dakota Rancher (June 1884-1886)
Repository
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Page Count
1
Record Type
Image
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Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
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Chicago:
Our government farm — President Cleveland finds an effectual protection against the twenty-five-year locusts. [September 2, 1885]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287718. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Zimmerman, Eugene, 1862-1935. Our government farm — President Cleveland finds an effectual protection against the twenty-five-year locusts. [2 Sep. 1885]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287718.
APA:
Zimmerman, Eugene, 1862-1935., [1885, September 2]. Our government farm — President Cleveland finds an effectual protection against the twenty-five-year locusts.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287718.
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.