The olympus of corruption – “Apollo strikes the lyre and charms the gods”
Subject(s): Apollo (Deity), Blaine, James Gillespie, 1830-1893, Brady, Thomas Jefferson, 1839-1904, Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893, Corruption, Dana, Charles A. (Charles Anderson), 1819-1897, Depew, Chauncey M. (Chauncey Mitchell), 1834-1928, Dionysus (Greek deity), Dorsey, Stephen Wallace, 1842-1916, Elkins, Stephen B. (Stephen Benton), 1841-1911, Field, Cyrus W. (Cyrus West), 1819-1892, Gods, Gould, Jay, 1836-1892, Hades (Greek deity), Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893, Hercules (Roman mythological character), Ingersoll, Robert Green, 1833-1899, Keifer, Joseph Warren, 1836-1932, Kelly, John, 1821-1886, Logan, John Alexander, 1826-1886, Lyre, Mars (Roman deity), Mercury, Mercury (Roman deity), Minerva (Roman deity), Neptune (Roman deity), Phelps, William Walter, 1839-1894, Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910, Presidents--Elections, Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912, Roach, John, 1813-1887, Robeson, George M. (George Maxwell), 1829-1897, Sage, Russell, 1816-1906, Vanderbilt, William H. (William Henry), 1821-1885, Vulcan (Roman deity)
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James Gillespie Blaine is pictured as Apollo playing a lyre labeled “N. Y. Tribune” fashioned from the body of Whitelaw Reid, before a gathering of the gods on Olympus. Among those present are Cyrus W. Field as Mercury, George M. Robeson as Neptune, Charles A. Dana as Minerva, Jay Gould as Zeus, Thomas Collier Platt, Robert Green Ingersoll, and Rutherford B. Hayes as angels, Chauncey Depew, W. H. Vanderbilt as Pluto, Russell Sage, William W. Phelps, John Roach as Vulcan, Stephen B. Elkins as Dionysus, Joseph Warren Keifer as Hercules, John Alexander Logan as Mars, Benjamin F. Butler as Venus, Stephen Wallace Dorsey and Thomas Jefferson Brady as putti, and John Kelly as an owl.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1884-10-08
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
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Chicago:
The olympus of corruption – “Apollo strikes the lyre and charms the gods”. [October 8, 1884]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287723. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Gillam, Bernhard, 1856-1896. The olympus of corruption – “Apollo strikes the lyre and charms the gods”. [8 Oct. 1884]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. August 3, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287723.
APA:
Gillam, Bernhard, 1856-1896., [1884, October 8]. The olympus of corruption – “Apollo strikes the lyre and charms the gods”.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287723.
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. August 3, 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.
