Keeping account
Subject(s): Accounting, China, Death, Rock Springs Massacre (Rock Springs, Wyoming : 1885), Rock Springs Massacre (Wyoming : 1885), Sin, Symbolism, Uncle Sam (Symbolic character), United States
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Uncle Sam prepares a list of places in China where “Americans [have been] killed by Chinese,” and a Chinese man prepares a list of places in America where “Chinese [have been] killed by Americans,” including the latest incident in “Wyoming Territory.” Caption: China “Taking in the late massacre of my people in Wyoming Territory, there seems to be a slight balance to my credit!”
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1885-09-16
Creator(s)
Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937
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:
Keeping account. [September 16, 1885]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287724. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937. Keeping account. [16 Sep. 1885]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287724.
APA:
Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937., [1885, September 16]. Keeping account.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287724.
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 26, 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.
