“Whitelaw Reid refuses to accept the New York senatorship”
Subject(s): Civil service reform, Clothing and dress, Dandies, Elections, Legislative bodies, Legislators, Marriage proposals, Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912
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Whitelaw Reid, dressed as a dandy, turns away from a young woman labeled “N. Y. State” who is carrying a bucket labeled “Reform Milk” and headed in a direction indicated by a sign “To Reform.” He is turning down a marriage proposal before it has been offered. Caption: “I cannot marry you, my pretty maid!” / “Nobody axed you, sir!” she said.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1884-12-03
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:
“Whitelaw Reid refuses to accept the New York senatorship”. [December 3, 1884]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287779. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Gillam, Bernhard, 1856-1896. “Whitelaw Reid refuses to accept the New York senatorship”. [3 Dec. 1884]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287779.
APA:
Gillam, Bernhard, 1856-1896., [1884, December 3]. “Whitelaw Reid refuses to accept the New York senatorship”.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287779.
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. March 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.
