A moment of anxiety – who is going to get left?
Subject(s): Barnum, William Henry, 1818-1889, Bayard, Thomas F. (Thomas Francis), 1828-1898, Cabinet officers, Cabinet officers--Selection and appointment, Carlisle, John Griffin, 1835-1910, Christmas, Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908, Cox, Samuel Sullivan, 1824-1889, Fireplaces, Garland, A. H. (Augustus Hill), 1832-1899, Gifts, Hewitt, Abram S. (Abram Stevens), 1822-1903, Kelly, John, 1821-1886, Lamar, L. Q. C. (Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus), 1825-1893, McDonald, Joseph E. (Joseph Ewing), 1819-1891, Pulitzer, Joseph, 1847-1911, Randall, Samuel J. (Samuel Jackson), 1828-1890, Santa Claus, Santa Claus (Fictitious character), Schurz, Carl, 1829-1906, Slocum, Henry Warner, 1826-1894, Socks, Thurman, Allen Granbery, 1813-1895, Tilden, Samuel J. (Samuel Jones), 1814-1886, Watterson, Henry, 1840-1921
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President Cleveland, as Santa Claus, stands in front of a fireplace where stockings are hung from the mantle. He has a large sack of toys labeled “Navy, Treasury, Interior, Justice, State, [and] War Dept.” on his back, and a cat that looks like John Kelly lies at his feet. Watching from around the room are “Bayard, Randall, Cox, Barnum, McDonald, Slocum, Lamar, Morrison, [Garland], Tilden, Carlisle, Hewitt, Watterson, [and] Thurman,” and asleep in a cradle labeled “Independence” is either Carl Schurz or Joseph Pulitzer.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1884-12-24
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:
A moment of anxiety – who is going to get left?. [December 24, 1884]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287800. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Gillam, Bernhard, 1856-1896. A moment of anxiety – who is going to get left?. [24 Dec. 1884]. 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/o287800.
APA:
Gillam, Bernhard, 1856-1896., [1884, December 24]. A moment of anxiety – who is going to get left?.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287800.
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.
