They saw their “Flying Dutchman” – it crossed their path, and they were lost
Subject(s): Blaine, James Gillespie, 1830-1893, Carr, Joseph Bradford, 1828-1895, Catlin, Isaac Swartwood, 1835-1916, Cornell, Alonzo B., 1832-1904, Davenport, Ira, 1841-1904, Edmunds, George F. (George Franklin), 1828-1919, Evarts, William Maxwell, 1818-1901, Flying Dutchman, Foraker, Joseph Benson, 1846-1917, Lifesaving, Logan, John Alexander, 1826-1886, Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910, Pulitzer, Joseph, 1847-1911, Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912, Sectionalism (United States), Sherman, John, 1823-1900, Shipwrecks, Wadsworth, James Wolcott, 1846-1926
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A ship has lost its course and wrecked at the sight of the “Flying Dutchman” labeled “Speeches” with the face of James G. Blaine as the ship’s figurehead and using the “Bloody Shirt” as sails. Men cling to the wreck of the ship. Some are in the sea, and many are on the rocks. Some are identified as “Cornell, Wadsworth, Daggett, Catlin, Carr, O’Brien [who is clinging to “Davenport’s Bar’l”], Evarts, “Jake Hess,” Miller, T. Platt, Davenport, Sherman, Edmunds, [and] Jonah B. Foraker.” Among those unidentified are Whitelaw Reid holding a bottle labeled “Tribune Editorial Solace,” Joseph Pulitzer as a bird labeled “N.Y. World,” and John Logan.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1885-11-11
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:
They saw their “Flying Dutchman” – it crossed their path, and they were lost. [November 11, 1885]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287822. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Gillam, Bernhard, 1856-1896. They saw their “Flying Dutchman” – it crossed their path, and they were lost. [11 Nov. 1885]. 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/o287822.
APA:
Gillam, Bernhard, 1856-1896., [1885, November 11]. They saw their “Flying Dutchman” – it crossed their path, and they were lost.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287822.
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.
