Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall–
Subject(s): Battering rams, Corruption, Cost and standard of living, Patronage, Political, Stone walls
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A smug-looking Humpty Dumpty labeled “Increased Cost of Living” sits on a stone wall labeled “Corners in Food Stuffs, Graft Tariff, Gambling in Futures, Cold-Storage Abuses, High Tariff Rates, Private Monopoly, Middle-Man Extortion, Waste of Natrual Resouces, Parasite Profits, [and] Unearned Incomes.” At the base of the wall a large group of citizens strike the wall with a battering ram labeled “The Ballot.”
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1910-01-26
Creator(s)
Nankivell, Frank A. (Frank Arthur), 1869-1959
Period
African Safari (March 1909-1910)
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:
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall–. [January 26, 1910]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287836. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Nankivell, Frank A. (Frank Arthur), 1869-1959. Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall–. [26 Jan. 1910]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287836.
APA:
Nankivell, Frank A. (Frank Arthur), 1869-1959., [1910, January 26]. Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall–.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287836.
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.
