In the jaws of death – a cold day for the Independent Party
Subject(s): Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886, Bayard, Thomas F. (Thomas Francis), 1828-1898, Blaine, James Gillespie, 1830-1893, Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893, Civil service, Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908, Conkling, Roscoe, 1829-1888, Dana, Charles A. (Charles Anderson), 1819-1897, Field, Cyrus W. (Cyrus West), 1819-1892, Gould, Jay, 1836-1892, Grant, U. S. (Ulysses S.), 1881-1968, Hancock, Winfield Scott, 1824-1886, Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893, Hendricks, Thomas A. (Thomas Andrews), 1819-1885, Hewitt, Abram S. (Abram Stevens), 1822-1903, Hoar, George Frisbie, 1826-1904, Icebergs, Kelly, John, 1821-1886, Logan, John Alexander, 1826-1886, Mahone, William, 1826-1895, National Greenback Party, National Independent Party (U.S.), Presidents--Elections, Reformation, Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912, Robeson, George M. (George Maxwell), 1829-1897, Sailboats, Sailing, Sherman, John, 1823-1900, Shipwrecks, Tariff, Thompson, Hubert O. (Hubert Ogden), 1848-1886, Thurman, Allen Granbery, 1813-1895, Tilden, Samuel J. (Samuel Jones), 1814-1886
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Print shows Puck’s figure for the “Independent Party” in a small sailboat of that name, flying a banner labeled “Independents”, sailing through icy waters among large icebergs. In the background two ships labeled “Tariff Reform” and “Civil Service Reform” have wrecked on icebergs. Among the faces in the icebergs are Rutherford B. Hayes, Roscoe Conkling, George M. Robeson, William Mahone, George F. Hoar, James G. Blaine, Jay Gould, Cyrus W. Field, John Sherman, John A. Logan, Whitelaw Reid, Samuel J. Tilden, Hubert O. Thompson, John Kelly, Charles A. Dana, Thomas Hendricks, Thomas F. Bayard, Winfield Scott Hancock, Benjamin F. Butler, Grover Cleveland, Ulysses S. Grant, Allen G. Thurman, Abram S. Hewitt, and Chester A. Arthur.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1883-11-07
Creator(s)
Period
New York State Assemblyman (1882-May 1884)
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
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Chicago:
In the jaws of death – a cold day for the Independent Party. [November 7, 1883]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287842. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Gillam, Bernhard, 1856-1896. In the jaws of death – a cold day for the Independent Party. [7 Nov. 1883]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287842.
APA:
Gillam, Bernhard, 1856-1896., [1883, November 7]. In the jaws of death – a cold day for the Independent Party.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287842.
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.
