A picture without words
Subject(s): Animal life cycles, Anti-Catholicism, Church and state, Public schools, Religious tolerance, Tigers
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Liberty sits on a chair teaching a young boy about the “Public School System.” A kitten labeled “Romish Infl.” drinks from a bowl labeled “Toleration” at their feet. In a series of vignettes, the kitten grows into a cat, getting larger and larger, until it has become a large tiger wearing clerical robes labeled “Romish Influence,” standing over Liberty and the young boy who are unconscious on the floor.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1884-01-16
Creator(s)
Graetz, F. (Friedrich), approximately 1840-approximately 1913
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
Cite this Record
Chicago:
A picture without words. [January 16, 1884]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287893. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Graetz, F. (Friedrich), approximately 1840-approximately 1913. A picture without words. [16 Jan. 1884]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287893.
APA:
Graetz, F. (Friedrich), approximately 1840-approximately 1913., [1884, January 16]. A picture without words.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287893.
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. February 13, 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.
