Shade of A.T.S.– “Oh, if I could only find my body!”
Subject(s): Commercial buildings, Ghosts, Hilton, Henry, 1824-1899, Hotels, Inheritance and succession, New York (State)--New York, Pulitzer, Joseph, 1847-1911, Sepulchral monuments, Stewart, Alexander Turney, 1803-1876, Stores, Retail, Tombs
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Print shows the spirit of Alexander Turney Stewart pulling out his hair as Henry Hilton posts “For Sale” notices on Stewart’s commercial enterprises, including the “Grand Union Hotel,” the “Windsor Hotel,” the “Woman’s Park Hotel,” the “Chicago House,” Stewart’s Garden City,” and his main building at “10th St. & Broadway,” after his widow transferred control to Hilton. Joseph Pulitzer pokes Hilton with a closed umbrella. There is an empty sepulchral monument labeled “Sacred to the Memory of A. T. Stew[art], with a sign that states “To Let” in the right foreground.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1882-04-26
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
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Shade of A.T.S.– “Oh, if I could only find my body!”. [April 26, 1882]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287909. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Gillam, Bernhard, 1856-1896. Shade of A.T.S.– “Oh, if I could only find my body!”. [26 Apr. 1882]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 1, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287909.
APA:
Gillam, Bernhard, 1856-1896.: , [1882, April 26]. Shade of A.T.S.– “Oh, if I could only find my body!”. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287909.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 1, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
APA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
