Our good ship “National Credit” in danger from a silver-spout
Subject(s): Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908, Debts, Public, Edmunds, George F. (George Franklin), 1828-1919, Evarts, William Maxwell, 1818-1901, Financial crises, Garland, A. H. (Augustus Hill), 1832-1899, Hedden, Edward Long, 1828-1893, Sailing ships, Sharks, Sherman, John, 1823-1900, Silver question, Vilas, William F. (William Freeman), 1840-1908, Waterspouts
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The bow of a ship approaches a waterspout labeled “80ct $” and “$2,000,000 a Month,” and a shark labeled “Panic.” Along the side of the ship are President Cleveland as captain, and several men, all unidentified, but may include George F. Edmunds, William M. Evarts, William F. Vilas, Edward L. Hedden, John Sherman, and Augustus Garland, among others. They are about to fire a gun labeled “Repeal of Silver Coinage Act” to break up the waterspout. Caption: Captain Cleveland “Fire that gun, boys – it’s the only way to break it!”
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1885-12-16
Creator(s)
Gillam, Bernhard, 1856-1896; Zimmerman, Eugene, 1862-1935
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:
Our good ship “National Credit” in danger from a silver-spout. [December 16, 1885]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287936. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Gillam, Bernhard, 1856-1896; Zimmerman, Eugene, 1862-1935. Our good ship “National Credit” in danger from a silver-spout. [16 Dec. 1885]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287936.
APA:
Gillam, Bernhard, 1856-1896; Zimmerman, Eugene, 1862-1935., [1885, December 16]. Our good ship “National Credit” in danger from a silver-spout.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287936.
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. January 29, 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.