“Sic ’em!”
Subject(s): Autonomy and independence movements, Brennan, Thomas, 1853-1912, Davitt, Michael, 1846-1906, Dogs, Economic assistance--International cooperation, Egan, Patrick, 1841-, Great Britain, Healy, T. M. (Timothy Michael), 1855-1931, Ireland, Kettle, Andrew J., Kilmainham Gaol, Lion, Lions, Parnell, Charles Stewart, 1846-1891, Prisoners, Prisons, Sexton, Thomas, 1848-1932
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Print shows Charles Stewart Parnell, a prisoner in the “Kilmainham Kaboose”, directing a pack of small dogs labeled “Healy, Kettle, Egan, O’Connor, Dillon, Davitt, Sexton, [and] Brennan” to attack the British Lion, instead they scatter in all directions. Caption: Mr. Parnell in his great feat of letting loose the dogs of war.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1881-10-26
Creator(s)
Keppler, Joseph Ferdinand, 1838-1894
Period
Youth (October 27, 1858-1881)
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:
“Sic ’em!”. [October 26, 1881]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287987. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Keppler, Joseph Ferdinand, 1838-1894. “Sic ’em!”. [26 Oct. 1881]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287987.
APA:
Keppler, Joseph Ferdinand, 1838-1894., [1881, October 26]. “Sic ’em!”.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287987.
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 26, 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.
