Echoes from Governor Hill’s message
Subject(s): Civil service, Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908, Echo, Hill, David B. (David Bennett), 1843-1910, Parrots, Quotations
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A large parrot with New York Governor David B. Hill’s face perches on a stand next to President Cleveland’s desk. The parrot fills the air with its cry, “A Public Office is a Public Trust,” repeating a statement once made by Cleveland and that appears on a sign on his desk. President Cleveland is sitting at the desk with his hands over his ears. Caption: Will this political poll-parrot ever stop imitating President Cleveland?
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1886-01-13
Creator(s)
Wales, James Albert, 1852-1886
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:
Echoes from Governor Hill’s message. [January 13, 1886]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287996. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Wales, James Albert, 1852-1886. Echoes from Governor Hill’s message. [13 Jan. 1886]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287996.
APA:
Wales, James Albert, 1852-1886., [1886, January 13]. Echoes from Governor Hill’s message.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287996.
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 15, 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.
