Compulsory baptism
Subject(s): Baptism, Barnum, William Henry, 1818-1889, Bayard, Thomas F. (Thomas Francis), 1828-1898, Civil service reform, Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908, Curtis, George William, 1824-1892, Dana, Charles A. (Charles Anderson), 1819-1897, Grady, Thomas F. (Thomas Francis), 1853-1912, Hendricks, Thomas A. (Thomas Andrews), 1819-1885, Kelly, John, 1821-1886, Lamar, L. Q. C. (Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus), 1825-1893, Patronage, Political, Pendleton, George H. (George Hunt), 1825-1889, Schurz, Carl, 1829-1906
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President Cleveland, as Ferdinand V sitting on a throne, observes as civil service office seekers are baptized at the font of “Civil Service Reform.” Among those depicted are Thomas Hendricks, Charles A. Dana, Thomas F. Grady, “Barnum,” George H. Sterling(?), John Kelly, L. Q. C. Lamar, Thomas F. Bayard, “Pendleton,” “Carlisle,” George W. Curtis, Carl Schurz, and Grover Cleveland. Caption: In 1500, after the conquest of Granada, Ferdinand V. compelled the vanquished Moors to submit to the rite of Baptism.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1885-03-11
Creator(s)
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:
Compulsory baptism. [March 11, 1885]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288013. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Gillam, Bernhard, 1856-1896. Compulsory baptism. [11 Mar. 1885]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288013.
APA:
Gillam, Bernhard, 1856-1896., [1885, March 11]. Compulsory baptism.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288013.
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. March 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.
