John Kelly and Benjamin F. Butler struggle against a waterwheel labeled “Cleveland Boom” driven by rushing water from a trough labeled “Popular Enthusiasm” in a millrace outside a “Reform Mill.”

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1884-07-23

Creator(s)

Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937

Period

Dakota Rancher (June 1884-1886)

Repository

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division

Page Count

1

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Cartoon

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:

They can not stop the wheel. [July 23, 1884]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288038. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937. They can not stop the wheel. [23 Jul. 1884]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288038.

APA:

Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937., [1884, July 23]. They can not stop the wheel.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288038.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.

APA:

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.