Rescued? Nothing doing in the mercy line from the Bluebeard of bankruptcy
Subject(s): Bankruptcy, Begging, Bluebeard (Legendary character), Cost and standard of living, Knights and knighthood--Public opinion, Railroad law, Railroads and state, Rescues, Trade regulation
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Bluebeard, wearing a hat labeled “Bankruptcy” and holding in his raised left hand a clock labeled “Obligations,” holds a sword in his right hand and confronts a woman labeled “Railroads” who begs for mercy, just as a knight labeled “Increased Freight Rates” enters from the left.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1913-12-17
Creator(s)
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
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:
Rescued? Nothing doing in the mercy line from the Bluebeard of bankruptcy. [December 17, 1913]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288052. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956. Rescued? Nothing doing in the mercy line from the Bluebeard of bankruptcy. [17 Dec. 1913]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288052.
APA:
Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956., [1913, December 17]. Rescued? Nothing doing in the mercy line from the Bluebeard of bankruptcy.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288052.
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. January 8, 2026. 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.
