How times have changed!
Subject(s): Business and politics, Cost and standard of living, Ghosts, Railroads and state--Rates, Uncle Sam (Symbolic character), Vanderbilt, William H. (William Henry), 1821-1885
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Uncle Sam sits on a throne, reading a “Petition of the Railroads for Permission to Raise Rates” while diminutive representatives of railroad companies stand before him. The ghost of Cornelius Vanderbilt, aghast, appears behind Uncle Sam with a notice that states “The Public Be Damned! Vanderbilt.” Caption: Ghost of Former Magnate–I wouldn’t believe it if I didn’t see it with my own eyes! Asking permission!! Asking!!!
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1914-03-07
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:
How times have changed!. [March 7, 1914]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288083. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956. How times have changed!. [7 Mar. 1914]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288083.
APA:
Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956., [1914, March 7]. How times have changed!.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288083.
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.
