Monuments of civilization
Subject(s): Animal traps, Frontier and pioneer life, Fur trade, Hunting, Laboratory animals--Moral and ethical aspects, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, Trappers, Vivisection
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At top, Puck holds a paper that states “The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research – Here modern science, aided by Vivisection, is gradually conquering and eradicating human disease” with a view of the Institute in the background. At bottom is a frontier scene with a man trapping small animals for their furs which hang at a cabin in the background. Caption: One dedicated to vanity; the other to science. Which better justifies the killing of animals?
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1914-03-14
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:
Monuments of civilization. [March 14, 1914]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288085. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956. Monuments of civilization. [14 Mar. 1914]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288085.
APA:
Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956.: , [1914, March 14]. Monuments of civilization. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288085.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
APA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
