A dreadful attack of “presidential fever” in the U.S. Senate
Subject(s): Bayard, Thomas F. (Thomas Francis), 1828-1898, Cameron, J. D. (James Donald), 1833-1918, Conkling, Roscoe, 1829-1888, Davis, David, 1815-1886, Edmunds, George F. (George Franklin), 1828-1919, Fever, Gould, Jay, 1836-1892, Hampton, Wade, 1818-1902, Hoar, George Frisbie, 1826-1904, Jones, John P. (John Percival), 1829-1912, Legislators, Logan, John Alexander, 1826-1886, Mahone, William, 1826-1895, Miller, Warner, 1838-1918, Presidents--Elections, Robeson, George M. (George Maxwell), 1829-1897, Sherman, John, 1823-1900, United States. Congress. Senate, Vest, George Graham, 1830-1904, Voorhees, Daniel W. (Daniel Wolsey), 1827-1897
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Puck stands in the Senate chamber, among many senators sick with “Presidential Fever.” Puck is offering a spoonful of “Anti-Presidential Quinine” to John Sherman. Among the senators present are Wade Hampton, George Frisbie Hoar, J. D. Cameron, William Mahone, Warner Miller, Daniel W. Voorhees, John Alexander Logan, George F. Edmunds, John Sherman, George Graham Vest, Thomas F. Bayard, John P. Jones, and David Davis. Peering over the chamber walls are George M. Robeson, Jay Gould, and Roscoe Conkling.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1883-02-21
Creator(s)
Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937
Period
New York State Assemblyman (1882-May 1884)
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:
A dreadful attack of “presidential fever” in the U.S. Senate. [February 21, 1883]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288135. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937. A dreadful attack of “presidential fever” in the U.S. Senate. [21 Feb. 1883]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288135.
APA:
Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937., [1883, February 21]. A dreadful attack of “presidential fever” in the U.S. Senate.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288135.
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.
