Our busy old women
Subject(s): Boutelle, Charles A. (Charles Addison), 1839-1901, Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925, Caffery, Donelson, 1835-1906, Cockran, William Bourke, 1854-1923, Dewey, George, 1837-1917, Edmunds, George F. (George Franklin), 1828-1919, Godkin, Edwin Lawrence, 1831-1902, Gorman, Arthur P. (Arthur Pue), 1839-1906, Hale, Eugene, 1836-1918, Hoar, George Frisbie, 1826-1904, Jones, John P. (John Percival), 1829-1912, McKinley, William, 1843-1901, Monuments, Ottendorfer, Oswald, 1826-1900, Pulitzer, Joseph, 1847-1911, Schurz, Carl, 1829-1906, Shafter, William Rufus, 1835-1906, Sherman, John, 1823-1900, Spanish-American War (1898), Tillman, Benjamin R. (Benjamin Ryan), 1847-1918, Vest, George Graham, 1830-1904, Women's clothing
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Print shows a large monument constructed “A.D. 1898,” showing statues of President William McKinley labeled “Administration,” General William R. Shafter labeled “Army,” and Admiral George Dewey labeled “Navy,” and a plaque that states “To Commemorate the Spanish-American War which has raised the United States Army and Navy to a proud position not only in the eyes of Americans but in the eyes of the World.” Also, a gang of “Old Women” with ropes are shown trying to pull down the statues. Among the identified women are “Schurz, Boutelle, Hoar, N.Y. World [Pulitzer], Cockran, Tillman, Caffery, Gorman, Vest, Jones, Hale, Bryan, Godkin [turning a crank for the] Evening Post, Sherman, Ottendorfer, [and] Edmunds”.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1899-03-22
Creator(s)
Pughe, J. S. (John S.), 1870-1909
Period
Governor of New York (October 1898-1900)
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:
Our busy old women. [March 22, 1899]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288244. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Pughe, J. S. (John S.), 1870-1909. Our busy old women. [22 Mar. 1899]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288244.
APA:
Pughe, J. S. (John S.), 1870-1909., [1899, March 22]. Our busy old women.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288244.
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. January 29, 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.