If anybody should ask him
Subject(s): Aldrich, Nelson W. (Nelson Wilmarth), 1841-1915, Cannon, Joseph Gurney, 1836-1926, Payne, Sereno Elisha, 1843-1914, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Shades and shadows, Sherman, J. S. (James Schoolcraft), 1855-1912, Sunshine, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, Uncle Sam (Symbolic character), Wickersham, George W. (George Woodward), 1858-1936
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President Taft, as Alexander the Great, is accompanied by James S. Sherman, Sereno E. Payne, Nelson W. Aldrich, Joseph G. Cannon, and George W. Wickersham. They stand before Uncle Sam, shown as Diogenes. Uncle Sam sits at the base of an overturned dome in the shadows cast by Taft and the others who are blocking his sun. The sun shows the face of Theodore Roosevelt.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1910-04-27
Creator(s)
Period
African Safari (March 1909-1910)
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:
If anybody should ask him. [April 27, 1910]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288300. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956. If anybody should ask him. [27 Apr. 1910]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288300.
APA:
Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956., [1910, April 27]. If anybody should ask him.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288300.
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.