“Truth is in the well”
Subject(s): Dissenters, Progress, Truth, Wells
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A woman labeled “Progress” stands next to a well constructed from stones labeled “Experiment Station, Library, Vivisectional Laboratory, University, Astronomical Observatory, Surgical Clinic, Social Settlement, [and] School of Geology.” She is lowering a bucket labeled “Scientific Research.” Hanging on the counter-weight are men and a woman labeled “Oldfogyism, Intolernace, Bigamy, Superstition, Podsnappery, Anti-vivisection, Sentimentalism, [and] Ignorance.” Caption: Despite the weight of opposition, the bucket will continue to make trips.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1910-08-10
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:
“Truth is in the well”. [August 10, 1910]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288350. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956. “Truth is in the well”. [10 Aug. 1910]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288350.
APA:
Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956., [1910, August 10]. “Truth is in the well”.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288350.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
APA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
