A ticklish feat
Subject(s): Aldrich, Nelson W. (Nelson Wilmarth), 1841-1915, Ballinger, Richard Achilles, 1858-1922, Cannon, Joseph Gurney, 1836-1926, Cost and standard of living, Crane, Winthrop Murray, 1853-1920, Dalzell, John, 1845-1927, Elections--Political aspects, Elkins, Stephen B. (Stephen Benton), 1841-1911, Governmental investigations, Hitchcock, Frank H. (Frank Harris), 1867-1935, Legislation, Payne, Sereno Elisha, 1843-1914, Reformation, Republican elephant (Symbolic character), Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Sherman, J. S. (James Schoolcraft), 1855-1912, Taft, Charles Phelps, 1843-1929, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, Tariff, Wickersham, George W. (George Woodward), 1858-1936
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President Taft balances a cone of papers, labeled “Administration” and showing the Republican elephant, on his nose. Struggling to get in the cone is “Ballinger” while already inside are “Elkins, Hitchcock, Wickersham, C. Taft, Crane, Dalzell, Cannon, Payne (holding on to a large question mark labeled “Tariff”), Aldrich, [and] Sherman.” Rolled-up papers in the cone are labeled “Standpat Legislation” and “Cost of Living Investigation.” Also in the cone, a dog labeled “Regulars” and a cat labeled “Insurgents” are fighting.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1910-08-31
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:
A ticklish feat. [August 31, 1910]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288463. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956. A ticklish feat. [31 Aug. 1910]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288463.
APA:
Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956., [1910, August 31]. A ticklish feat.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288463.
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 15, 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.
