Firing up the wrong boiler
Subject(s): Allison, William B. (William Boyd), 1829-1908, Boilers, Dingley tariff, Dingley, Nelson, 1832-1899, Economic policy, McKinley, William, 1843-1901, Patronage, Political, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Steam-whistles, Success, Tariff
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President McKinley holds an oil can labeled “Patronage” and turns the crank on a “Prosperity Engine” while Nelson Dingley shovels coal into a damaged “Protection Boiler” labeled “High Tariff Defeat 1890” and “High Tariff Defeat 1892.” Nearby is a brand new and unused “Sound Financial Policy Boiler.” William B. Allison pulls the handle on a large brass “Republican Whistle.”
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1897-05-19
Creator(s)
Pughe, J. S. (John S.), 1870-1909
Language
English
Period
NYC Police Commissioner (May 1895-March 1897)
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:
Firing up the wrong boiler. [May 19, 1897]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288562. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Pughe, J. S. (John S.), 1870-1909. Firing up the wrong boiler. [19 May. 1897]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288562.
APA:
Pughe, J. S. (John S.), 1870-1909., [1897, May 19]. Firing up the wrong boiler.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288562.
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. February 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.
