A few snap-shots at the “powers that be” in the average commercial house
Subject(s): Businesspeople, Commerce, Industrial relations
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The employees of a commercial establishment take credit and responsibility for the success of a business. Those depicted are the “Office Boy,” the “Typewriter” secretary, a “Bookkeeper,” “Drummer,” “Freight Elevator” operator, a “Bill Collector,” “Foreman,” and an “Office-Cleaner.” At center, the business owner sits at a desk and prays to that “divine and merciful Providence which watches over fools.”
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1897-06-16
Creator(s)
Ehrhart, S. D. (Samuel D.), approximately 1862-1937
Language
English
Period
Assistant Secretary of the Navy (April 1897-April 1898)
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 few snap-shots at the “powers that be” in the average commercial house. [June 16, 1897]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288570. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Ehrhart, S. D. (Samuel D.), approximately 1862-1937. A few snap-shots at the “powers that be” in the average commercial house. [16 Jun. 1897]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288570.
APA:
Ehrhart, S. D. (Samuel D.), approximately 1862-1937., [1897, June 16]. A few snap-shots at the “powers that be” in the average commercial house.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288570.
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 22, 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.
