Trying his patience
Subject(s): Animal feeding, Cows, Economic policy, Milking, Pressure groups, Trusts, Industrial, Uncle Sam (Symbolic character), United States. Department of the Treasury, United States. Dept. of the Treasury
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A disgruntled Uncle Sam, as a dairy farmer, stands on the right, holding a bucket labeled “U.S. Treasury” and a stool, on his way to milk a cow. At center is a cow labeled “Commonwealth” and a fat calf labeled “Infant Industries” that is helping itself to the cow’s milk.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1897-06-23
Creator(s)
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:
Trying his patience. [June 23, 1897]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288572. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Dalrymple, Louis, 1866-1905. Trying his patience. [23 Jun. 1897]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288572.
APA:
Dalrymple, Louis, 1866-1905., [1897, June 23]. Trying his patience.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288572.
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.
