“We won’t do a thing to it!”
Subject(s): Ambushes and surprises, International relations, Knives, Legislators, Treaties, United States. Congress. Senate
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Two masked legislators labeled “Anti-Administration Senator” and “Jingo Senator,” holding long knives labeled “Hatred of Cleveland” and “Hatred of England,” stand outside the “U.S. Senate,” waiting to ambush an “Arbitration Treaty” standing at the entrance to the Senate.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1897-02-03
Creator(s)
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:
“We won’t do a thing to it!”. [February 3, 1897]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288977. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Dalrymple, Louis, 1866-1905. “We won’t do a thing to it!”. [3 Feb. 1897]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288977.
APA:
Dalrymple, Louis, 1866-1905., [1897, February 3]. “We won’t do a thing to it!”.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288977.
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. March 12, 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.
