“Step up, gentlemen, and try your luck!”
Subject(s): Allison, William B. (William Boyd), 1829-1908, Campbell, James E. (James Edwin), 1843-1924, Circus, Circus animals, Circus performers, Democratic donkey (Symbolic character), Harrity, William F., 1850-, Hill, David B. (David Bennett), 1843-1910, Matthews, Claude, 1845-1898, McKinley, William, 1843-1901, Morrison, William R. (William Ralls), 1825-1909, Morton, Levi P. (Levi Parsons), 1824-1920, Olney, Richard, 1835-1917, Pattison, Robert E. (Robert Emory), 1850-1904, Presidents--Elections, Quay, Matthew Stanley, 1833-1904, Reed, Thomas B. (Thomas Brackett), 1839-1902, Republican elephant (Symbolic character), Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing), 1835-1914
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A ringmaster labeled “Harrity Chairman Dem. Natl. Com.” stands on the left, offering an opportunity to ride the Democratic Donkey which wears a saddle labeled “1896” and “$50,000 a year for the man who can ride on this donkey to the White House.” Several reluctant man observe from the grandstands. They are identified as “Stevenson, Hill, Pattison, Olney, Matthews, [and] Campbell”, and William R. Morrison. In the background, riding on the Republican Elephant labeled “1896” are “McKinley, Morton, Reed, Allison, [and] Quay.” McKinley holds a pennant labeled “Protection.”
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1896-04-15
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:
“Step up, gentlemen, and try your luck!”. [April 15, 1896]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289030. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Dalrymple, Louis, 1866-1905. “Step up, gentlemen, and try your luck!”. [15 Apr. 1896]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. April 2, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289030.
APA:
Dalrymple, Louis, 1866-1905., [1896, April 15]. “Step up, gentlemen, and try your luck!”.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289030.
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. April 2, 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.
