Rainsford is right – the rich must be regulated
Subject(s): Democracy, Rich people, Social classes
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A democratic approach to the mingling of social classes is depicted with vignettes showing the rich buying their clothes from “honest merchants” regardless how poorly they will fit, eating at “plain oyster-houses, like the masses,” riding in crude horse-drawn wagons rather than fine carriages and coaches, spending time at local “social organizations of the humble,” participating in barn dances, and attending “simple variety shows” where their diamonds will provide as much entertainment for the lower classes as the vaudeville show. Caption: They must give up their purse-proud extravagance, and get right down to democratic simplicity.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1897-02-24
Creator(s)
Taylor, Charles Jay, 1855-1929
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:
Rainsford is right – the rich must be regulated. [February 24, 1897]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289177. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Taylor, Charles Jay, 1855-1929. Rainsford is right – the rich must be regulated. [24 Feb. 1897]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289177.
APA:
Taylor, Charles Jay, 1855-1929., [1897, February 24]. Rainsford is right – the rich must be regulated.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289177.
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 5, 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.
