Silly old women! – their little brooms can’t sweep back the great big ocean
Subject(s): Blackburn, Joseph C. S. (Joseph Clay Stiles), 1838-1918, Bland, Richard Parks, 1835-1899, Brooms and brushes, Carter, Thomas Henry, 1854-1911, Commerce, Crisp, Charles F. (Charles Frederick), 1845-1896, Hoar, George Frisbie, 1826-1904, Jones, John P. (John Percival), 1829-1912, McKinley, William, 1843-1901, Peffer, William Alfred, 1831-1912, Political parties--Platforms, Presidents--Elections, Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912, Seas, Silver question, Stewart, William M. (William Morris), 1827-1909, Teller, Henry Moore, 1830-1914, Wolcott, Edward Oliver, 1848-1905, Women's clothing
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Several men dressed as maids and holding brooms stand on shore or awash in huge waves labeled “Business Revival” and “Sound Money.” The men are identified on their bonnets or on their brooms as “Hoar War Tariff,” “Bland Free Silver,” “Wolcott Silver,” “Teller Free Silver,” “Jones Free Silver,” “Reid High Protection,” “Stewart Free Silver,” “Carter,” “Peffer,” “Crisp,” and “Blackburn Free Silver.” “McKinley” holds the largest broom labeled “Prohibitory Protection.”
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1895-08-14
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:
Silly old women! – their little brooms can’t sweep back the great big ocean. [August 14, 1895]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289248. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Dalrymple, Louis, 1866-1905. Silly old women! – their little brooms can’t sweep back the great big ocean. [14 Aug. 1895]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289248.
APA:
Dalrymple, Louis, 1866-1905., [1895, August 14]. Silly old women! – their little brooms can’t sweep back the great big ocean.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289248.
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. February 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.
