The opening of the gate
Subject(s): Carriages and carts, Commerce, Mercury, Mercury (Roman deity), Tariff, U.S. Customs Service, Uncle Sam (Symbolic character)
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Uncle Sam opens the “Protection Gate” at the “U.S. Custom House” where a sign states “Reduction of Tolls from 50 to 38 Percent. Wool, Lumber, Twine, and Fresh Fish, Free!!” The Roman god Mercury is driving a wagon labeled “Commerce,” pulled by horses labeled “Prosperity” and “Business Revival,” and loaded with such commodities as “Leather, Flour, Jute, Coal, Cotton, Steel, [and] Wool,” through the gate. Caption: Uncle Sam (to the genius of Commerce)–Those tolls ain’t as low as we want ’em; but they’re the best we can do at present. Now let business go on!
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1895-08-29
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:
The opening of the gate. [August 29, 1895]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289250. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Dalrymple, Louis, 1866-1905. The opening of the gate. [29 Aug. 1895]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289250.
APA:
Dalrymple, Louis, 1866-1905., [1895, August 29]. The opening of the gate.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289250.
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.
