A hint from the world’s fair – why not have a “bureau of public comfort” in every large city?
Subject(s): Anarchists, Domestics, Edmunds, George F. (George Franklin), 1828-1919, Evarts, William Maxwell, 1818-1901, Hoar, George Frisbie, 1826-1904, Household employees, Leisure, Police, Police--Legal status, laws, etc., Reed, Thomas B. (Thomas Brackett), 1839-1902, Rooms, Sewing, Sherman, John, 1823-1900, Shopping, Upper class, World's Columbian Exposition
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At center is a place for Republicans to go to commiserate while awaiting the next election. Such stalwart Republicans as George F. Edmunds, John Sherman, William M. Evarts, George F. Hoar, and Thomas B. Reed wait there. Surrounding vignettes show a prominent citizen being escorted by two “Bureau of Public Comfort” guards who keep the press at bay, a sewing station for women’s clothing after a round of bargain shopping, a room where anarchists can blow off some steam “without disturbing anybody,” an educational facility to help orient newcomers to the ways of the city, and a hypnotist who attempts to convince servants to work in the country. Caption: Some of the useful purposes it might serve.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1893-10-25
Creator(s)
Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937
Language
English
Period
Civil Service Commissioner (1889-April 1895)
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:
A hint from the world’s fair – why not have a “bureau of public comfort” in every large city?. [October 25, 1893]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289285. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937. A hint from the world’s fair – why not have a “bureau of public comfort” in every large city?. [25 Oct. 1893]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289285.
APA:
Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937., [1893, October 25]. A hint from the world’s fair – why not have a “bureau of public comfort” in every large city?.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289285.
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. January 15, 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.
