The “peanut” Hagenbeck and his “senatorial courtesy” animal show
Subject(s): Animal cages, Animal training, Chandler, William E. (William Eaton), 1835-1917, Circus, Circus animals, Circus performers, Cullom, Shelby M. (Shelby Moore), 1829-1914, Hagenbeck, Carl, 1844-1913, Higgins, Anthony, 1840-1912, Hill, David B. (David Bennett), 1843-1910, Hoar, George Frisbie, 1826-1904, Legislators, Morgan, John Tyler, 1824-1907, Murphy, Edward, 1834-1911, Peffer, William Alfred, 1831-1912, Pugh, James L. (James Lawrence), 1820-1907, Stewart, William M. (William Morris), 1827-1909, Teller, Henry Moore, 1830-1914, United States. Congress
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David B. Hill as the animal trainer Carl “Hagenbeck” performs a circus act with trained animals labeled “Murphy, Pugh, Chandler, Peffer, Morgan, Coke, Higgins, Stewart, Teller, Cullom, [and] Hoar.” Hill is standing at center with a bag of “Peanut Politics” at his feet. He holds a whip in his right hand and a string in his left, which is attached to a ring in the nose of “Murphy” as a dancing bear. “Pugh” as a monkey sits on the floor. The other animals are standing on short pedestals arranged around the rear of the cage.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1894-02-07
Creator(s)
Taylor, Charles Jay, 1855-1929
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:
The “peanut” Hagenbeck and his “senatorial courtesy” animal show. [February 7, 1894]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289314. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Taylor, Charles Jay, 1855-1929. The “peanut” Hagenbeck and his “senatorial courtesy” animal show. [7 Feb. 1894]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289314.
APA:
Taylor, Charles Jay, 1855-1929., [1894, February 7]. The “peanut” Hagenbeck and his “senatorial courtesy” animal show.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289314.
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 29, 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.