All a question of the scale we do it on
Subject(s): Capitalists and financiers, Economic policy, Pressure groups, Public opinion, Tariff, Trusts, Industrial, Uncle Sam (Symbolic character)
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This vignette cartoon depicts how economies of scale determine public opinion. For instance, “no. 9” shows a handful of criminals robbing a citizen on the street. The criminals are considered “desperate and dangerous highwaymen.” In “no. 10,” however, three men labeled “Trust” have Uncle Sam at gunpoint and are “robbing the whole country by the tariff,” yet they “are ‘great industrial and financial magnates.'”
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1897-08-25
Creator(s)
Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937
Language
English
Period
Assistant Secretary of the Navy (April 1897-April 1898)
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:
All a question of the scale we do it on. [August 25, 1897]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289401. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937. All a question of the scale we do it on. [25 Aug. 1897]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289401.
APA:
Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937., [1897, August 25]. All a question of the scale we do it on.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289401.
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 26, 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.
