The nurses did it
Subject(s): Civil service reform, Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908, Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901, McKinley, William, 1843-1901, Pendleton, George H. (George Hunt), 1825-1889
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Presidents Cleveland, Harrison, and McKinley nurse a foundling labeled “Civil Service Reform” discovered on “the White House steps” that was “left by Geo. H. Pendleton 1883,” through four administrations, to the point where she has become a young woman on a bicycle-built-for-two with McKinley. Caption: Showing how civil service reform has been preserved from the deadly spoils fever.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1897-11-17
Creator(s)
Taylor, Charles Jay, 1855-1929
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:
The nurses did it. [November 17, 1897]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289428. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Taylor, Charles Jay, 1855-1929. The nurses did it. [17 Nov. 1897]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289428.
APA:
Taylor, Charles Jay, 1855-1929., [1897, November 17]. The nurses did it.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289428.
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.
