A troublesome infant – he grows faster than his god-fathers expected
Subject(s): Debts, Public, Dingley tariff, Dingley, Nelson, 1832-1899, Reed, Thomas B. (Thomas Brackett), 1839-1902, United States. Congress
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A crying infant labeled “Dingley Tariff” wears clothing labeled “Deficit from July 1st to Nov. 15th $44,411,144,” and holds a tiny pair of pants labeled “Dingley Tariff.” A man, possibly Nelson Dingley, holds a bolt of cloth labeled “New ‘Protective’ Measures” and a large pair of scissors and is standing next to the infant’s high chair.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1897-12-15
Creator(s)
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:
A troublesome infant – he grows faster than his god-fathers expected. [December 15, 1897]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289437. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Dalrymple, Louis, 1866-1905. A troublesome infant – he grows faster than his god-fathers expected. [15 Dec. 1897]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 19, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289437.
APA:
Dalrymple, Louis, 1866-1905., [1897, December 15]. A troublesome infant – he grows faster than his god-fathers expected.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289437.
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 19, 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.
