Merely wants to know
Subject(s): America's Cup, Awards, Contests, John Bull (Symbolic character), Uncle Sam (Symbolic character), Yacht racing
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Uncle Sam, with a feather in his hat labeled “Victory,” holds America’s Cup labeled “Yachting Champion,” a cricket bat labeled “Cricket Champion,” and a medal labeled “Athletic Champion.” Other awards labeled “Chess Champion, Bicycle Champion, [and] Boxing Champion” are pinned to his coat, and a paper extends from his pocket labeled “Fastest R.R. Time.” He is standing on a beach next to a dejected John Bull who is holding a doll labeled “Dunraven,” a reference to the 4th Earl of Dunraven, Windham Thomas Wyndham-Quin, a co-owner of the Valkyrie II and Valkyrie III yachts that competed for the America’s Cup. Caption: Uncle Sam–Say, John, is there any game you can beat me at? – If there is, trot it out!
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1895-10-09
Creator(s)
Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937
Language
English
Period
NYC Police Commissioner (May 1895-March 1897)
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:
Merely wants to know. [October 9, 1895]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289590. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937. Merely wants to know. [9 Oct. 1895]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289590.
APA:
Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937., [1895, October 9]. Merely wants to know.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289590.
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.
