Trying to make an April fool of him
Subject(s): Church and state, Fools and jesters, Issues management--Political aspects, Patronage, Political, Population, Prohibition, Silver question, Uncle Sam (Symbolic character), Women--Suffrage
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Uncle Sam dances through a minefield of political issues, such as “Catholic Demands for part of School Funds,” “Single Tax Fad,” “Populism,” “Prohibition Foolishness,” “Women’s Rights Nonsense,” and the “Free Silver Mania,” which all have strings attached leading back to a bishop, a woman, a temperance man, and a “Silverite.” Caption: Uncle Sam–Let ’em amuse themselves; – but they can’t take me in!
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1895-04-03
Creator(s)
Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937
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:
Trying to make an April fool of him. [April 3, 1895]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289642. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937. Trying to make an April fool of him. [3 Apr. 1895]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289642.
APA:
Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937., [1895, April 3]. Trying to make an April fool of him.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289642.
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. March 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.
