A Roosevelt to the rescue
Subject(s): Civil service reform, Law enforcement, New York (State)--New York, Resignation, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Strong, William Lafayette, 1827-1900, Wagons, Washington (D.C.)
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Commissioner Roosevelt stands in the back of a police wagon, brandishing a police baton that reads “T. Roosevelt, Able Reformer.” Mayor Strong directs the wagon to the symbolic figure of New York City, who is being beaten by two thugs whose clubs are labeled “Dem. Boss” and “Rep. Boss.” A cherub, acting as a paperboy, sells copies of the Washington Post in front of the U.S. Capitol announcing Roosevelt’s resignation from the Civil Service Commission. Caption: “Our own Theodore turns his back on Washington and takes a seat in Mayor Strong’s “Hurry-Up Wagon” as one of the finest.”
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1895-05-03
Creator(s)
Coffin, George Yost, 1850-1896
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. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
A Roosevelt to the rescue. [May 3, 1895]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289953. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Coffin, George Yost, 1850-1896. A Roosevelt to the rescue. [3 May. 1895]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289953.
APA:
Coffin, George Yost, 1850-1896., [1895, May 3]. A Roosevelt to the rescue.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289953.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
APA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
