If you were born in Nova Scotia–and you clerked in the District–and you threw a woman …
Subject(s): Barnes, Benjamin F., 1868-1909, Clerks, Municipal home rule, Presidents, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, United States. Post Office Department, United States. Post Office Dept., Washington (D.C.)
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Six frame cartoon showing Benjamin F. Barnes expecting to be punished for throwing a woman out of his office, and instead, being rewarded with the position of Washington, D.C., postmaster.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1906-04-03
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
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:
If you were born in Nova Scotia–and you clerked in the District–and you threw a woman …. [April 3, 1906]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289974. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Mahony, Felix, 1867-1939. If you were born in Nova Scotia–and you clerked in the District–and you threw a woman …. [3 Apr. 1906]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289974.
APA:
Mahony, Felix, 1867-1939., [1906, April 3]. If you were born in Nova Scotia–and you clerked in the District–and you threw a woman ….
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289974.
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.
