Wouldn’t it peeve you if — you had carefully obfuscated a jinx and then found it alive and busy later?
Subject(s): Cats, Drowning, Presidents--Term of office, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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Theodore Roosevelt drowns a cat labeled “Anti-Third Term Principle.” In the next scene, the cat has appeared, grinning, in front of his office door.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1912-03
Creator(s)
Berryman, Clifford Kennedy, 1869-1949
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
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:
Wouldn’t it peeve you if — you had carefully obfuscated a jinx and then found it alive and busy later?. [March 1, 1912]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291001. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Berryman, Clifford Kennedy, 1869-1949. Wouldn’t it peeve you if — you had carefully obfuscated a jinx and then found it alive and busy later?. [1 Mar. 1912]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291001.
APA:
Berryman, Clifford Kennedy, 1869-1949., [1912, March 1]. Wouldn’t it peeve you if — you had carefully obfuscated a jinx and then found it alive and busy later?.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291001.
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 29, 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.