The monopoly brothers supported by the little consumer
Subject(s): Consumers, Osborn, Chase S. (Chase Salmon), 1860-1949, Presidents--Elections, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Root, Elihu, 1845-1937, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, Tariff, Trusts, Industrial
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In the center of a circus ring are nine rotund figures representing trusts, high tariffs, and political graft, who are balancing on the shoulders of one consumer. A tenth figure, the “coal strike,” prepares to join in. President Taft watches, seated beside a giant sheep labeled “Schedule K.” New York Senator Elihu Root watches from the other side of the ring. In the foreground, Theodore Roosevelt leads a procession of six supporters, while “Gov. Osborn” has just left the queue and is climbing on the “Taft Band Wagon.” Inscribed below is the line, “7 little governors all in a mix one got cold feet and then there were six.”
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1912-04-02
Creator(s)
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
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
The monopoly brothers supported by the little consumer. [April 2, 1912]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291099. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Powers, Thomas E., 1870-1939. The monopoly brothers supported by the little consumer. [2 Apr. 1912]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291099.
APA:
Powers, Thomas E., 1870-1939., [1912, April 2]. The monopoly brothers supported by the little consumer.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291099.
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.
