Twelve great men in history. How many have you got?
Subject(s): Celebrities, Metz, Herman A., 1867-1934, Rockefeller, John D. (John Davison), 1839-1937, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Walker, Mary Edwards, 1832-1919
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A bingo board-like, twelve-frame satire of real and fictitious important figures shows: 1. Dr. Albert Frederick Cook, “Inventor of the North Pole,” 2. Herman Metz, “Who Discovered Brooklyn,” 3. “Professor Gloom-Bayside,” 4. “Col. Dillpickle Champion Pinochle Player,” 5. “J. Sargeant Gram Public Service Com.,” 6. Dr. Mary Edwards Walker, 7. “Major Joy,” 8. Theodore Roosevelt, wearing a pith helmet and identified as “Bwana Tombo-3rd Term Kid,” 9. “Bill Stam, Discoverer of Stamford,” 10. John Davison Rockefeller, labeled “Oily John, Inventor of the Soft Pedal,” 11. “Casey” of “Casey at the Bat,” and 12. “Col. Baum, Man Who Discovered Hair Restorer.”
Comments and Context
This cartoon was drawn by Thomas E. Powers for the New York American and newspapers of the Hearst chain. The “Gloom” character is self-referential — Powers drew a popular series of cartoons for more than three decades called Joys and Glooms, where stick figures representing moods and reactions of readers and caricatured figures either pranced or sulked. Often they occupied corners of cartoons, a Greek Chorus of sorts.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1912
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
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:
Twelve great men in history. How many have you got?. [1912]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291100. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Powers, Thomas E., 1870-1939. Twelve great men in history. How many have you got?. [1912]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291100.
APA:
Powers, Thomas E., 1870-1939., [1912]. Twelve great men in history. How many have you got?.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291100.
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. February 13, 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.
