Uncle Sam: “What particular country threatens us, Theodore?”
Subject(s): Battleships, Debt, Monroe doctrine, Ordnance, Peace, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Uncle Sam (Symbolic character)
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President Roosevelt holds “the big stick” and sits on cannons as Uncle Sam looks through a monocular. Beside Uncle Sam is an “Uncle Sam debt collector” bag. In the background is an angel of “peace” and a sign that reads, “Roosevelt Monroe Doctrine—’Scat’!!!” There are a number of battleships in the water.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-03-12
Creator(s)
Bush, Charles Green, 1842-1909
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Uncle Sam: “What particular country threatens us, Theodore?”. [March 12, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o301105. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Bush, Charles Green, 1842-1909. Uncle Sam: “What particular country threatens us, Theodore?”. [12 Mar. 1905]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o301105.
APA:
Bush, Charles Green, 1842-1909., [1905, March 12]. Uncle Sam: “What particular country threatens us, Theodore?”.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o301105.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
