And then they can go home and brag that they barked at a real president!
Subject(s): Foraker, Joseph Benson, 1846-1917, Race relations, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Texas--Brownsville, Tillman, Benjamin R. (Benjamin Ryan), 1847-1918, Uncle Sam (Symbolic character), United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 25th
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Uncle Sam holds a paper to which he has just signed “OK” that reads, “Discharge of Negro Soldiers at Brownsville.” Meanwhile, President Roosevelt has two dogs depicting Senators Joseph Benson Foraker and Benjamin R. Tillman barking at him. He says to Uncle Sam, “Oh! Don’t mind them, Uncle–That’s the only way they can attract any attention–these days!” Caption: And then they can go home and brag that they barked at a real president!
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-02
Creator(s)
Steele, Albert Wilbur, 1862-1925
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:
And then they can go home and brag that they barked at a real president!. [February 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o301424. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Steele, Albert Wilbur, 1862-1925. And then they can go home and brag that they barked at a real president!. [Feb 1907]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o301424.
APA:
Steele, Albert Wilbur, 1862-1925., [1907, February]. And then they can go home and brag that they barked at a real president!.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o301424.
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 5, 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.
