The showman: “Gentlemen, I assure you he is perfectly safe!”
Subject(s): Entertainers, Hill, James J. (James Jerome), 1838-1916, Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, Republican elephant (Symbolic character), Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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A showman points to President Roosevelt, who holds a sword in his teeth and stands on a Republican elephant, which is on top of a flattened J. Pierpont Morgan and “J. S. Hill.” Roosevelt shoots off part of the elephant’s trunk and tail. A sign to the right reads, “Continuous performance—The strenuous one.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-02-05
Creator(s)
Bush, Charles Green, 1842-1909
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
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:
The showman: “Gentlemen, I assure you he is perfectly safe!”. [February 5, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302421. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Bush, Charles Green, 1842-1909. The showman: “Gentlemen, I assure you he is perfectly safe!”. [5 Feb. 1904]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302421.
APA:
Bush, Charles Green, 1842-1909., [1904, February 5]. The showman: “Gentlemen, I assure you he is perfectly safe!”.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302421.
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. March 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.
