The new square-deal deck
Subject(s): Chinese, Emigration and immigration--Government policy, Playing cards, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Uncle Sam (Symbolic character)
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A Chinese man and Uncle Sam hold up a variety of cards. The Chinese man has several “boycott” cards while Uncle Sam is about to throw down an “exclusion of all Chinamen” card. President Roosevelt enters the room holding “a Square Deal deck” with the following cards: “Chinese merchants,” “Chinese educators may enter the U.S.,” “Chinese students admitted,” and “liberal observation [of] laws.” Caption: Roosevelt—”Come, now, gentlemen; it is time to throw aside that worn-out deck and try one which will give both of you a square deal.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-07
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-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 new square-deal deck. [July 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302920. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Zimmerman, Eugene, 1862-1935. The new square-deal deck. [Jul 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302920.
APA:
Zimmerman, Eugene, 1862-1935., [1905, July]. The new square-deal deck.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302920.
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 13, 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.
