Sereno Payne robbing a safe
Subject(s): Payne, Sereno Elisha, 1843-1914, Sugar trade, Tariff, Trusts, Industrial
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Cartoon shows Republican Speaker of the House Sereno Elisha Payne standing on a crate “1902” in front of a safe he has broken into. In the safe, labeled “Republican Pledges 1897 not to be opened until 1922,” are compartments “Steel,” “Tin,” “Sugar Trust Dutch Standard,” and “Domestic Sugar.” Payne chisels open the domestic sugar compartment. Inside the safe door is inscribed: “July 19, 1897. We will not disturb the tariff in the next quarter of a century. Sereno E. Payne.”
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1902
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Page Count
1
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
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Chicago:
Sereno Payne robbing a safe. [January 15, 2026]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o306294. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Unknown. Sereno Payne robbing a safe. [15 Jan. 2026]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o306294.
APA:
Unknown., [2026, January 15]. Sereno Payne robbing a safe.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o306294.
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. January 15, 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.
