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President Wilson, wearing a gymnast’s uniform labeled “U.S.”, walks on a tightrope carrying a balancing pole. Meanwhile, former President Roosevelt leans from the audience to disturb the tightrope wire while spectators watch with troubled looks.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1916
Uncle Sam, as a tightrope walker, with Seth Low hanging onto his coattails, pushes a wheelbarrow labeled “Arbitration” on which two men are tied, one labeled “Railroads” and the other labeled “Labor.” The men are bound together with straps labeled “Public Opinion.” Uncle Sam is walking on a rope that is stretched across a wilderness river with a waterfall and mountains in the background. Caption: He doesn’t know where he’s going, but he’s on his way.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1913-08-27