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A number of women clean a pig as a man tells them, “Hurry up, girls. The president approaches.” President Roosevelt holds a suitcase as he walks toward the barn.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-06-16
President Roosevelt expresses his gratitude at getting to meet guests at The Point Hotel on Lookout Mountain, apologizing for his appearance and joking about his need for a bath after going on a ride with a cavalry regiment.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-09-07
The tattooed legs and bottom of James G. Blaine and the tail of a dog labeled “We Claim Everything – Me & Jack” appear in a lake next to a bar of soap labeled “Hurrah Soap – to Remove Tattoo.” They had been sitting on a board labeled “Soap Campaign,” which has broken, dumping them into the lake. Roscoe Conkling observes from the weeds in the upper right.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1884-11-19
Three women are bathing putti with bars of soap and hanging them by their wings on a line to dry.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1883-07-04
Theodore Roosevelt as a maid, washing the hair of a boy, “Flim-Flam Finance,” with “Honesty Soap.” Caption at bottom right reads: “(Regards to Pears’ Soap.)” Published in Puck magazine, 1907.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1907
Theodore Roosevelt, as an old washer-woman, scrubs a young boy labeled “Flim-Flam Finance” with soapy water from a pot labeled “Honesty Soap.” Three faces are visible in the puddles forming on the ground: Edward Henry Harriman, John D. Rockefeller, and possibly Henry Huttleston Rogers, a key Standard Oil figure. Caption: (Regards to Pears’ Soap).
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1907-09-04