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Licensed wreckers – in the hands of the receivers

Licensed wreckers – in the hands of the receivers

Print shows a ship labeled “Wrecked Corporation” and “Insurance Co. Bankrupt” that has wrecked on rocks with a darkened lighthouse labeled “Trust” and “Justice” nearby. The light has been snuffed by “Judge” and “Corruption.” Victims of the wreck, some clinging to the ship, others in the water, are labeled “Policy Holder” and “Pillaged Policy Holder.” A rope from the ship to shore is held by a “Receiver,” a “Lawyer,” and a “Shore Shark,” and is coiled around a money bag labeled “Fee.” Another “Lawyer,” using a gaff, reaches for a barrel labeled “Fees” that bobs in the water near the ship. Standing near the lighthouse is a man labeled “Referee” who is holding a pan labeled “False Beacon” that spews illuminated smoke labeled “By Order of the Court.” The man burns papers labeled “Waste, Outrageous Extravagance, Extortion, [and] Cost.”

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1882-03-15

Creator(s)

Keppler, Joseph Ferdinand, 1838-1894

Hands across the land

Hands across the land

Two arms emerge from the clouds and reach across the landscape in opposite directions. On the right is the hand of the arm that extends from the left. It is labeled “Politics” and is about to grab hold of a building labeled “The Banks.” On the left is the hand of the arm that extends from the right. It is labeled “The Banks” and is using its thumb to squash the U.S. Capitol labeled “Politics.” Caption: Which is worse, financial control of politics, or political control of finance?

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1913-08-20

Creator(s)

Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956