Bluebeard (Legendary character)

The gigantic figure of Bluebeard labeled “Protected Monopolies” holds a set of keys identified as the “Keys to Rate Regulation, Meat Inspection, Pure Food and Anti-Trust Laws.” He is speaking to Theodore Roosevelt, dressed as “Fatima,” and pointing to a room labeled “Tariff Revision.” Caption: Blue-Beard — With these keys, my dear, you may go as far as you like, but don’t let me catch you in that room!

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Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1906-08-15

Bluebeard, wearing a hat labeled “Bankruptcy” and holding in his raised left hand a clock labeled “Obligations,” holds a sword in his right hand and confronts a woman labeled “Railroads” who begs for mercy, just as a knight labeled “Increased Freight Rates” enters from the left.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1913-12-17

Creator(s)

Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956