Columbia (Symbolic character)

At center, President Roosevelt shows Uncle Sam and Columbia a large plant with flowers showing the members of his cabinet. The surrounding vignettes show a springtime dance of putti, Alton B. Parker shoveling snow at his home in Esopus, an art gallery, Irishmen marching in the rain on Saint Patrick’s Day, a woman cleaning house by sweeping a dust cloud of policemen out the door, and Roosevelt grafting a branch labeled “Indian School Mission,” with blossom of an unidentified bishop of the Catholic Bureau of Indian Missions, onto the “Interior Dept. Tree.”

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1905-03-15

Creator(s)

Ehrhart, S. D. (Samuel D.), approximately 1862-1937

David B. Hill appears as a farm wife feeding chickens, geese, and pigs. Vignette scenes show Hill working the farm, shopping, and pontificating to a group of hayseed farmers. The final scene shows Hill in bed receiving the “Presidential Nomination” from Columbia.

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Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1905-02-01

Columbia stands between President Theodore Roosevelt and Alton B. Parker, each kneeling on one knee, about to kiss her hands.

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Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1904-10-12

Uncle Sam and Columbia look at the Easter bonnet she has taken from a hat box, which has a battleship design and is labeled “U.S. Navy.” Caption: Miss Columbia — It’s all right in style, but altogether too small.

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Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1903-04-08

Columbia stands on a globe labeled “United States,” holding a balance scale labeled “Constitutional Amendment” on which rests a large sword labeled “Centralized Government.”

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Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1903-01-21

Print depicts a Columbia figure knighting a kneeling WWI figure. The print is dedicated to 1st Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt, Air Service.

Collection

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Creation Date

1918

Creator(s)

Unknown

A mob of labor union laborers charge up the steps of the U.S. Capitol. One man carries a flag that states “The (Labor) Union forever! The man who works when we won’t, is a traitor – Kill Him! Unions first, wives and children afterward. All men are equal and the man with brains must be kept down.” The man with the flag is fearfully pointing toward Columbia, who is standing defiant with a sword at her side, the “Declaration of Independence” in one hand, and the American Flag behind her. Caption: The Flag of Freedom will never be displaced by the Flag of Slavery.

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Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1902-11-05

Columbia sits in a chair with the American flag across her lap. She is holding a star and has a pot of stars and sewing materials next to her. Standing on the left are three male figures representing “New Mexico, Arizona, [and] Oklahoma,” “waiting for their stars” to be added to the flag. The U.S. Capitol building is in the background. Caption: Columbia (to the three territories)–Your stars shall be put on the flag just as soon as those politicians in Congress will let me.

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Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1902-07-23

Columbia [the symbol of the United States] stands on the seashore with a small child who is wearing a hat labeled “Cuba.” Columbia has dropped a ribbon labeled “U.S. Protectorate” that is wrapped around the young girl’s waist, enabling her to walk without assistance.

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Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1902-05-21

Puck rides in a small automobile labeled “1877-1902,” passing a reviewing stand where Uncle Sam and Columbia greet him. The background is filled with the cast of characters from 25 years of cartoons. Caption: Puck passes the 25th yearstone amid the plaudits of his creations.

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Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1902-03-12

Prince Henry offers bouquets of flowers labeled “Visit of Prince Henry,” “Christening by Miss Roosevelt,” and “Yacht built in America,” to Columbia who is holding a paper that states “British Canal Concessions.” In the background, on the left, John Bull is watching from a small, rocky island.

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Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1902-02-19

Columbia and another woman, representing South America, ride side-saddle on a buffalo to the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1901-05-08

Creator(s)

Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956

President William McKinley and Columbia, arm-in-arm, head for the inaugural ball.

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Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1901-03-06

Columbia is adjusting her bonnet, which is a battleship labeled “World Power” with two guns labeled “Army” and “Navy.” It is spewing thick black smoke labeled “Expansion.” She is inserting a tiny sword as a hatpin to hold it in place.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1901-04-06

Creator(s)

Ehrhart, S. D. (Samuel D.), approximately 1862-1937

Columbia welcomes a woman labeled “South America” to the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1901-05-08

Creator(s)

Ehrhart, S. D. (Samuel D.), approximately 1862-1937

President Roosevelt points one dart gun at toy “jungle animals from Africa” and another gun at “Congress.” Uncle Sam and Miss Columbia look on standing beside the Christmas tree. “Congress” says to Roosevelt, “Hey, look out where ye’r pointin’ that!”

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Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-26

Sheet music for “Columbia Rules the Waves,” a tribute to the American fleet. The cover features illustrations of Columbia and a warship. There are oval portraits of President Roosevelt and American naval leaders.

Collection

Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection

Creation Date

1904

Creator(s)

Booke, Lala

“Jack Tars March Song” is a patriotic celebration of the Navy. The front cover has a photograph of Theodore Roosevelt, two other men, and a ship. A page or pages of the song are missing.

Collection

Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection

Creation Date

Unknown

Creator(s)

Tumber, Maria Walker

Small bronze inaugural medal commemorating Theodore Roosevelt’s second term in 1905. Designed by Charles E. Barber (front) and George T. Morgan (reverse). Not the official inaugural medal, designed by Tiffany’s in 1905, but from the United States Mint Presidential Series.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site

Creation Date

1905

Creator(s)

United States Mint; Barber, Charles E., 1840-1917; Morgan, George T., 1845-1925

President Roosevelt, in the dress of a Roman warrior, is presented by Pallas Athena representing Columbia (a symbol of the United States in the hands of some cartoonists) to five great mythological gods and historical figures of war. They are: Ramses, Julius Caesar, Achilles, Cleopatra, and Alexander the Great.

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Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1907-06-27