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Nelson W. Aldrich appears as a large spider on a cobweb labeled “Senate Committee Room” spread between the U.S. Capitol and a “Standard Oil” tower, on which several flies labeled “Anti-Trust Bill, Free Alcohol Bill, House Bill, Philippine Tariff Bill, [and] Legislation Needed” have landed.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1906-05-16
Having recently visited East Africa, Anglo-Irish writer Moreton Frewen shares insights with President Roosevelt, including locations where big game gathers, the presence of insects, and people to contact.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-08-17
Print shows Admiral George Dewey carrying a suitcase labeled “Dewey U.S.A.,” and coming ashore where he is beset by gnats carrying signs that state, “Write us a soap advertisement, This house you can’t use but please accept it (Brooklyn Eagle), Invitation to attend county fair, Request for autograph, Invitation to dinner, Nomination for President, Proposal of marriage, Request to lecture, [and] Write us a war story.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1899-06-21
“Butler Fly-Paper Prepared only by Blaine, Elkins, & Co.,” to which flies do not stick, lies on a plate on a table. Stephen B. Elkins, standing in the background, is drinking from a bottle labeled “Star Route Syrup $.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1884-10-15
Graetz, F. (Friedrich), approximately 1840-approximately 1913
A large spider labeled “Flim Flam Finance,” with a disgruntled look on its face, sits on a cobweb labeled “Wall Street,” looking at a bunch of flies labeled “The Public” hovering just beyond the cobweb, mocking the spider.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1913-01-22
A spider labeled “Interstate Commerce Commission” has caught in its web labeled “The Law” a large fly labeled “Harriman.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1907-06-19
Uncle Sam, as a knight on horseback, carries a lance labeled “Anti-Fly Crusade.” He is charging toward a gigantic fly emerging from a container with a small child at its feet. Caption: A challenge to that greatest of public enemies, the disease-breeding fly.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1912-05-15