Furnaces

President Roosevelt informs Librarian of Congress Herbert Putnam that the National Advisory Board for Fuels and Structural Materials is gathering data about the character of coal used by the government and the type of equipment used in government buildings. He instructs Putnam to have the proper representative of the Library of Congress attend an upcoming meeting of the board, some coal operators, and others. The participants are to consider the purchase of coal on a more equitable basis and how to heat government buildings more efficiently.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-04-06

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

“Congress” plugs his nose with a clothespin as he reads “Roosevelt’s message to Congress–To gas, gas, gas, gas.” Meanwhile, the gas furnace has President Roosevelt’s spectacles and large grin on it.

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Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-08

Three smiling, bloated monks labeled “Food Monopoly, Clothing Monopoly, [and] Building Material Monopoly” walk over flames labeled “Tariff Revision” in a super-heated furnace. Caption: Will the history of the fiery furnace repeat itself?

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Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1909-05-19