Gates

Thomas Collier Platt, with his young bride, passes through the gates to the “Oldboys’ Hymeneal Paradise” where they are greeted by a “Reception Committee” of several old men labeled “Depew, Potter, Dewey, Flagler, [and] Woodford” and their young wives.

comments and context

Comments and Context

Cartoonist Ehrhart was not merely commenting on the “May-December” nuptials of the elderly Senator Thomas Collier Platt, and surrounding him with fellow white-haired friends. In a scene where many gray-bearded men are romancing young women, the foreground figures are indeed men who betook younger brides.

Photograph of the gate and pathway to the Maltese Cross Ranch Cabin site at the North Dakota State capitol grounds before it was moved to Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1959

A “Tariff Wall” on the U.S. coastline has two gates, one labeled “Annexation” and the other labeled “Reciprocity.” A woman labeled “Cuba,” holding a bundle of “Raw Sugar” cane, is attempting to enter the United States through the gate labeled “Reciprocity.” She is being turned away vociferously by a man labeled “Sugar Grower” holding a piece of paper labeled “Tariff on Sugar.” In the background is a woman labeled “Porto Rico” carrying a bundle of sugar cane. She has entered through the “Annexation” gate over which the sugar grower and his tariffs have no control. Caption: Cuba — Why not let me in? Porto Rico is inside. / American Sugar-Grower — She didn’t come in this gate. She went through the other one – and I can’t control that!

comments and context

Comments and Context

It was certainly the case that domestic producers of sugar in the United States did not welcome, and lobbied against, the free importation of Cuban sugar and its free export to world markets. The situation pictured in Keppler’s cartoon was a bit more nuanced, however. Cuba, despite its problems under Spanish rule, had a functioning economy and export policies, and it had been assured of a minimal United States presence and relatively quick independence. Porto Rico (as then spelled in the American press) had minimal infrastructure, was deemed in need of special considerations, and was largely assumed to become an eventual part of the United States, by annexation, territorial status, or similar relation.

Collection

Charles C. Myers Collection

Creation Date

1908

Creator(s)

Unknown

Language

English

Display card for a gate that represented Theodore Roosevelt’s life and accomplishments.

Collection

State Historical Society of North Dakota

Creation Date

Unknown

President Roosevelt encloses $25 as a donation for the Porcellian Club gate. Although fond of both George W. Perkins and Robert Bacon, Roosevelt believes they are wrong about the trust question and knows that William McKinley had been uneasy over the issue.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-04

A peddler labeled “D. B. Hill,” selling “Fresh Roasted (Political) Peanuts,” stands outside the gates to the White House, where a sign has been posted that states, “Notice! No Peddlers or Suspicious Characters Allowed on These Premises.”

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1894-10-31

Print shows Uncle Sam with John Bull and Meiji, Emperor of Japan, standing beneath a flag labeled “Open Door Policy”, in a tug of war contest for “Trade Supremacy” with “Russia” (Nicholas II), “Germany” (William II), and “France” (Felix Faure) who are being pulled through a gate labeled “Trade Restriction.”

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1898-09-14

Uncle Sam stands on an island labeled “Philippines” at an open gate labeled “Open to All Nations on Equal Terms.” He is welcoming an international crowd to enter through the gate. A female figure labeled “Commerce” is tugging on his coattails; she is standing on a solid, fortress-like structure labeled “U.S.” and “Protective Tariff Wall.”

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1898-12-28

Print shows John Bull standing on the left at an entrance labeled “India” and Uncle Sam standing opposite at an entrance labeled “Philippines” inviting men labeled “Germany, Russia, France, Italy, [and] Austria” to enter carrying bags, boxes, and bundles of products for export and trade. Caption: In spite of all agreements, this seems to Puck to be the only way it can ever be settled.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1899-05-31

Print shows several men with brooms and shovels locked outside a fence with a large, spiked gate labeled “Civil Service Reform”, among them are Thomas F. Bayard, Samuel J. Tilden, Henry Watterson, Charles A. Dana, and John Kelly. Inside the fence, on the sides of the gate, are Chester A. Arthur and George W. Curtis. In the distance is the White House flying a flag that states “Possession is nine points of the law!!!”

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1883-08-15

On behalf of Francis R. Appleton and the Porcellian Club, Douglas Robinson calls President Roosevelt’s attention to a subscription the club is running for the construction of the McKean Gate. Sufficient funds are already subscribed, but Robinson thought Roosevelt might want to appear as one of the subscribers.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-03