Golfers

William Jennings Bryan, as a golfer holding a club labeled “Spite,” is stuck in a sand trap trying to hit a golf ball labeled “Cleveland” and showing his likeness. Shafts of broken clubs lie in the sand, labeled “Envy, Jealousy, Malice, [and] Cussedness.” A hat labeled “Bryan” lies in the grass and there is a marker in the background labeled “16 to 1.”

comments and context

Comments and Context

When William Jennings Bryan broke upon the national political scene with his “Cross of Gold” speech at the 1896 Democrat convention and his subsequent years of party domination and three presidential runs, his populist critique was a veiled attack on Grover Cleveland as president and Democratic party leader. Conservative Democrats like Cleveland, who were loyal to sound money, the Gold Standard, and such policies, were the enemy of Bryanism, although the populist scarcely ever attacked the former president by name.

Theodore Roosevelt writes a letter of recommendation to the New York City Harvard Club Admissions Committee on behalf of Dr. Kavanagh. Kavanagh works for the New York Civil Service Commission, was a lecturer of Philosophy at New York University, has research recognized by the British Association for the Advancement of Science, participates in political campaigns, and is “a first-class sportsman.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-04-10

David B. Hill is a golfer trying to play a tough lie. His club, labeled “Peanut Politics,” is broken; his ball, labeled “Presidential Hopes,” is in a hole; and the flag is at the top of a hill with three bunkers labeled “Dishonest Methods, Snap Conventions, [and] Petty Tricks” in the way. Charles A. Dana, carrying a golf bag labeled “N.Y. Sun,” stands nearby as the caddie. In the background is a large building labeled “Tammany” and on the green is the White House. Caption: A hard and hopeless game for Davy.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1895-11-13

A man and a woman dance on the tee at a golf course while the caddy plays the harmonica.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1914-04-11