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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.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1903-10-28
President William H. Taft, as a young boy, kneels on the arm of a rocking chair and leans over to put his arms around the shoulders of an elderly woman, labeled “Ultimate Consumer,” who is knitting a large sock.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1909-06-09
Citizens loudly celebrate the fourth of July with rifles and firecrackers. Standing at center is an elderly woman wearing a banner that states, “Society for the Suppression of Unnecessary Noises.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1909-06-30
An old woman sits in a chair with a parrot labeled “Infant Industries” perched next to her and a cat playing beside her chair with a ball of yarn labeled “Dingley Yarn.” Sitting on a stool at her feet is a boy labeled “Young Republican.” The parrot squawks “Polly Wants Protection.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1899-01-11
President Roosevelt, as little Lord Fauntleroy, helps elderly Uncle Sam, bloated by “Overcapitalization” and a bandaged right foot labeled “Wall Street,” walk with a cane. Caption: “Lean on me, Grandpa.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1907-12-18