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Justice, an old woman, sleeps at a desk, with cobwebs, spiders, and mice taking over the courtroom. Outside a window an armed group of vigilantes have broken down the door to a jail and removed a man whom they are about to hang from a nearby tree. One man carries a flag that states “Lively Lynchers.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1883-07-04
President Roosevelt will look into an unnamed matter and try to see justice done.
1908-02-12
Theodore Roosevelt, as “Siegfried,” stands at the edge of a ring of fire around a female figure (Brünnhilde) labeled “Justice” in a deep sleep. Among the flames are the words “Public Indifference, Graft, Conservatism, Special Privilege, [and] Political Expediency.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1908-01-15
A large cannon labeled “Violence” explodes out the back end, catching John J. McNamara, James B. McNamara, Samuel Gompers, and possibly Clarence Darrow in the blast. Two large cannon shells labeled “Murder” and “Dynamiting” lie on the ground on the left.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1911-12-27
Draft manuscript of speech delivered in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. Roosevelt was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in December 1906 but postponed his address to the Nobel Prize Committee until after the end of his Presidency.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1910
Attorney General Knox believes that President Roosevelt’s “real friends” will be pleased with his action in the printing office matter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-07-22
B. Loftus explains his difficult legal position and efforts to find justice.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-01-21
Newspaper article claiming that the call for Grover Cleveland to be a presidential candidate stems from Cleveland’s devotion to justice and the general confidence in equal rights it creates.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-05-13