Political trust busting
President Roosevelt uses his “big stick” to destroy the “N.J. state machine,” the “N.Y. machine,” and the “Ohio machine.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-02-20
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Machinery
Puck’s inventions
John D. Rockefeller stands on a ladder, dumping coins into a “Patent Disinfector,” as a member of the clergy opens a slot and coins pour into a bucket labeled “Purified Cash for Missions.” An open trunk labeled “Contributions,” full of money bags, is at the base of the ladder. Caption: The cash purification plant.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1905-04-12
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward Marshall
Theodore Roosevelt enjoyed seeing Edward Marshall and the interesting machine. However, he has no use for it.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-11-28
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Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Alvey A. Adee
President Roosevelt instructs Secretary of State Adee to send the telegram regarding machinery to Minister to Cuba Herbert G. Squiers.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-09-18
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Letter from Edward Marshall to Theodore Roosevelt
Edward Marshall wants to visit Theodore Roosevelt to discuss his friend’s “mechanical marvel.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-11-10
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Letter from H Robinson to Theodore Roosevelt
Henry M. Robinson of the Imperial Machine company is sending Theodore Roosevelt a complimentary copy of “Inventors and Inventions,” which he believes would greatly interest the former president.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-08-29
Creator(s)
Organized labor and efficiency
In a speech before the Boston Central Labor Union, Louis Dembitz Brandeis discusses the principles of scientific management in the workplace, including increased wages and worker protection, and argues that such precepts enable the full realization of organized labor.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-04-02
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Letter from Theodore P. Shonts to John F. Stevens
Theodore P. Shonts sends John Stevens a copy of the invitation for bids to complete the Panama Canal. Shonts reminds Stevens that it is still a working document and sends a letter that should have gone on a previous boat about the nature of the competitive bids, in particular, that contractors select their own machinery but be held responsible for the work accomplished. Shonts asks for Stevens’ recommendations on these matters.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-09-11
Creator(s)
The new canal-digging machine patent applied for
A Republican elephant and Democratic donkey use a “Panama” machine as President Roosevelt—”engineer”—looks on. Arthur P. Gorman watches from afar.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-02-24
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They can’t stop it!
William Jennings Bryan hangs onto a large wheel labeled “Prosperity” spinning very fast as part of an engine. James K. Jones is attempting to stop the wheel by sticking a piece of lumber into the spokes, but it is spinning so fast that the wood splinters in his hands.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1896-12-16