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Elmer E. Harriman wants to introduce a certain species of elk to his local mountains, but the state will not allow elk to be shipped out. Harriman hopes that Theodore Roosevelt can use his influence to obtain the rights to take elk from Yellowstone Park.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-06
A large, bloated man, wearing an apron labeled “The Trusts,” stands next to a large cauldron labeled “Tariff Reduction.” Standing in front of him is a diminutive, emaciated man labeled “The Philippines” holding a cup labeled “25%.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1903-12-09
A bloated bull dog, wearing a collar labeled “Monopoly,” controls a food trough as five emaciated dogs wait for an opportunity to eat. An insert labeled “The Mania for Monopoly” reprinted “(from Puck, October 10, 1883)” shows “Business as it once was” where all dogs ate from the trough at the same time, “As it is” when it became a dog-eat-dog business environment, and “As it will be if something is not done pretty soon” where one dog controls access to the trough or business market. Caption: Something wasn’t done.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1908-07-29
A fat man labeled “Monopoly” feasts on a large piece of meat labeled “Alaska Natural Resources” while a beggar labeled “American Homesteader” lies at his feet asking only for the morsels that fall from the table. Caption: “Fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1910-11-16
Charles A. Dana, editor of the “Sun,” and Stephen B. Elkins, wearing a plumed hat, attempt to push an emaciated dog labeled “Clerical Slanderer” up steps leading to where Grover Cleveland is sitting in a rocking chair. Another dog labeled “Common Slanderer” is lying on its back, apparently dead. Nearby is an overturned bowl labeled “False Witness.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1884-08-20
Graetz, F. (Friedrich), approximately 1840-approximately 1913