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Photograph of a landslide and damage to the road and stone wall at Painted Canyon in the South Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park in the fall of 1970.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1970
Colorized postcard showing a sentry box on the stone wall surrounding the old city of Intramuros in Manila.
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A smug-looking Humpty Dumpty labeled “Increased Cost of Living” sits on a stone wall labeled “Corners in Food Stuffs, Graft Tariff, Gambling in Futures, Cold-Storage Abuses, High Tariff Rates, Private Monopoly, Middle-Man Extortion, Waste of Natrual Resouces, Parasite Profits, [and] Unearned Incomes.” At the base of the wall a large group of citizens strike the wall with a battering ram labeled “The Ballot.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1910-01-26
Print shows Uncle Sam using “Congressional Mortar” and building blocks carried by ethnic workers to construct a wall with the stones. The stones are labeled “Law against Race, Prejudice, Jealousy, Competition, Fear, Anti Low Wages, Non-Reciprocity, [and] Congressional Blunders.” Across a river, in the background, Chinese workers work with picks to dismantle the Great Wall, as China opens its doors to trading with the West. Caption: The American wall goes up as the Chinese original goes down.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1882-03-29
A stone wall labeled “Rotten Finance” is constructed with stones showing the faces of many businessmen and financiers, including John D. Rockefeller, J. Pierpont Morgan, and Edward Henry Harriman. On the ground, in front of the wall, is a broken egg labeled “Confidence.” Caption: Humpty-Dumpty sat on a wall; / Humpty-Dumpty had a great fall. / All the Street’s horses and all the Street’s men / Can’t put Humpty back again.
Almost two months into the financial crisis known as the Wall Street Panic in 1907, Puck magazine addressed the situation. It was late, but with trenchant commentary that compensated. Indeed, during the crisis that was precipitated by the unsuccessful takeover of a copper company, a web of under-capitalized and over-extended companies, trusts, and banks became evident.