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President Roosevelt and Alton B. Parker, dressed as police men, use batons to attempt to wake up a sleeping elephant and donkey respectively in “Presidential Park.” Caption: “Will the ‘hot-foot’ wake them up?”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-09-08
A man labeled “Bossism” carries weapons labeled “False Count,” “Fraudulent Registration,” “Intimidation,” and “Deals.” Behind him are two policemen labeled “Independent Democrat” and “Independent Republican,” who are keeping an eye on him. They each carry a billy club labeled “Votes.” Caption: “Dere ain’t no more show for me, since dem two big policemen come on de beat!”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1893-12-20
Uncle Sam is a policeman using a billy club labeled “Votes” to prevent a diminutive figure labeled “Free Silver” and “16 to 1” from entering the White House with papers labeled “Populism” and “Dishonest Money Schemes.” Caption: Uncle Sam–Consarn ye! you’ve spoiled my Senate and House of Representatives but I’ll never let you get into the White House! – that’s all I’ve got left to depend on!
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1896-06-17
William Jennings Bryan is being carried in a chair by four men, two of whom are labeled “Tillman” and “J.F. Williams,” down a street, behind a group of crazed men labeled “Free Silver, Riot, Repudiation, Populism, Anarchy, [and] Class Hatred.” Two of the men are carrying small flags that state “Down with Supreme Court” and “Down with Property Holders.” Policemen labeled with the states of the Union and holding billy clubs labeled “Sound Money Vote” are lining both sides of the street.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1896-09-02
A large policeman labeled “Civil Service Reform,” holding a nightstick labeled “Public Opinion,” stands outside a building labeled “Public Offices.” He is about to be assaulted by two diminutive men. On the left is Frank Swett Black wearing a hat labeled “Gov. of N.Y.” and carrying a large blackjack labeled “Black’s Civil Service Reform Bill.” On the right is Charles H. Grosvenor holding a brick labeled “Grosvenor’s Anti-Civil Service Reform Bill” and “Congress” that he intends to throw at the officer.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1897-05-19