United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)

President Roosevelt uses his patented “Roosevelt invigorator” with “necessary measures,” “anti-injunction,” “anti-trust,” and “currency legislation” to blow into the mouth of a “Do Nothing 60th Congress” elephant costume that appears to be on Speaker of the House Joseph Gurney Cannon who says, “A storm must be brewing.” Roosevelt’s big stick lies on the ground with the United States Capitol building in the background.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-05-06

President Roosevelt rolls up a “message to the Senate and House of Representatives” “guaranteed to make a noise when opened.” A teddy bear stares as Roosevelt rolls up two sticks of dynamite and an “alarm clock” as Maurice Latta heads toward the United States Capitol building.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-04-30

President Roosevelt fires a “rapid-firing message gun” from the White House at Speaker of the House Joseph Gurney Cannon as a “third term” animal looks over Roosevelt’s shoulder. Cannon bends over as he is hit with “forest reserves,” “postal bank law,” “anti-injunction,” “executive control,” “power over securities,” and “control of wealth.” The United States Capitol building is in the distance and a “big maul” gavel and “former messages” are on the ground.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-04-29

President Roosevelt holds a “Congressional Record speech” in his left hand and a string tied to a “special message” cannon. The “Senate” and “House,” which are depicted as two men in the distance, appear worried.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-03-20

President Roosevelt holds a paintbrush dripping with paint and a paint can that reads, “presidency paint.” In the background is a fancy “3rd term bandwagon” and the U.S. Capitol building. Caption: Roosevelt — I’ll sort of keep that band wagon in repair in case it may be needed later on.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-05-14

President Roosevelt smiles as Joseph Benson Foraker grabs onto his coat, which rips off and he falls into a deep hole. The U.S. Capitol building and Washington monument are in the background.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-04

A “railroad magnate” sits in a tree with a top hat labeled “railroad” stuck to a branch. He says, “For heavens sake Theodore, save me!” as a bear below him labeled “state law” growls, “two cents – mile.” President Roosevelt, armed with a gun labeled “federal law,” marches away from Washington and toward the tree. There is a sign in the foreground that says, “No trespassing on these grounds.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-03-23

President Roosevelt hangs from a hot air balloon “The 25th Regiment Affair” and holds onto a big stick labeled, “Prestige.” The U.S. Capitol building and Washington Monument can be seen on the ground. Caption: I’d let go of this Blamed thing, but I might break my “Big Stick.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-12

President Roosevelt holds the “Congressional Record” in his hands with the headline, “Senate–Speech–Brownsville Incident” with an illustration of the U.S. Capitol building on the right side. A teddy bear looks over Roosevelt’s shoulder.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-08

President Roosevelt hands out rolls of paper labeled “Message” to a line of people heading toward the U.S. Capitol building. William Loeb, with perspiration on his forehead, types on a typewriter in the background.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-20

Andrew Carnegie, dressed in a Scottish kilt with a hat labeled “Andru” with the “u” crossed out and replaced with “ew,” looks at a man fallen on the ground labeled “Simplified Spelling Order” kicked down by the U.S. Capitol building. A teddy bear runs off into the distance.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-17

Andrew Carnegie comforts President Roosevelt who is looking toward the U. S. Capitol building and a man labeled, “Reformed Spelling.” Caption: Mr. Carnegie–“He seems to have been among some bad company, Theodore.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-15

President Roosevelt holds a “Roosevelt rail-road rate ideas” bag and a “rail-road rate bill U.S. Senate” gold brick. Uncle Sam puts his hand on Roosevelt’s shoulder and points to the brick. The United States Capitol building is in the background.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-02

Creator(s)

Flohri, Emil

President Roosevelt and Commissioner of Corporations at the Department of Commerce and Labor James Rudolph Garfield use an “immunity” crosscut saw to cut off the “prosecution of the trusts” branch from a tree outside of the United States Capitol building.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-03-25

Creator(s)

Rogers, W. A. (William Allen), 1854-1931

President Roosevelt, West Virginia Senator Stephen B. Elkins, Ohio Senator Joseph Benson Foraker, Pennsylvania Senator Philander C. Knox, Iowa Representative William Peters Hepburn, and Rhode Island Senator Nelson W. Aldrich all stir a “R.R. rates bill” soup in a pot shaped like the United States Capitol building.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-02-19

Creator(s)

Macauley, C. R. (Charles Raymond), 1871-1934

President Roosevelt holds the “big stick” and “peace” papers as he looks towards the United States Capitol building. A number of papers fall out of his briefcase: “cotton scandal airing,” “magazine article written,” “investigation of Castro,” “beef trust jostle,” “a submarine trip,” “cabinet changes,” “speeches made,” and “sermon preached.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-10-01

Creator(s)

Donahey, J. H. (James Harrison), 1875-1949

A “trusts” man with a “R.R. Rebates interests” paper in his back pocket rides Uncle Sam. President Roosevelt throws a “legislation” lasso toward the man.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-09-25

Creator(s)

Unknown

Uncle Sam points President Roosevelt, who holds his rifle, to the “grafter’s paradise” woods. There are a number of wild animals in there, including a “government land grabber” beaver, a “tobacco trust” hog, a “Tammany” tiger, and a “Panama Canal” cat. Caption: “Mr. President, there’s the big game. Now, fire away!”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-09

Creator(s)

Zimmerman, Eugene, 1862-1935

A caricatured, dark-skinned President Roosevelt takes several bites out of a “strenuous politics” watermelon outside of the United States Capitol building. There are a variety of phrases on the watermelon: “peace terms for Russia & Japan,” “no war taxes in times of peace,” “square deals,” “honesty in politics,” “uniting the North & South,” “ousting the political grafters,” and “anti-trust crusade.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-09-02

Creator(s)

Zimmerman, Eugene, 1862-1935

President Roosevelt rides a Republican elephant that digs into the “U.S. Treasury” while Uncle Sam watches in horror. They are outside the United States Capitol building.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-07-05

Creator(s)

Rogers, W. A. (William Allen), 1854-1931