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The Monopoly brothers supported by the little consumer – Historic Reproduction

The Monopoly brothers supported by the little consumer, 1912 Apr. 2 [publication date] — historic drawing
The Monopoly brothers supported by the little consumer, 1912 Apr. 2 [publication date]. Historic drawing from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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A window into the past: The Monopoly brothers supported by the little consumer, preserved in this historic drawing. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Tom Powers drew this 1912 cartoon as a circus scene, with the Republican leaders cast as performers and a small "consumer" figure holding them up. The caption refers to seven governors, one of whom "got cold feet," leaving six. The reference is to a letter that governors, including William E. Glasscock of West Virginia, sent to Theodore Roosevelt urging him to seek the presidency. The drawing shows the fight inside the Republican Party that year, between Roosevelt's supporters and those backing William Howard Taft, and it treats the trusts and the party's bosses as a show that ordinary voters were paying to watch.

Created / published1912 Apr. 2 [publication date]
Medium1 drawing : India ink over pencil on bristol board ; 38.0 x 29.0 cm. (sheet)
GenreRobert P. Bass of New Hampshire
NotesInscibed below image: 7 little governors all in a mix one got cold feet and then there were six. No copyright information found with item. Signed, lower left: TE Powers. The cartoon is one in the series entitled, Tom Powers's The-yater." Bequest and gift; Caroline and Erwin Swann; 1974; (DLC/PP-1974:232.522) The reference to the seven governors represents a formal letter sent to Roosevelt by governors William E. Glasscock of West Virginia
SubjectsOsborn, Chase S. (Chase Salmon),--b. 1860. Roosevelt, Theodore,--1858-1919. Root, Elihu,--1845-1937. Taft, William H. (William Howard),--1857-1930. Circuses & shows--1910-1920. Consumers--1910-1920. Industrial trusts--1910-1920. Presidential elections--United States--1910-1920.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,191 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-157301

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