What may happen to a man in the shopping season; alas! To think that suspician should creep in to disturb the holiday feeling – Antique Print
![What may happen to a man in the shopping season; alas! To think that suspician should creep in to disturb the holiday feeling, 1906 Dec. 8 [publication date] — historic drawing](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/f3/f3fccc458fa1-L.webp)
(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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This historic drawing of What may happen to a man in the shopping season; alas! To think that suspician should creep in to disturb the holiday feeling brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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What may happen to a man in the shopping season; alas! To think that suspician should creep in to disturb the holiday feeling
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A holiday shopping spree turns into a police matter in this December 1906 drawing, which casts railroad financier E. H. Harriman as a shopper loaded with parcels. The published caption has a uniformed officer asking whether it is "a good deal of truck for one man to be carrying away," while Harriman replies that the goods are just a few presents he has been giving himself. The joke targets Harriman's reputation for using his railroad empire, including the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific, to his own advantage at a time when Congress was pressing for stricter rate regulation. The Hepburn Act, which expanded federal control over railroad rates, had passed earlier that year.
| Created / published | 1906 Dec. 8 [publication date] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : India ink over pencil, with scraping out on bristol board ; 40.6 x 35.6 cm. (sheet) |
| Genre | these are just a few presents I've been getting for myself." Signed |
| Notes | No copyright information found with item. Published caption reads: The officer, Isn't that a good deal of truck for one man to be carrying away?" Harriman |
| Subjects | Harriman, Edward Henry,--1848-1909--Ethics. Railroads--1900-1910. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,333 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-156044 |
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