Keeping the Money Where it will Do Most Good: Uncle Sam 'Look out, boys, they say he's a Caesar (seiz-er).'

Creator

Thomas Nast

Files

Description

Harper's Weekly cover of Grant, depicted as a Bulldog, is chained to the steps of the Treasury building by the law, a sign above his head reads 'Notice: You can violate the law, the banks may violate the law and will be sustained in doing so, but the President of the United States cannot violate the law-U. S. Grant.' Uncle Sam lounges near the columns as Wall Street Men beg for money holding a sign that reads 'We want to Borrow the U.S. Treasury Reserve ($44,000,000) for the relief of the sufferers of the 'Street.'

Contributor(s)

Ulysses S. Grant Association

Subjects

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Uncle Sam (Symbolic character); Securities industry; United States. Treasury Dept.

Time Period

1870-1879

Date

10-11-1873

Object Type

image

Format (Original)

1 cartoon ; 11 x 16 in.

Format (Digital)

PDF

Digital ID

G_USGc_2010_0012

Source

Ulysses S. Grant Collection, Series 6, Subseries 2, Box 5, Folder OS10

Repository

Ulysses S. Grant Association. Mississippi State University Libraries.

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Rights

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Contact Information

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Preferred Citation

[Title of Political Cartoon], Ulysses S. Grant Collection, Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library, Mississippi State University Libraries