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"Business is business"
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Description | Illustration shows two cameo scenes separated by a telegraph pole labeled "Western Union"; on the left is a civic meeting claiming that "We must uphold our Public Morals and Civic Decency" where seated on a stage are businessmen labeled "Flagler, Schiff, Jessup [sic], Depew, Rockefeller, Hyde, Morgan [and] Sage"; and on the right are the same men sitting in a room where they are straining to hear the report of the "Annual Statement" regarding "Sundry other profits from our Subterranean wires increase this total applicable to dividends by $5,000,000" over the din of coins spilling from a cornucopia connected to a telegraph pole and overflowing a barrel labeled "Western Union Pool Room Receipts". Visible through a window are many buildings labeled "Pool Room". |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Miscellaneous Items in High Demand |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Hyde, James H.--(James Hazen),--1876-1959. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Morgan, J. Pierpont--(John Pierpont),--1837-1913. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Rockefeller, John D.--(John Davison),--1839-1937. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Hypocrisy--1900-1910. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Billiard parlors--1900-1910. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Schiff, Jacob H.--(Jacob Henry),--1847-1920. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Sage, Russell,--1816-1906. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Jesup, Morris K.--(Morris Ketchum),--1830-1908. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Reform--1900-1910. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Flagler, Henry Morrison,--1830-1913. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Big business--1900-1910. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Depew, Chauncey M.--(Chauncey Mitchell),--1834-1928. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
