Loading...
Please wait, while we are loading the content...
Similar Documents
How times have changed!
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Description | Illustration shows Uncle Sam sitting on a throne, reading a "Petition of the Railroads for Permission to Raise Rates" while diminutive representatives of railroad companies stand before him; the ghost of Cornelius Vanderbilt, aghast, appears behind Uncle Sam with a notice that states "The Public Be Damned! Vanderbilt". |
| 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) | Cost & standard of living--1910-1920. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Railroads--1910-1920. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Vanderbilt, Cornelius,--1794-1877. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Surprise--1910-1920. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Ghosts--1910-1920. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Uncle Sam (Symbolic character)--1910-1920. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Business & finance--1910-1920. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
