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The guns of reciprocity
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | Cuba United States Dominican Republic |
| Description | Cartoon shows Theodore Roosevelt sitting in front of the U.S. Capitol reciting his June 13, 1902 message to Congress. On the left is a Cuban cannon firing a shot through a rolled sheet of paper, "Cuban reciprocity proposition except light colored sugar" as the head of the American Crystal Sugar Company, Henry Thomas Oxnard, labeled "Beet sugar," flees. On the right is a San Domingo cannon firing a shot through a rolled sheet of paper, "Dominican reciprocity offer, % reduction no exceptions" as a man "Sugar Trust" sends a telegram that fires the Cuban cannon. |
| 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) | International relations--Cuba--1900-1910. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | International relations--Dominican Republic--1900-1910. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Tariffs--1900-1910. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | International relations--United States--1900-1910. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Payne, Sereno Elisha,--1843-1914. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Sugar industry--1900-1910. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
