Ship representing 'National Credit' under danger
Title

Ship representing 'National Credit' under danger

Caption

Our good ship 'National Credit' in danger from a silver-spout' Bow of a ship approaching a waterspout labelled '80ct $' and '$2,000,000 a Month', and a shark labelled 'Panic'; along the side of the ship are President Cleveland as captain, and several men, all unidentified, but may include George F. Edmunds, William M. Evarts, William F. Vilas, Edward L. Hedden, John Sherman, and Augustus Garland, among others. They are about to fire a gun labelled 'Repeal of Silver Coinage Act' to break up the waterspout.

Date

1885

Credit line

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP18A17_092

License type

Rights managed

Available size

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