Title: "barking dogs never bite. " illustration shows president william mckinley walking onto the white house grounds with a woman labeled "prosperity", passing a group of barking dogs labeled "anti-prosperity," "silverites," "anti-trust," "anti-expansion," and "socialist. " the woman, dressed in a red, white, and blue outfit, may represent columbia or possibly mrs. Mckinley; she is wearing a winged hat like that of the roman god mercury, though may also represent minerva, the roman goddess and patroness of commerce and trade. Abstract/medium: 1 print: chromolithograph. Date: 1900. Collection: Miscellaneous Items in High Demand, PPOC, Library of Congress.
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