"Illustration shows Nelson W. Aldrich as a fire chief telling fire fighters Stephen B. Elkins, Joseph G. Cannon, Sereno E. Payne, and Jacob H. Gallinger to send a fire engine labeled ""Lower Tariff"" back to the station. President William H. Taft carrying a large fire extinguisher labeled ""Corporation Tax"" and Elihu Root race up steps, attempting to extinguish a fire at the Treasury Building that is billowing clouds of smoke labeled ""Deficit"". Published by Keppler & Schwarzmann, Puck Building, 1909 July 14."

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Size: 2700px × 1876px
Photo credit: © The Protected Art Archive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: deficit, engine, fire, fireman, firemen, political, puck, smoke