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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Sanctus Jay-Gouldus
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Sanctus Jay-Gouldus

Artifact ID1969.80.1670
Object Type Cartoon Clipping
Date ca. 1880
Medium Paper
DimensionsOverall H 13 3/8 in x W 10 1/4 in (34 cm x 26 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionCartoon lithograph from a book. A man (identifiable as Jay Gould) wears Roman antiquity clothing with a whip (“American Union Telegram”) at his waist. He has a halo made of trains around his head. He is about to turn the screw on a box (“Western Union”), crushing the people inside of it. Caption: “Sanctus Jay-Gouldus”. Additional text at upper left: “Chic’s Calendar of American Saints”. Additional text at upper right: “Supplement to No. 20”. Additional text at lower left: “No. 1”. Additional text at lower right: “Charles Hart. Lith. 36 Vesey St. N.Y.”. Artist signature lower left: “Kendrick”.
Historical NoteJay Gould was a railroad investor during the Gilded Age and considered a robber baron. He was involved with New York’s Tammany Hall political machine, which was investigated in 1890 for corruption by the Fassett Committee.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThis item was given to the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum Collection in 1969.
Credit LineGift of Mr. Ralph E. Becker
National Archives Catalog CollectionLyndon B. Johnson Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 192413)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts to the LBJ Library (National Archives Identifier 189698391)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestricted
Use Restriction NoteCopyright or other proprietary rights are held by individuals or entities other than the LBJ Presidential Library and Museum. The LBJ Presidential Library and Museum does not warrant that the use of materials will not infringe on the rights of third parties holding the rights to these works, or make any representations or warranties with respect to the application or terms of any international agreement, treaty, or protections that may apply. It is your responsibility to determine and satisfy any copyright or other use restrictions. Pertinent regulations can be found at 36 C.F.R 1254.62.
Person Referenced Jay Gould (United States, 1836 - 1892)
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