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Livery at the White House; White House History (Number 32) - Photo 2

Livery at the White House; White House History (Number 32) - Photo 2

Date of Work: October 26, 1903
Medium: Cartoon
Credit: The Minneapolis Journal

The Minneapolis Journal, on October 26, 1903, labeled White House servants as “just plain Americans” and portrayed them dressed as Uncle Sam by direction of Theodore Roosevelt. Ironically, the servants look even more American beside two carefully groomed European guests.

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