A satire on the Democrats' defeat in the fall New York state elections, here viewed as a referendum on Van Buren's independent treasury, or "Sub-treasury" system. A large ball labeled "Sub Treasury" is pushed down a hill by successful Whig gubernatorial candidate William H. Seward, who says, "A long push, a strong push, and a push all together, and down goes Tyranny and Oppression!" He is assisted by three other men whose arms are linked, one of whom holds a banner with the Whig motto "Preserve Credit and Commerce." Inside the ball is a sleeping Van Buren, who exclaims, "I must be dreaming, for it seems to me, I am going down hill!" The ball rolls onto New York Democratic incumbent governor William Marcy, wearing a uniform with a "50 cents" trouser patch (See "Executive Marcy and the Bambers," no. 1838-5), and several other men, including Missouri senator Thomas Hart Benton. Benton cries, "Push Governor; or down you goes!" Another holds a flag with the words "Trades Union" and cries "Lord ha! Marcy upon us!" In the lower left a crowd of workingmen applaud the scene. Among them are a farmer, a seaman, and a driver or husbandman who waves his hat and says, "Huzza! for the Empire State, she has sent the Ball rolling back again, in double quick time!"|Entd . . . 1838 by H.R. Robinson . . . Southn. Dist. of N.Y.|Printed & publd. by H.R. Robinson, 52 Cortlandt.|Probably drawn by H.D. (Henry Dacre?)|Title appears as it is written on the item.|Weitenkampf, p. 52.|Forms part of: American cartoon print filing series (Library of Congress)|Published in: American political prints, 1766-1876 / Bernard F. Reilly. Boston : G.K. Hall, 1991, entry 1838-13.

This short video shows the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on retail sales and employment levels.

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was one of the most popular of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s New Deal programs. The CCC’s mission was to conserve the natural resources of the United States while providing relief to the poor and encouraging the recovery of the economy. The program provided employment to enrolllees and financial support to their families during the Great Depression, while developing much needed conservation and infrastructure projects for a country that had been devastated by over logging and farming practices that contributed to soil erosion. Known as "Roosevelt's Tree Army," the program improved national and state parks, prevented erosion, controlled flooding, and assisted with natural disaster recovery. The unemployment rate during the Great Depression was estimated at twenty-five percent, which left a generation of young men without employment or opportunities. During its operation from 1933 to 1938, the CCC employed close to three million previously unemployed young men, although it disproportionately assisted whites. This exhibition tells the stories of the CCC’s administration and controversial policies, the men who joined, and the contributions its projects made to the history of conservation in the United States. This exhibition was created as part of the DPLA's Public Library Partnerships Project by collaborators from Mountain West Digital Library. Exhibition organizer: Anna Neatrour.

Poster showing soldiers in a truck calling out to a young man. Poster includes blank space for address of local recruiting office. Engineer Reproduction Plant, U.S. Army, Washington Barracks, D.C.

Another of HD's portrayals of the New York tradesman's "sober second thoughts" about his support of Democratic hard-money fiscal policies. (See also "Specie Claws," no. 1838-14.) Both prints touch upon the the depressed state of the economy, precipitated by the Panic of 1837, and its effect upon the working class. The catchphrase "sober second thoughts" recurs frequently in Whig rhetoric and cartoons of the 1840 presidential campaign. Here seven representatives of various occupations express their dissaffection with Van Buren's "Sub Treasury" and anti-currency programs. From left to right: Seaman: "Trade & Commerce are broken down, wages reduced from 16 to 12 doll[ar]s & I cannot get a Ship." Carpenter: "We are all out of employment, we cannot vote for a "Sub Treasury" Bank, or union of the Purse & Sword." Mason: "Despots always first impoverish a people, before they destroy their Rights & Liberties." Laborer: "We are in favor of Bank Bills under Five Dollars, but want no Shinplasters." Artisan (metalsmith?): "I have for many years been steadily employed at $2 per day, until recently, and now am told by my Employer that he has nothing to do & I am discharged; and how I am to get bread for my family I do not know. Carman or driver: "Commerce supports us, and we will support commerce. We drive but will not be driven, to the support of wrong measures. 'Beware of any increase of "Executive patronage." Jefferson" Smith: "Gold & Silver have their value, Industry & Integrity should have their value also."|1838 or 1839.|Comparison of figure drawing and general lithographic technique with HD's "Specie Claws" supports attribution to the same artist.|Drawn by HD (Henry Dacre?).|Lith: & publish'd by H.R. Robinson No. 52 Cortlandt St. & No. 2 Wall St. N.Y.|Title appears as it is written on the item.|Weitenkampf, p. 58.|Forms part of: American cartoon print filing series (Library of Congress)|Published in: American political prints, 1766-1876 / Bernard F. Reilly. Boston : G.K. Hall, 1991, entry 1838-15.

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A melodramatic portrayal of the plight of the tradesman during the Panic of 1837, whose financial distress the artist ascribes to Loco Foco politics and the effects of the Specie Circular, or "Specie Clause." Though a product of the Jackson administration, the measure was also associated with the monetary progam of Jackson successor and protege Martin Van Buren. Designed to curb inflationary speculation, the circular stipulated that only specie (i.e., gold or silver) be accepted as payment for federal lands. Radical Democrats, or "Loco Focos," of New York supported Van Buren's anti-Bank fiscal policies. The panic depressed the economy for several years, and caused widespread unemployment. A despondent tradesman, or mechanic, sits at a table in his humble dwelling, a copy of radical Democratic newspaper the "New Era" on his lap. On the wall behind him are prints of Jackson and Van Buren. Strewn at his feet are his tools, and his toolbox is empty but for "Loco Foco Pledges." He laments, "I have no money, and cannot get any work." Beside him are his wife and children. His wife, holding an infant, says, "My dear, cannot you contrive to get some food for the children? I don't care for myself." The children speak: "I'm so hungry," "I say Father, can't you get some "Specie Claws?" and "Father can't I have a piece of bread?" The landlord's agents appear at the door with a warrant of "Distraint for Rent." One says, "I say Sam, I wonder where we are to get our Costs." Weitenkampf tentatively dates the cartoon 1838.|Printed & publd. by H.R. Robinson, 52 Cortlandt St. N.Y.|Signed with monogram: HD (Henry Dacre?).|Title appears as it is written on the item.|Weitenkampf, p. 52.|Forms part of: American cartoon print filing series (Library of Congress)|Published in: American political prints, 1766-1876 / Bernard F. Reilly. Boston : G.K. Hall, 1991, entry 1838-14.

Poster showing a woman at a stenotype machine, with silhouette of a soldier and dome of U.S. Capitol in the background. At bottom: For information apply or write to the nearest U.S. Employment Office. Title from item.

Ordnance Dept. recruiting poster showing the Kaiser, holding a bloody sword, cowering in the shadow of a young woman typing.

Exhibit poster showing a portrait photograph of a man who lost his arm in an industrial accident, also shows a view of him at a machine in a woodworking shop. Poster caption: This man who lost an arm in an industrial accident in Cleveland, invented a good substitute arm, wears it at work, and uses it in earning his living. He has made good by his own unaided efforts. The average man, however, needs a lift in the way of training. Exhibit of the Red Cross Institute for Crippled and Disabled Men and the Red Cross Institute for the Blind.

This course treats public-sector policies, programs, and projects that attempt to increase employment through development-promoting measures in the economic realm, through support and regulation. It discusses the types of initiatives, tasks, and environments that are most conducive to equitable outcomes, and emphasizes throughout the understandings gained about why certain initiatives work and others don’t.

A commentary on the depressed state of the American economy, particularly in New York, during the financial panic of 1837. Again, the blame is laid on the treasury policies of Andrew Jackson, whose hat, spectacles, and clay pipe with the word "Glory" appear in the sky overhead. Clay illustrates some of the effects of the depression in a fanciful street scene, with emphasis on the plight of the working class. A panorama of offices, rooming houses, and shops reflects the hard times. The Customs House, carrying a sign "All Bonds must be paid in Specie," is idle. In contrast, the Mechanics Bank next door, which displays a sign "No specie payments made here," is mobbed by frantic customers. Principal figures are (from left to right): a mother with infant (sprawled on a straw mat), an intoxicated Bowery tough, a militiaman (seated, smoking), a banker or landlord encountering a begging widow with child, a barefoot sailor, a driver or husbandman, a Scotch mason (seated on the ground), and a carpenter. These are in contrast to the prosperous attorney "Peter Pillage," who is collected by an elegant carriage at the far right. In the background are a river, Bridewell debtors prison, and an almshouse. A punctured balloon marked "Safety Fund" falls from the sky. The print was issued in July 1837. A flag flying on the left has the sarcastic words, "July 4th 1837 61st Anniversary of our Independence." |Entered . . . 1837 by H.R. Robinson. |Printed & published by H.R. Robinson, 52 Cortlandt Street New York.|Signed: Clay fec. (Edward Williams Clay).|The Library's impression was deposited for copyright on July 8.|Title appears as it is written on the item.|Davison, no. 98.|Munsing, p. 37-38. |Murrell, p. 150.|Weitenkampf, p. 48-49.|Forms part of: American cartoon print filing series (Library of Congress)|Published in: American political prints, 1766-1876 / Bernard F. Reilly. Boston : G.K. Hall, 1991, entry 1837-8.

Liberty, bearing a shield and wrapped in the American flag, takes a sword from a figure labeled "Labor." Text continues: This plant is executing a contract for the United States Navy. As patriotic Americans you can render a great service by doing your work promptly and doing it well. Remember: Your work is an important factor in this fight for freedom. On land and sea our soldiers and sailors are depending on you to do your part in the winning of the war. [Issu]ed by th[e Navy] Department through [... Rec]ruiting Bureau. At top: "I shall expect every man who is not a slacker to be at my side throughout this great enterprise." - Woodrow Wilson.

Poster is text only, with monogram and arms of George V at top. Title from item.

Published by Joseph Roos & Co. N.E. Cor. Comm. & Leidesdorff Sta. S.F. Copyrighted 1878.|Title appears as it is written on the item.|Forms part of: American cartoon print filing series (Library of Congress)

Poster showing a workman, and silhouette of troops and truck crossing a pontoon bridge. Text continues: An opportunity for mechanics and men with technical training. Be a fighting engineer by joining the first replacement regiment of engineers. Address: Headquarters Room 107, Washington Barracks, D.C. Donated by Heywood, Strasser & Voigt Litho. Co. N.Y.

In this video (7 minutes long) student will learn what unemployment is, how it is measured and the different types of employment that exist. This video will help with mastery of standard EPF. 5(b) and review of standards EPF. 2(g).

An anti-McClellan broadside, contrasting Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln's advocacy of equality and free labor in the North to Democratic opponent McClellan's alleged support of the Southern slave system. The comparison is made in two scenes, "Union and Liberty" (left) and "Union and Slavery" (right). In the first, Lincoln shakes the hand of a bearded man wearing a square paper labor cap, while black and white school children issue from a schoolhouse flying the American flag in the background. On the right McClellan, in military uniform, shakes the hand of Confederate president Jefferson Davis, as a slave auction takes place behind them.|Published by M.W. Siebert, Printer, 28 Centre Street, Corner Reade, N.Y.|Title appears as it is written on the item.|Lorant, p. 264.|Weitenkampf, p. 143.|Forms part of: American cartoon print filing series (Library of Congress)|Published in: American political prints, 1766-1876 / Bernard F. Reilly. Boston : G.K. Hall, 1991, entry 1864-27.