Historic Framed Print, [The lone fisherman], 17-7/8" x 21-7/8"

Beautiful historic reproduction print from the Library of Congress collections.

Created 1907 Jan 26 publication date No copyright information found with item. Signed, lower right: T.S. Sullivant. Title from New York American. Bequest and gift; Caroline and Erwin Swann; 1974; (DLC/PP-1974:232.1469) On January 24, 1907, the New York American reported that Theodore P. Shonts resigned as Chairman of the Isthmian Canal Commission, the committee responsible for the construction of the Panama Canal, to become President of Interboro Metropolitan Transit, known as Intermet. Intermet was formed and until November 1906, presided over by financier and promoter Thomas Fortune Ryan, a controversial figure known for his questionable business tactics. He was said to have lured Shonts away from the Canal project by making him a lucrative offer. Shonts' resignation caused a major uproar and compared to the earlier desertion of the same project by Chief Engineer, John F. Wallace, whom had also been offered more money to work for the George Westinghouse interstate traction projects. In the published version, Sullivant's satire is accompanied by a poem entitled, Our Intimate Employes Ryan, Thomas Fortune,: 1851-1928. Shonts, Theodore P. (Theodore Perry),: 1856-1919. Wallace, John Findley,: 1852-1921. Fishing: 1900-1910. Panama Canal (Panama).

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