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The new rule of the road. Embodiment of Law:--"Sorry your drive is interrupted, Mr. Vanderbilt; but these common folks don't never know enough to get out of a gentleman's way." Embodiment of Justice:--"I only wish it were in my power to send you up for twenty years for daring to endanger the life of my friend Mr. Belmont. Don't you know he's a millionaire?"

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The new rule of the road. Embodiment of Law:--"Sorry your drive is interrupted, Mr. Vanderbilt; but these common folks don't never know enough to get out of a gentleman's way." Embodiment of Justice:--"I only wish it were in my power to send you up for twenty years for daring to endanger the life of my friend Mr. Belmont. Don't you know he's a millionaire?"
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Print Collection portrait file

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William H. Vanderbilt.

Political cartoons.

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1877 - 1883 (Approximate)
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection
Topics
Vanderbilt, William H. (William Henry), 1821-1885
Genres
Clippings
Portraits
Political cartoons
Notes
Statement of responsibility: J.A. Wales.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Other local Identifier: Portrait File
Other local Identifier: Portrait file
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 44c0dec0-8a64-0130-5bfd-58d385a7bbd0
Rights Statement
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  • 1877: Issued (Approximate)
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "The new rule of the road. Embodiment of Law:--"Sorry your drive is interrupted, Mr. Vanderbilt; but these common folks don't never know enough to get out of a gentleman's way." Embodiment of Justice:--"I only wish it were in my power to send you up for twenty years for daring to endanger the life of my friend Mr. Belmont. Don't you know he's a millionaire?"" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1877 - 1883. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/82731650-93fa-0130-1ac3-58d385a7b928

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "The new rule of the road. Embodiment of Law:--"Sorry your drive is interrupted, Mr. Vanderbilt; but these common folks don't never know enough to get out of a gentleman's way." Embodiment of Justice:--"I only wish it were in my power to send you up for twenty years for daring to endanger the life of my friend Mr. Belmont. Don't you know he's a millionaire?"" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 31, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/82731650-93fa-0130-1ac3-58d385a7b928

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. (1877 - 1883). The new rule of the road. Embodiment of Law:--"Sorry your drive is interrupted, Mr. Vanderbilt; but these common folks don't never know enough to get out of a gentleman's way." Embodiment of Justice:--"I only wish it were in my power to send you up for twenty years for daring to endanger the life of my friend Mr. Belmont. Don't you know he's a millionaire?" Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/82731650-93fa-0130-1ac3-58d385a7b928

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The new rule of the road. Embodiment of Law:--"Sorry your drive is interrupted, Mr. Vanderbilt; but these common folks don't never know enough to get out of a gentleman's way." Embodiment of Justice:--"I only wish it were in my power to send you up for twenty years for daring to endanger the life of my friend Mr. Belmont. Don't you know he's a millionaire?"