Woodman, spare that tree, touch not a single bough. Funds would be sca...
Illustration shows President Theodore Roosevelt stopping Philander Chase Knox from cutting down a tree labeled "The Trusts" with an ax labeled "Anti-Trust Laws". A chip of wood labeled "Merger Decision" lies on... More
Mr. Sisyphus Cortelyou rolling it up / Keppler.
Illustration shows George Cortelyou, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, as Sisyphus rolling a large boulder labeled "Majority for Roosevelt" up a steep hill. Illus. in: Puck, v. 56, no. 1437 (1904 ... More
Putting the screws on him / Keppler.
Illustration shows George B. Cortelyou turning a vice to squeeze money for Theodore Roosevelt's campaign from a bloated man labeled "The Trusts". Illus. in: Puck, v. 56, no. 1444 (1904 November 2), cover. Copy... More
Puck magazine cover - The official scapegoat / Keppler.
Illustration shows an unidentified man sitting in a chair in a cell at Sing Sing Prison, he has changed out of his prison uniform, into a business suit, and is doling out money by the scoop-ful in return for "B... More
A voice from the past / Frank A. Nankivell.
Illustration shows the ghost of Louis XVI of France warning Nicholas II of Russia to not make a hasty decision regarding the imprisoned writer Maxim Gorky and to heed the "Petition" and impassioned pleas for hi... More
Mr. Orpheus of Boston / Kep. - Drawing. Public domain image.
Illustration shows Thomas W. Lawson, as Orpheus, playing a lyre while sitting beneath a tree on a hillside in a pastoral setting, in the foreground are William A. Rockefeller, James R. Keene, J. Edward Addicks,... More
"Mon Dieu! Are there any more at home like you?" / J.S. Pughe.
Illustration shows rats Richard A. "McCurdy" and his son-in-law Louis A. "Thebaud" swimming ashore, rat James H. "Hyde" has already made it to shore labeled "France" where another rat, Judge "Andy Hamilton" is ... More
The latest thing in nightmares / J.S.P.
Illustration shows a frightened man lying in bed, pulling up a blanket labeled "The Senate"; he sees in the darkness the spectacles and toothy grin of President Theodore Roosevelt. There is a glowing lamp on a ... More
A tip to Fatima Ted / Kep. - Public domain dedication image
Illustration shows a gigantic figure of Bluebeard labeled "Protected Monopolies" holding a set of keys identified as the "Keys to Rate Regulation, Meat Inspection, Pure Food and Anti-Trust Laws"; he is speaking... More
Puck magazine cover - The large-ical candidate / Zim.
William Howard Taft standing at door of "the Presidency," holding paper from Justice Brewer recommending him for the Presidency, and saying, "I wonder if Justice Brewer was joking?" Illus. in: Judge, v. 51, 190... More
The moths and the flame / Frank A. Nankivell.
Illustration shows a candlestick with flame labeled "Speed Madness" and speeding automobiles caught in the illumination with people falling out of the cars and the wreckage collecting in the basin of the candle... More
The one best belle of the ball / L.M. Glackens.
Illustration shows Theodore Roosevelt, William H. Taft, Joseph G. Cannon, Charles W. Fairbanks, and Thomas C. Platt wearing dresses for a ball; Roosevelt has selected Taft as the "best belle of the ball" or the... More
The war with Japan / L.M. Glackens.
Illustration shows Theodore Roosevelt wearing military uniform with the Japanese Imperial seal on the hat, holding a rifle, and standing behind the "Park Row Earth Works", as two rolled-up newspapers labeled "S... More
"Well, for once they can't blame me" / J.S. Pughe.
Illustration shows the Democratic donkey labeled "Democratic Party" sitting among papers that state "The Trusts are to Blame", "Harriman is to Blame", "Wall Street is to Blame", "High Finance is to Blame", "Roo... More
The charliebear / Kep. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows Charles W. Fairbanks as a teddy bear. Caption: Devised by the publicity department of the Fairbanks boom, to counteract the alarming popularity of the teddybear. Illus. in: Puck, v. 61, no. ... More
"Do it now" / J.S. Pughe. - Public domain dedication image
Illustration shows a man sitting in an ice house, wearing a fur coat and hat labeled "Ice Trust", writing "Owing to the mild winter, we regret to say that ice next summer will be dearer than ever." Illus. in: ... More
Puck Christmas 1908 / Gordon Grant., Puck magazine cover
Illustration shows a young woman sitting at her dressing table, holding up a mirror to admire her hair, as a maid arranges plant sprigs in her hair.
"James" / Kep. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows Joseph G. Cannon handing a shoe labeled "Stand Pat" to James S. Sherman who is shining shoes labeled "Conservatism, Reactionary, Special Privileges, [and] Vested Interests"; an unidentified m... More
Rough on cats / Frank A. Nankivell.
Illustration shows Theodore Roosevelt delivering a jolt of electric current through wires spelling "Presidential Message" to two cats labeled "House" and "Senate" asleep on a wall. Caption: Before and after th... More
The republican hare and the democratic tortoise / L.M. Glackens.
Illustration shows a turtle with the face of William Jennings Bryan and a rabbit with the face of William H. Taft in a race. Caption: The Tortoise If that chap only goes to sleep, I'll win out by a mile. Illu... More
The awakening / K. - Drawing. Public domain image.
Illustration shows a "Middle West" farmer being awakened by Albert B. "Cummins" as a rooster while a man sneaks into the farmer's barn and is caught in the illumination of a lantern beam labeled "Tariff Greed".
Puck magazine cover - Puck Christmas 1909 / Gordon Grant.
Illustration shows a Christmas present box filled with beautiful female faces. Illus. in: Puck, v. 66, no. 1709 (1909 December 1), cover. Copyright 1909 by Keppler & Schwarzmann.
Puck magazine cover - The easy umpire / Will Crawford.
Illustration shows a battered diminutive football player labeled "The Plain People" telling President Taft, as an umpire, that a player labeled "Aldrich" for the opposing team is playing a dirty game, breaking ... More
Mating time / Gordon Ross. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows a young man and a young woman kissing and their reflection in the full moon in the background, also shows frogs, rabbits, birds, and mushrooms as couples, and two trees as silhouettes of a yo... More
Puck magazine cover - The sword of standpatocles / K.
Illustration shows a sword labeled "Removal of Duties on Meat" suspended by a chain labeled "Republican Congress" above a bull labeled "Meat Trust" feeding from a dish filled with coins labeled "Arbitrary Profi... More
Christmas Puck / Gordon Ross. - Public domain dedication image
Illustration shows a beautiful young woman wearing a large red and green hat, standing among mistletoe, in the snow; in a frame with elves on each side at the base. Illus. in: Puck, v. 68, no. 1762 (1910 Decem... More
"The new nationalism" / K. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows Puck using a pole to drape a fabric map of the United States around Theodore Roosevelt. Illus. in: Puck, v. 68, no. 1752 (1910 September 28), cover. Copyright 1910 by Keppler & Schwarzmann.
George Woodward - The little god of love / K.
Illustration shows President Taft as a blindfolded cupid labeled "Party Solidarity" and wearing a quiver labeled "Harmony", against a backdrop of a large red heart; he is holding strings attached to four birds ... More
The convention spring at Saratoga / L.M. Glackens.
Illustration shows a "Medicinal Spring" with water labeled "A Clean-Cut Progressive Platform" flowing from a stone figure shaped like Theodore Roosevelt; "Sherman, Woodruff, Wadsworth, [and] Barnes" are standin... More
Caricature, A trip to Diana / Glackens., public domain cartoon image
Illustration shows a man in a "Taxiplane" hanging onto the coattails of a well-dressed man wearing a top hat who has leaped from the taxi to grab ahold of a nude statue of Diana atop a building. Caption: Popul... More
The political Janus / Frank A. Nankivell.
Illustration shows Theodore Roosevelt as a two-faced Janus chess game piece, on the left an angelic "Roosevelt The National Savior" and on the right a devilish "Roosevelt the National Menace". Caption: It all ... More
Puck magazine cover - The airship craze / L.M. Glackens.
Illustration shows a golf club driving a golf ball that is covered with insects; at the bottom is a ticket booth labeled "Conquest of the Air" where insects can purchase tickets for rides on golf balls. Captio... More
The lost ski / Kep. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows President Taft skiing down a steep slope labeled "Nomination Slide 1912"; one ski is labeled "Control of Senate" and the other, which has broken its strap and come loose, is labeled "Control ... More
Meet me at the station / W.E. Hill '11.
Illustration shows a young woman, seated, left profile, wearing a large hat. Illus. in: Puck, v. 69, no. 1793 (1911 July 12), cover. Copyright 1911 by Keppler & Schwarzmann.
The rich child's fourth / L.M. Glackens.
Illustration shows a young boy jumping with joy as a battleship is blown up; his father is reminding him that the explosive display is his gift for being a good boy. Fourth of July number. Caption: Multi-Milli... More
"Here, Jocko!" / Gordon Grant. - Political cartoon, public domain imag...
Illustration shows two women and a child, along with other spectators, in front of a cage, offering a peanut to an unseen chimpanzee or ape named "Jocko". Illus. in: Puck, v. 69, no. 1773 (1911 February 22), c... More
Extinct / Will Crawford. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows the Republican elephant among the bones and ghosts of dinosaurs, one is offering a membership card that states "Ancient Order of Extinct Animals - Membership Ticket".
Puck magazine cover - Getting his bumps / L.M. Glackens.
Illustration shows a baseball player sitting on one end of a seesaw labeled "1912" and a man labeled "The Politician" being bounced around on the other end, causing him to lose his top hat and papers; standing ... More
Ball's-eye view of a home run / Will Crawford.
Illustration shows a bird's-eye view of a baseball game in progress where a grandslam home run has just been hit and the foreground is dominated by the baseball. Illus. in: Puck, v. 73, no. 1895 (1913 June 25)... More
The day after. Licked, and the world laughs at you! / L.M. Glackens.
Illustration shows a human figure with a large globe for a head looking at a campaign poster labeled "Vote For "William Jenkins the People's Choice" showing a bust portrait of Jenkins that has been pasted on a ... More
The retort brutal / W.E. Hill 1913.
Illustration shows a young man and a young woman standing in a gallery of family portraits. Caption: "Here, in this gallery, are portraits of some of my ancestors." / "Humph! They evidently looked upon Eugenic... More
Easter Puck - the world, the flesh, and two little devils / W.E. Hill ...
Illustration shows a well dressed man holding a "Hymn" book, standing between two young women dressed as devils. Illus. in: Puck, v. 73, no. 1880 (1913 March 12), cover. Copyright 1913 by Keppler & Schwarzmann.
Does Polly want a cracker? / Kep.
Illustration shows William Jennings Bryan as a parrot on a perch between two small buildings, one labeled "Commoner" with the roof opened up and the other flying a flag labeled "Chata...qua" [sic]; on a table b... More
"Nobody home!" / F. Earl Christy.
Illustration shows a bust portrait of a beautiful young woman, facing front, wearing a hat and large calla lily collar, with a seemingly vacant stare. Illus. in: Puck, v. 76, no. 1963 (1914 October 17), cover.... More
Shopping - the last quarter of the honeymoon / Strimpl 1914 ; painted ...
Illustration shows the new bride choosing fabrics in a store while her husband patiently waits, sitting in a chair on the right. Illus. in: Puck, v. 75, no. 1939 (1914 May 2), cover. Copyright 1914 by Puck Pub... More
The queen of hearts / painted by Walter Dean Godlbeck.
Illustration shows a playing card for the Queen of Hearts with the face of a woman, possibly Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, who is holding in her hands a man wearing a tuxedo and top hat. Illus. in: Puck, v. 75, no. 1934... More
The accidental cubists / drawn by De Zayas.
Illustration shows a three panel cartoon with Rembrandt's painting "The anatomy lesson" at top, and at center, a group of angry suffragettes with knives and hatchets transforming the painting, at bottom is the ... More
"Safety first" / Rolf Armstrong 1914 ; painted by Rolf Armstrong.
Illustration shows a steely-faced young man driving an automobile and a beautiful young woman sitting next to him and looking up at him. Illus. in: Puck, v. 76, no. 1974 (1915 January 2), cover. Copyright 1915... More
Caricature, Giddap! / Gordon Grant., public domain cartoon image
Illustration shows five young women labeled "Votes for Women" walking down a dirt road, one is carrying a flag that states "Votes For Women"; an elderly farmer stops his wagon to ask if he can offer them a ride... More
Where both platforms agree--no vote--no use to either party / J.A. Wal...
Illustration shows James Garfield and Winfield S. Hancock nailing a Chinese man between two "Anti-Chinese" boards labeled "Republican Plank" and "Democratic Plank". Illus. in: Puck, v. 7, no. 175 (1880 July 14... More
The lady cop / J. Norman Lynd. - Political cartoon, public domain imag...
Illustration shows a policewoman observing a crowd of women outside a store advertising a "Sacrifice Sale of Millinery"; she is torn by her obligation to her duties as a police officer and her desire to take ad... More
Isaac Cruikshank - Royal recreation, British Cartoon Print
Cartoon shows Catherine II seated on a throne receiving the decapitated heads of the people of Poland from the military officer in charge of the Russian forces during the defeat of Poles in 1794; other men brin... More
Puck magazine cover - Joined together / L.M. Glackens.
Illustration shows Uncle Sam and a Chinese man connected by a large firecracker. Caption: Sam and John, "the Siamese twins" of the Fourth of July. Illus. in: Puck, v. 73, no. 1896 (1913 July 2), cover. Copyrig... More
Columbia's Easter bonnet / Ehrhart after sketch by Dalrymple.
Woman as "Columbia" wearing small warship labeled "world power" as a bonnet. Illus. in: Puck, 1901 April 6, cover. Copyright by Keppler & Schwarzmann.
France. Britain. Freedom. Slavery, British Cartoon Print
"A design in two compartments. On the left the triumph of Necker in a land of 'Freedom', in the other that of Pitt in a land of 'Slavery"..." (Source: George) [Gillray]. Price 2sh. This record contains unverifi... More
Frontispiece to Reflections on the French revolution, British Cartoon ...
Print shows Edmund Burke on bended knee as though proposing to a vision which appears before him of Marie Antoinette, while a cherub touches his head with a firebrand emitting the sparks of romance. Includes e... More
Lady Godina's rout; - or - Peeping-Tom spying out Pope-Joan / Js. Gy. ...
A fashionable crowd playing cards at two tables. In the foreground, four people playing the game Pope-Joan. One of the women is wearing a loose fitting semi-transparent dress with her breasts exposed. Behind he... More
The caricaturist's apology / Giles Grinagain in.et f., British Cartoon...
Large man holding a club and caricature of himself, threatens a kneeling caricaturist. Forms part of: British cartoon Prints collection (Library of Congress).
The ghost of a guinea! or the country banker's surprise!! / Woodward, ...
Print shows a banker astonished by a guinea coin with King George III on it. The banker says, "Surely my eyes do not deceive me--it certainly must be a Guinea!--I declare I have not seen such a thing since I ha... More
The journey of a modern hero, to the island of Elba, British Cartoon P...
Print shows Napoleon I seated backwards on a donkey on the road "to Elba" from Fontainebleau; he holds a broken sword in one hand and the donkey's tail in the other while two drummers follow him playing a farew... More
The gentler sex - charity for the drunken brother, contempt for the un...
Print shows three fashionably dressed women helping a drunken man on the sidewalk, one holds a paper that states "Total Abstinence Pledge - Sign and Be Saved"; a pathway leads toward the "Drunkard's Nursery and... More
Puck magazine cover - The irrepressible log / Gillam.
Print shows a bear labeled "N.Y. Democracy" climbing a tree labeled "New York" and "N.Y. State Patronage Hive" to get at the honey, however a block of wood labeled "Tammany Kelly" suspended by a rope labeled "6... More
Caricature, A sop to Cerberus / Gillam., public domain cartoon image
Print shows Chester A. Arthur offering a "Bill Excluding Chinese for 10 Years", in the shape of a Chinese man's face, to a three-headed Cerberus labeled "Western Vote" with the heads labeled "Demagogue, Hoodlum... More
First annual picnic of the "Knights of Labor" - more fun for the spect...
Print shows Jay Gould, William H. Vanderbilt, Cyrus Field, Russell Sage, and John Roach riding in a carriage past a crowd of laborers labeled "Knights of Labor" and "Pittsburg Free Strikers" who are watching a ... More
A summer smoke-cloud / J. Keppler.
Print shows Puck reclining before a table covered with alcoholic beverages, some labeled "V.H. Dusenbury's P.P. Brandy" and "Puck Punch [No London Punch]", smoking and blowing smoke rings. Among the figures app... More
The moths and the candle / F. Graetz.
Print shows Cyrus W. Field and Jay Gould as parts of a candle holder labeled "Wall Street" with a candle burning the flame of "Speculation" which draws moths with their savings to the light, as they get too clo... More
Jay Gould's private bowling alley / F. Opper.
Print shows Jay Gould bowling on Wall Street using bowling balls labeled " Private Press, General Unscrupulousness, False Reports, [and] Trickery" to knock down pins labeled "Banker, Small Operator, Speculator,... More
Will he cast his sword into the balance? / Gillam.
Print shows John I. Mitchell labeled "Independent Reps." standing on one side of a balance scale labeled "Republican Scales" and "Penn"; he outweighs James D. Cameron who sits on the other side of the scale in ... More
Another restorer of antiquities à la Cesnola / Gillam.
Print shows Charles A. Dana as an archaeologist who has just excavated a statue labeled "S.J.T." and "Buried in 1876" from "Greystone", behind which Henry Watterson, on the left, and John Kelly, on the right, g... More
Puck magazine cover - British benevolence / J. Keppler.
Print shows an oversized British Lion wearing boxing gloves labeled "Army" and "Navy", standing over its most recent victim labeled "Egyptian", trailing off to the left are other victims labeled "Ashantee, Afgh... More
George Hunt - Democratic harmony under the Jeffersonian banner / J. Ke...
Illustration shows Thomas F. Bayard carrying a banner that shows a portrait of Thomas Jefferson and is labeled "Jeffersonian Principles", with a streamer at top that states "A Government of the People, by the P... More
Caricature, The temptation / Gillam., public domain cartoon image
Print shows John Kelly as the serpent labeled "Tammany" in the Garden of Eden offering an apple labeled "Harmony" from a tree labeled "Bossism" to "H.O. Thompson", as Adam, labeled "County Democracy" and Alexan... More
A family party - the 200th birthday of the healthiest of Uncle Sam's a...
Print shows Uncle Sam standing at the head of a table at a dinner party in honor of the "Bi-Centennial Celebration of the First German Settlement", with Columbia sitting next to him; around the table are a "Spa... More
Beauties of the installment plan / F. Graetz.
Print shows at center, a "Profits" driven retail salesman who lets his merchandise go "Cheap" and at a "Bargain" through an "Easy Payments" plan depicted in the jaws of a trap, with an "Agreement", also depicte... More
Life's ups-and-downs -- Puck's improvement on Cole's "Voyage of Life" ...
Illustration shows two men on bicycles, one just starting out on life's journey, being towed by Father Time, the second one is nearing the end of life's journey and about to get caught by a scythe and thrown fr... More
Our national dog-show / Gillam., Political Cartoon
Illustration shows a dog show where a variety of breeds are competing; in the upper left corner, labeled the "Judges' Stand" are several newspaper editors, among them are James Gordon Bennett (N.Y. Herald), Whi... More
The protectors of our industries / Gillam ; Mayer Merkel & Ottmann lit...
Cartoon showing Cyrus Field, Jay Gould, Cornelius Vanderbilt, and Russell Sage, seated on bags of "millions", on large raft, and being carried by workers of various professions.
Barkis is willin' / Gillam. - Drawing. Public domain image.
Print shows an Irishman man labeled "Democracy" standing at center, holding a small glass slipper labeled "'84 Presidential Nomination", with Samuel J. Tilden and Charles A. Dana as courtiers standing behind hi... More
Caricature, Bismarck's boost / F. Graetz., public domain cartoon image
Print shows a large elephant labeled "Bismarck" lifting "Alfonso" XII high over the head of a soldier labeled "France". Caption: The Uhlan King "I'm taller than YOU, now!" Illus. from Puck, v. 14, no. 351, (1... More
Puck magazine cover - Edson's fix / Gillam after Gehrts.
Illustration shows Franklin Edson lying on a dirt path labeled "Road to Honest Government", hanging onto the tails of two hogs going in the opposite direction, one with the face of John Kelly, labeled "Tammany"... More
The result of the Star Route trials / F. Graetz.
Illustration shows a well-dressed Robert G. Ingersoll carrying two large bags of money labeled "Counsel Fees" as he departs the "Washington Court House"; exiting on the right side, wearing tattered clothing, ar... More
Puck magazine cover - Bravo! Señor Clevelando!! / Gillam.
Illustration shows Grover Cleveland, former mayor of Buffalo and current governor of New York, as a bullfighter standing with his right foot on the head a bison labeled "Buffalo Democracy" with one dart labeled... More
Celestial wrath / F. Opper. - A book with a cartoon of a man holding a...
Print shows startled French soldiers in rice paddies confonting an angry blazing sun rimmed with cannon barrels and bayonets, and stating "Population 500,000,000", also signs labeled "Malaria, Disease, [and] Fe... More
Caricature, What 's in it? / Gillam., public domain cartoon image
Illustration shows Uncle Sam sitting at a table in the "Congresssional Lunch Rooms", he is being served a large sausage labeled "Tariff Bill" by a waiter labeled "Republican", another waiter labeled "Democrat" ... More
A trio that must go / F. Graetz.
Print shows a "Church Bell" as a female figure, an injured elephant labeled "Republican Party" with bandages and an eye patch labeled "Nov. 1882", and a Chinese man. Illus. from Puck, v. 14, no. 339, (1883 Sep... More
Preserve your forests from destruction, and protect your country from ...
Illustration shows a female spirit labeled "Public Spirit" warning two men cutting logs, of the consequences of deforestation. Illus. from Puck, v. 14, no. 357, (1884 January 9), centerfold. Copyright 1884 by ... More
Men may come, and men may go; but the work of reform shall go on forev...
Illustration shows Columbia standing with Puck's figure for the "Independent" party/vote and Puck who is holding a design drawing for a statue labeled "Reform", which is under construction behind them by "D.W. ... More
Caricature, "A unit" / F. Opper., public domain cartoon image
Illustration shows Grover Cleveland shaking hands with Puck's figure for the Independent Party labeled "Independent Voter"; behind them are bell tents with banners labeled "Reform". In the lower left corner is ... More
"It costs money to fix things" --C.P. Huntington / F. Opper.
Illustration shows a man handing money to a Congressional Page to purchase the legislative services of a Congressman; on the left and in the background, Congressmen are shown sitting in the House or Senate cham... More
The only source from which he gets absolution / J. Keppler.
Illustration shows Whitelaw Reid, as a bishop, absolving James G. Blaine, who is kneeling on a long list of scandals, at a confessional labeled "Tribune Sanctum". Includes a statement published in the "N.Y. Tri... More
The "three honest men" of Wall Street declare for Blaine / F. Opper.
Illustration shows Russell Sage, Jay Gould, and Cyrus W. Field as the Three Musketeers standing on Wall Street with their swords raised in support of James G. Blaine as the Republican presidential candidate; Sa... More
They will have to come to it / Gillam.
Illustration shows James G. Blaine and John Logan standing next to a grave as Whitelaw Reid places a wreath labeled "To the Memory of Discord" on the grave; the tombstone states "To the Memory of Sectional Stri... More
"Here's a health to the mugwumps, who helped in the strife, and have m...
Illustration shows Samuel J. Tilden sitting in a rocking chair, raising a glass of the "Elixir of Youth" over his head and holding a telephone receiver to his ear; hanging on the wall is a plaque that states "T... More
The tale of a tail / J. Keppler.
Illustration shows Viscount Wolseley attempting to glue the tail labeled "Prestige" onto a weeping British Lion with the aid of British Prime Minister William E. Gladstone who is holding a glue pot labeled "Ber... More
Another "greatest effort of his life" / F. Opper.
Illustration shows Roscoe Conkling holding a corkscrew labeled "Investigation", attempting to pull the cork that shows the face of Jacob Sharp, out of a bottle with a label that states "Jacob Sharp's Private In... More
Black Jack and the civil-service missionaries / J.A. Wales.
Illustration shows John Logan dressed as a Native American, sitting on the ground, trying to ignore Dorman B. Eaton who is showing him a notice that states "Confirmation of Dorman B. Eaton as Civil Service Comm... More
Caricature, His soonness / F. Opper., public domain cartoon image
Illustration shows New York Governor Hill pressing the "Notoriety" button for the "Presidential Elevator"; Uncle Sam, the manager of the elevator, is sitting nearby and tells Hill that he is too early, also sug... More
Hobson's choice - you can go or stay / J.A Wales.
Illustration shows a man wearing a hat labeled "Oregon", holding two handguns, giving Chinese men a "Hobson's choice" or the option of leaving by jumping off a cliff into the sea below (on the right) or staying... More
Puck magazine cover - "Senatorial courtesy" / Dalrymple.
Print shows a senator, probably William M. Stewart, with papers in his pocket labeled "Silver Mine Owner", addressing the Senate, though all the senators are asleep. Illus. from Puck, v. 34, no. 867, (1893 Oct... More
Puck's presidential possibilities. No. I, The national knife-grinder /...
Print shows presidential hopeful John Sherman, wearing a tall stove-pipe hat, standing in the middle of a village street, operating a grinding wheel labeled "Nomination" and sharpening a large knife labeled "La... More