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Puck Magazine Covers

Puck was the first successful U.S. humor and colorful cartoons magazine, caricatures and political satire published from 1871 and 1918Created by: LOC's Public Domain ArchiveDated: 1872
The pig has the pull / Gillam. - Drawing. Public domain image.
Puck was founded by Austrian-born cartoonist Joseph Keppler and his partners as a German-language publication in 1876. Puck’s first English-language edition in 1877. The magazine name came from Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream: “What fools these mortals be!”
Puck used lithography instead of wood engraving and offered three cartoons vs. one of competitors. The cartoons were initially printed in black and white, but soon it changed into full, eye-catching color. Within a few years, Judge supplanted Puck as the leading humor magazine.
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Puck magazine cover - "Barking dogs never bite" / Dalrymple.

Puck magazine cover - "Barking dogs never bite" / Dalrymple.

Illustration shows President McKinley walking onto the White House grounds with a woman labeled "Prosperity", passing a group of barking dogs labeled "Anti-prosperity," "Silverites," "Anti-trust," "Anti-expansi... More

Caricature, A political game / K., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, A political game / K., public domain cartoon image

Illustration shows two women leaning out windows, on the left is an Irish domestic representing the "Dem. Party" and on the right is a well-dressed matron representing the "Rep. Party"; between them hangs a bal... More

Puck magazine cover - A dangerous bubble / J.S. Pughe.

Puck magazine cover - A dangerous bubble / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows a man labeled "Trust Promoter" blowing a bubble labeled "Inflated Values" using "Trust Water" and a pipe labeled "Stock Exchange". Illus. in: Puck, v. 52, no. 1338 (1902 October 22), cover. ... More

The first steps alone; - May 20th, 1902 / Ehrhart.

The first steps alone; - May 20th, 1902 / Ehrhart.

Illustration shows Columbia standing on the seashore with a small child who is wearing a hat labeled "Cuba"; Columbia has dropped a ribbon labeled "U.S. Protectorate" that is wrapped around the young girls wais... More

The trust promoter's nightmare / J.S. Pughe.

The trust promoter's nightmare / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows a man, possibly Robert A. Ammon, waking up from a nightmare that shows a criminal labeled "Miller" and "520 per cent" breaking stones in a prison. Earlier in the year, William F. Miller confe... More

Caricature, Puck Easter / L.M. Glackens., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, Puck Easter / L.M. Glackens., public domain cartoon image

Illustration shows a little girl taking all the colored eggs from the Easter Bunny's basket; she is putting them in her apron, but some have fallen on the ground and are broken. There is a hen wearing a bonnet ... More

Skilled labor / J.S. Pughe. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Skilled labor / J.S. Pughe. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Illustration shows a labor union "Walking Delegate" with one hand pulling money from the pocket of a diminutive figure labeled "Employer" and the other hand pulling money from the pocket of another diminutive f... More

Puck July the fourth 1903 / L.M. Glackens.

Puck July the fourth 1903 / L.M. Glackens.

Illustration shows a crowd of people wearing colonial dress gathered around an old man who is firing off a cannon during the Fourth of July celebration, 1903. Illus. in: Puck, v. 53, no. 1374 (1903 July 1), 4t... More

The triumph of the bear in the wall street arena / Keppler.

The triumph of the bear in the wall street arena / Keppler.

Illustration shows a bear and a bull as gladiators in an arena; the bear has one foot on the bull and is about to plunge a sword labeled "Raids" into the bull. Sheep at the edge of the wall appear to be signali... More

Caricature, Running amuck / Keppler., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, Running amuck / Keppler., public domain cartoon image

Illustration shows a drunken Russian man holding a jug of vodka and wildly swinging a bloodly sword at a wasp representing Japan. John Bull and Uncle Sam sit in the background. Illus. in: Puck, v. 56, no. 1446... More

Making hay while the rain falls / W.E. Hill '10.

Making hay while the rain falls / W.E. Hill '10.

Illustration shows a heart-shaped cameo with a young woman and a young man sitting on hay in a barn during a rain storm. Illus. in: Puck, v. 68, no. 1743 (1910 July 27), cover. Copyright 1910 by Keppler & Schwarzmann.

From Maine to Florida / Gordon Ross.

From Maine to Florida / Gordon Ross.

Illustration shows a woman diving into the warm waters of Florida after shedding the furs and heavy clothing of winter. Also shows in the background girls flying like birds from cold climates to the tropical wa... More

Puck Magazine Illustration - Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.

Puck Magazine Illustration - Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.

A man and a woman are standing in a living room, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Portraits and news photographs by Washington, D.C.-based firm, showing people, events, architecture in Washingto... More

She is getting too feeble to hold them / J.S. Pughe.

She is getting too feeble to hold them / J.S. Pughe.

Print shows an elderly woman labeled "Spain", possibly María Cristina, Queen Regent, struggling to maintain control of two diminutive figures, one labeled "Cuba", armed with a gun and sword, and the other label... More

The hoaxer hoaxed / J.A. Wales. - Public domain  engraving

The hoaxer hoaxed / J.A. Wales. - Public domain engraving

Print shows New York Herald editor James Gordon Bennett, holding a shotgun and carrying a bag labeled "Game Bag for Sensations J.G. Bennett", standing next to a scarecrow labeled "$500.00 Herald Cheque" and "Th... More

The Irish declaration of independence that we are all familiar with / F. Opper.

The Irish declaration of independence that we are all familiar with / ...

Illustration shows a scene in a kitchen with a petite woman imploring her muscular Irish cook to continue in her duties; the cook shakes her fist in defiance. Illus. from Puck, v. 13, no. 322, (1883 May 9), co... More

Coming to the wrong shop / F. Opper.

Coming to the wrong shop / F. Opper.

Illustration shows the Rev. Dr. Howard Crosby holding a paper that states "Petition for the Reduction of the Grog Shops in New York --Dr. Crosby"; he is standing in the "Council-Chamber of the New York Board of... More

The death-watch - the execution postponed / F. Opper.

The death-watch - the execution postponed / F. Opper.

Print shows a woman labeled "Republican Party" in the "Condemned Cell" labeled "To Be Executed Nov. 6th 1883" of a jail, with Charles A. Dana labeled "Jailor" and Henry Watterson labeled "Turnkey"; Watterson lo... More

The only Democratic presidential candidate who stands a chance of election in 1884 / F. Opper.

The only Democratic presidential candidate who stands a chance of elec...

Illustration shows a man with hooks for hands and with labeles over his ears and mouth that state "Deaf" and "Dumb", hanging from one hook is a paper that states "Elected". Drowning in paper in the background a... More

In his second childhood / F. Graetz.

In his second childhood / F. Graetz.

Illustration shows "Germania" and "Columbia" holding hands above and behind a child-like Otto von Bismarck who is tearing papers labeled "Lasker Resolution" while sitting on the floor among other torn papers la... More

Grand triumph of brains over "boodle"! / Gillam.

Grand triumph of brains over "boodle"! / Gillam.

Illustration shows gladiator William M. Evarts standing over fallen and wounded gladiator Levi P. Morton, coins spill from a gash in his left side, earning Evarts a wreath of "Popular Approval". Illus. from Pu... More

The dynamiter's false friends / F. Opper.

The dynamiter's false friends / F. Opper.

Illustration shows newspaper editors Whitelaw Reid and Murat Halstead trying to distance themselves from Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa holding newspaper headlines that indicate their earlier support. Caption: They ... More

The issue / Gillam. - Public domain  engraving

The issue / Gillam. - Public domain engraving

Illustration shows John Kelly holding a shillelagh in one hand and a rope tied to an injured tiger labeled "Tammany" with bandages labeled "1880, 1882, [and] 1884" in the other, standing outside the "White Hous... More

Drowned in the flood / F. Opper.

Drowned in the flood / F. Opper.

Print shows Roswell P. Flower kneeling over the drowned body of a young girl labeled "Presidential Hopes"; in the background, a figure labeled "Maynard" appears to be half-buried and stuck in the mud in the aft... More

Puck xmas number 1894 / F.M. Hutchins.

Puck xmas number 1894 / F.M. Hutchins.

Print shows two young women ice skating and towing a sleigh in which Puck is riding, holding a Christmas tree. Illus. from Puck, v. 36, no. 926, (1894 December 5), cover. Copyright 1894 by Keppler & Schwarzmann.

Uncle Sam's summer girl for '95 / Dalrymple.

Uncle Sam's summer girl for '95 / Dalrymple.

Print shows Uncle Sam flirting with a young woman labeled "The New Tariff"; she is holding a bouquet of flowers tied with ribbons labeled "Prosperity and Good Times" and "Increased Wages". An elderly woman labe... More

Puck magazine cover - John Bull's dilemma / Dalrymple.

Puck magazine cover - John Bull's dilemma / Dalrymple.

Print shows John Bull sitting on a rock facing a dilemma; across a narrow body of water is a man holding a sword labeled "Kurd Atrocities" and a handgun, about to strike a kneeling woman labeled "Armenia". John... More

Make a complete job of it, this time! / C.J. Taylor.

Make a complete job of it, this time! / C.J. Taylor.

Print shows three men labeled "Dr. Schurz" holding a large carving knife and sharpening tool, "Dr. Grace", and "Dr. Parkhurst" holding a saw, examining a sick tiger labeled "Tammany"; a medicine case in the for... More

A result of the system / J.S. Pughe.

A result of the system / J.S. Pughe.

Print shows a devil wearing a business suit, holding a fire brand labeled "Arson" in one hand and hanging from the other is a large knife labeled "Murder"; he is accepting a payment for $10,000 from a hand labe... More

Three happy old friends - hurrah for the thousandth number! / Keppler.

Three happy old friends - hurrah for the thousandth number! / Keppler.

Print shows Puck dancing with two elderly women labeled "Republican Party" and "Democratic Party". Illus. from Puck, v. 39, no. 1000, (1896 May 6), cover. Copyright 1896 by Keppler & Schwarzmann.

Bryan is the ablest worker for sound money / F. Opper.

Bryan is the ablest worker for sound money / F. Opper.

Print shows William Jennings Bryan standing on one side of a scale, cranking out speeches labeled "Wind, Weak Speech, Cheap Oratory, Boy Talk, Silly Speech, Free Silver Sophistry, Dangerous Propositions, Mercen... More

The true agent of prosperity / Dalrymple.

The true agent of prosperity / Dalrymple.

Print shows a farmer holding a large sheaf of wheat labeled "Enormous Wheat Crop of 1897", representing the bounty of Nature, with other farmers harvesting grains in the background. Illus. from Puck, v. 41, no... More

Puck magazine cover - Puck to Victoria, R. / Dalrymple.

Puck magazine cover - Puck to Victoria, R. / Dalrymple.

Print shows Puck bowing and handing a bouquet of flowers labeled "1837 1897" to Queen Victoria, who is sitting on a throne, holding a scepter, and leaning forward to accept the flowers. Includes a few lines of ... More

Singed paws / Dalrymple. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Singed paws / Dalrymple. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Print shows Benjamin F. Tracy as a cat who got his paws burned on a hot stove labeled "Mayoralty Campaign 1897" on which food labeled "Budget of Greater New York 70,000,000 Dollars" is cooking. Thomas C. Platt ... More

Puck magazine cover - Better than Klondike! / Dalrymple.

Puck magazine cover - Better than Klondike! / Dalrymple.

Print shows a bloated man labeled "Trusts" holding a gold mining pan with large gold nuggets, sitting by a stream labeled "Dingley Tariff" that flows from the U.S. Capitol building. Illus. from Puck, v. 42, no... More

Unpleasant plight of the "advance agent of prosperity" / Dalrymple.

Unpleasant plight of the "advance agent of prosperity" / Dalrymple.

Print shows President McKinley riding on the back of a large tortise labeled "Congress", its body bound with ribbons labeled "Demands of Populists", "Concessions", "Demands, East, West, North, and South", "Dema... More

Caricature, Another delay / C.J. Taylor., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, Another delay / C.J. Taylor., public domain cartoon image

Print shows President McKinley addressing an audience from a stage in a theater; behind the curtain, an overturned hat labeled "Aldrich" lies on the stage next to a man holding papers labeled "Committee on Fina... More

A hint to the fifty-sixth Congress / Keppler.

A hint to the fifty-sixth Congress / Keppler.

Print shows a gladiator labeled "Sound Money", holding a sword labeled "Currency Reform", standing over a fallen gladiator labeled "Free Silver" who appeals to the crowd for mercy, but instead receives the thum... More

The three "grand old men" / Dalrymple.

The three "grand old men" / Dalrymple.

Print shows Pope Leo XIII sitting between bust sculptures of William E. Gladstone labeled "Gladstone, the Great Commoner, 1809-1898" and Otto von Bismarck labeled "Bismarck, The Man of Blood and Iron, 1815-1898... More

The song of freedom / Keppler. - Drawing. Public domain image.

The song of freedom / Keppler. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Print shows Cuban General Máximo Gómez sitting on a horse, listening to an eagle perched on the U.S. Capitol building singing "the song of freedom". Caption: "I think I hear a little bird, who sings 'The peopl... More

A poor marksman and a poor gun / J.S. Pughe.

A poor marksman and a poor gun / J.S. Pughe.

Print shows a man labeled "Dingley" holding a smoking blunderbuss labeled "High Protective Tariff", standing over a dead sheep labeled "Wool Industries"; he was aiming at a wolf labeled "Foreign Products" that ... More

Caricature, A good beginning / Keppler., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, A good beginning / Keppler., public domain cartoon image

Print shows Justice sitting, blindfolded and holding her scales at her side, with the Eiffel Tower in the background; standing at her feet is Puck holding a list of names that includes "Esterhazy, Paty de Clam,... More

Puck magazine cover - The lynching problem / Dalrymple.

Puck magazine cover - The lynching problem / Dalrymple.

Print shows a southern vigilante holding a rope with a noose and a "Sheriff" holding a paper that states "2000 dollars must be paid by the county, for each lynching. Law of South Carolina". An African American ... More

A crying need - a law to suppress the shyster / Dalrymple.

A crying need - a law to suppress the shyster / Dalrymple.

Print shows a lawyer taking papers that state "Fake Lawsuit for Damages" from a bag labeled "A Shyster" in a courtroom; as he turns toward the bench, he sees the judge point to a paper hanging from the bench th... More

Puck magazine cover - Puck pays his compliments / Keppler.

Puck magazine cover - Puck pays his compliments / Keppler.

Print shows Puck bowing to Theodore Roosevelt who is sitting in a chair at a desk with a bust of George Washington on it, as well as papers labeled "Canal Investigation, Civil Service Reform, National Guard, [a... More

Puck magazine cover - The modern King Canute / Dalrymple.

Puck magazine cover - The modern King Canute / Dalrymple.

Print shows South African President Paul Kruger labeled "Dom Paul" sitting in a throne labeled "Transvaal Republic" on the seashore and is about to be swamped by a large wave labeled "Industrial Progress"; he a... More

A first-class lie / Frank A. Nankivell '99.

A first-class lie / Frank A. Nankivell '99.

Illustration shows two upper class men talking in the street in London, a coach labeled "Picadilly Circus" is waiting in the background. Caption: Englishman You have some pretty high buildings in Chicago, hav... More

In Georgia / O'Neill Latham. - Drawing. Public domain image.

In Georgia / O'Neill Latham. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Illustration showing an African American family on a small farm, in the background, a group of men, carrying rifles and a length of rope, are heading into a wooded area. Caption: Pete Am dis much bettah dan d... More

Ready! / Louis Dalrymple. - Public domain  engraving

Ready! / Louis Dalrymple. - Public domain engraving

Illustration shows Uncle Sam standing with a chip on his shoulder labeled "Championship" and clutching to his chest the "America's Cup"; a small yacht is at his feet, in the foreground, with a list of the years... More

Puck magazine cover - The distracted hen / J.S. Pughe.

Puck magazine cover - The distracted hen / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration showing Thomas C. Platt as a chicken labeled "Republican Party" cackling at a duck labeled "Expansion" swimming in a pond labeled "Free Trade." Caption: No use cackling - ducks will swim. Illus. i... More

Caricature, A late version / Dalrymple., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, A late version / Dalrymple., public domain cartoon image

Illustration shows William Jennings Bryan playing a drum labeled "Populism" while standing on a hatch labeled "Chicago Platform" on a ship that is going up in flames and billowing clouds of dark smoke labeled "... More

Going through the rapids / Frank A. Nankivell 1901.

Going through the rapids / Frank A. Nankivell 1901.

Illustration shows a young man asking his girlfriend's father for her hand in marriage. Caption: Cholly Mr. Jones, I want your daughter; - our mutual love is as strong and tumultuous as the rapids of Niagara.... More

In re Sampson vs. Morgan / Keppler.

In re Sampson vs. Morgan / Keppler.

Illustration shows an oversized Abraham Lincoln, holding an ax, addressing a diminutive Rear Admiral William T. Sampson regarding the case of Gunner Charles Morgan's efforts toward advancement in rank in the U.... More

Caricature, The canal situation / K., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, The canal situation / K., public domain cartoon image

Illustration shows Uncle Sam with paint brush and John Bull, holding a bucket of "Mutual Interest Paint", are posting a notice that states: "Nicaragua Canal Treaty 'Supersedes Clayton-Bulwer' 'Neutrality Guaran... More

His first war-hero / Keppler. - Public domain photogrpaph

His first war-hero / Keppler. - Public domain photogrpaph

Illustration shows the German Emperor Wilhelm II holding the strings to a wooden jumping toy identified as "v. Waldersee," field marshal in China, who is wearing a military uniform, decorated with many medals, ... More

Caricature, Shifting their camp / Ehrhart., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, Shifting their camp / Ehrhart., public domain cartoon imag...

Illustration shows a young woman accompanied by an elderly matron as they depart the summer resort for the return trip to the city for the winter social season. Includes brief verse by A.H.F. describing the sce... More

Caricature, Viewed from Elysium / Keppler., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, Viewed from Elysium / Keppler., public domain cartoon imag...

Illustration shows Thomas Jefferson, laughing, sitting on a bench, holding papers that state "Dem. Doctrine, 1901 'We oppose, with Jefferson, the conspiracy of National Expansion'" and "New York State platform ... More

Labor's idea of elevating itself / J.S. Pughe.

Labor's idea of elevating itself / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows a man labeled "Labor" sitting on a huge firecracker labeled "Capital" which he is igniting with a torch labeled "Strikes" giving off fumes labeled "Discontent" as he puts the flame to a fuse ... More

Caricature, Beyond his reach / J.S. Pughe., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, Beyond his reach / J.S. Pughe., public domain cartoon imag...

Illustration shows Timothy L. Woodruff chained from behind to rocks labeled "Petty Ward Politics, Dadyism, [and] Guden Job" making it impossible for him to reach a bunch of grapes on a vine labeled "United Stat... More

Caricature, Well guarded / Keppler., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, Well guarded / Keppler., public domain cartoon image

Illustration shows a bulldog wearing black tie and formal naval dress sitting on the shore with the America's Cup behind him; a yacht labeled "Shamrock III" sails just offshore. Illus. in: Puck, v. 53, no. 136... More

Puck magazine cover - Puck Christmas 1903 / L.M. Glackens.

Puck magazine cover - Puck Christmas 1903 / L.M. Glackens.

Illustration shows a scene in a dining room where a man is sitting at a table eating, a woman has opened a door and three men stand in the doorway, singing Christmas carols. Illus. in: Puck, v. 54, no. 1396 (1... More

Caricature, "Sacre bleu!" / J.S. Pughe., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, "Sacre bleu!" / J.S. Pughe., public domain cartoon image

Illustration shows a Frenchman standing outside the U.S. Treasury building, he is holding in one hand a newspaper that states "Colombia Rejects Canal Treaty" and in the other hand a paper labeled "40,000,000 fo... More

Bubbles / Kep. - Public domain  engraving

Bubbles / Kep. - Public domain engraving

Illustration shows the Russian bear blowing soap bubbles labeled "Promises" through a meerschaum pipe with a Chinese face, using liquid from a bowl labeled "Manchurian soft soap". Illus. in: Puck, v. 54, no. 1... More

The modern sword of Damocles / Keppler.

The modern sword of Damocles / Keppler.

Illustration shows Damocles, frightened, wearing a crown labeled "Industry", standing beneath a large sword labeled "Coal Strikes" hanging by a single thread. The cartoonist suggests that the modern day "Sword ... More

Caricature, Out of reach / J.S.P., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, Out of reach / J.S.P., public domain cartoon image

Illustration shows William Jennings Bryan sitting on a donkey on the "Democratic Merry-Go-Round"; he is holding up a yellow, diminutive William Randolph Hearst who has a small sword labeled with dollar signs ($... More

The fair trade minute men / Keppler.

The fair trade minute men / Keppler.

Illustration shows Sereno E. Payne in the role of British Major John Pitcairn, commander of an occupying troop of British soldiers in Massachusetts in 1775, standing before a group of Patriots under the banner ... More

The curtain is up! / Willard Van O ; painted by W.A. Van Ornum.

The curtain is up! / Willard Van O ; painted by W.A. Van Ornum.

Illustration shows a busy street scene in a city with numerous electric signs advertising cafes, theaters, restaurants, and cigarettes; also shows pedestrians on the sidewalks and automobiles on the street. Il... More

New York's St. Patrick / F. Opper.

New York's St. Patrick / F. Opper.

Print shows Mayor William L. Strong as St. Patrick standing outside "N.Y. City Hall", holding a long crosier labeled "Power to Remove", driving away snakes and frogs labeled "Tammany Office-Holder, Tammany Heel... More

Boxer Rebellion. The first duty / Keppler., China

Boxer Rebellion. The first duty / Keppler., China

Illustration shows a female figure as "Civilization" wearing a breastplate and helmet, and holding a spear, standing before a benign Chinese emperor, while in the background, a dragon labeled "Boxer" with billo... More

Gone to meet John Kelly - Drawing. Public domain image.

Gone to meet John Kelly - Drawing. Public domain image.

Print shows Hugh McLaughlin with a label that states "Boss McLaughlin Hades", thrown from a pitchfork labeled "Resignation" toward John Kelly who is roasting on a grill over flaming coals in "Hades". Illus. fr... More

Where Justice will have to look for jurors who have not formed an opinion in the Guiteau case / J. Keppler.

Where Justice will have to look for jurors who have not formed an opin...

Print shows Justice holding a large sword and carrying a lantern, with a cloth labeled "Justice" over her mouth, searching a cemetery, among tombstones labeled "Formed no opinion died 1660, Formed no opinion 16... More

Forgotten on purpose / Gillam. - coin, public domain photograph

Forgotten on purpose / Gillam. - coin, public domain photograph

Print shows a man labeled "Tax Payer" fallen on steps labeled "Congress", he has a large boulder labeled "War Taxes on Iron on Sugar on Cloth Salt Leather [and] Linens" strapped to his back. On the steps is a s... More

The mighty meeting of the Masons / J. Keppler.

The mighty meeting of the Masons / J. Keppler.

Print shows four elderly men wearing Masonic uniforms, standing between the Masonic pillars labeled "Boaz" and "Jachin" that look like barber poles; the men are performing a song and dance routine. Caption: Wh... More

An apparatus by means of which suicides can get the better of the "penal code" / F. Graetz.

An apparatus by means of which suicides can get the better of the "pen...

Illustration shows a man whose offer of marriage has been rejected and is now determined to kill himself as a means of ending his suffering; he is sitting in a chair with two handguns, aimed at his chest, mount... More

Puck magazine cover - Driven to desperation / F. Opper.

Puck magazine cover - Driven to desperation / F. Opper.

Print shows William S. Holman holding up a page from the "The Sun" newspaper that shows his portrait above the caption "Our Candidate for President - W.S. Holman"; his hat and coat are on a chair and he is roll... More

The goose that lays the golden eggs / F. Opper.

The goose that lays the golden eggs / F. Opper.

Print shows Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa spoon-feeding a promissory note that states "Pay the Bearer $5 When Ireland is Free" to an Irish servant girl labeled "Bridget"; on the floor between them is a hat labeled "... More

An appalling attempt to muzzle the watch-dog of science / F. Graetz.

An appalling attempt to muzzle the watch-dog of science / F. Graetz.

Illustration shows Herbert Spencer as a statue of a large dog at the entrance to a public building emitting rays of light labeled "Science"; many diminutive men, wearing oversized top hats, scamper about with l... More

With Puck's compliments to the Democratic National Convention at Chicago - 1884 / F. Graetz.

With Puck's compliments to the Democratic National Convention at Chica...

Illustration shows Puck holding a portrait of Samuel J. Tilden labeled "Opposed to Kelly 1876 - Carried New York by 32,000 Votes" and a portrait of Winfield Scott Hancock labeled "Supported by Kelly 1880 - Beat... More

Puck magazine cover - Spoiling their calculations / J. Keppler.

Puck magazine cover - Spoiling their calculations / J. Keppler.

Illustration shows James G. Blaine and Chester A. Arthur sitting at a table on which are papers that state "The Republican State Convention at Utica, N.Y., April 23 1884" and "The Delegates At Large of New York... More

"April fool!" / F. Opper. - Drawing. Public domain image.

"April fool!" / F. Opper. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Illustration shows John Kelly bending to pick up a wallet labeled "New York City Mayoralty" that is lying in the street; Puck, hiding behind a tree, is holding onto a string attached to the wallet, ready to pul... More

The only plumber busy in the hot season / Zimmerman.

The only plumber busy in the hot season / Zimmerman.

Illustration shows a dejected and perspiring New York Governor David B. Hill as a plumber sitting on a road between the "Irving Hall Democracy" on the right and the "Tammany Democracy [and] County Democracy" on... More

Caricature, A petty annoyance / Zimmerman., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, A petty annoyance / Zimmerman., public domain cartoon imag...

Illustration shows President Cleveland walking down a path toward a building flying a banner labeled "Non-Partisan Government"; a diminutive Thomas A. Hendricks, Vice President, is tugging on Cleveland's coatta... More

Too far gone, John!--That balloon will never rise again / Zimmerman.

Too far gone, John!--That balloon will never rise again / Zimmerman.

Illustration shows Joseph B. Foraker holding a hot air balloon fashioned from shirts stitched together and labeled "Bloody Shirt" with the initials "J.G.B." for James G. Blaine. John Sherman leans over a small ... More

The "Little Napoleon of Wall Street" in exile / F. Opper.

The "Little Napoleon of Wall Street" in exile / F. Opper.

Illustration shows Ferdinand Ward as Napoleon I sitting on a pile of stones labeled "Ludlow St. St. Helena" in the middle of a river with the New York City skyline behind him; some of the signs on buildings st... More

Where they belong! / Keppler. - Public domain portrait engraving

Where they belong! / Keppler. - Public domain portrait engraving

Print shows three men in a small cage hanging outside the "Democratic National Headquarters"; the cage is labeled "Gorman Brice Smith, Jr. - Exposed Here - As a Warning, For All Time - These Traitors to Democra... More

Caricature, Don't jump! / F.M. Hutchins., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, Don't jump! / F.M. Hutchins., public domain cartoon image

Print shows a hand labeled "Fifty-Third Congress" holding a frying pan labeled "Democracy" in which is a man labeled "Democrat", over an open fire labeled "Republicanism, which is consuming logs labeled "Extrav... More

Puck magazine cover - Don't!! / Dalrymple. Joseph Pulitzer

Puck magazine cover - Don't!! / Dalrymple. Joseph Pulitzer

Print shows a man, possibly Joseph Pulitzer, dressed as a jester holding papers labeled "Income Tax Law", which he is pointing to with his right hand, standing before a woman labeled "Democracy" who is sitting ... More

Puck's presidential possibilities. No. III, The czar out of a job / Dalrymple.

Puck's presidential possibilities. No. III, The czar out of a job / Da...

Print shows Thomas B. Reed standing on a low platform labeled "Maine", looking through a bent and crooked telescope, labeled "Presidential Aspirations", at the White House in the distance. A diminutive "Joe Man... More

Puck magazine cover - "The irrepressible conflict" / C.J. Taylor.

Puck magazine cover - "The irrepressible conflict" / C.J. Taylor.

Print shows a monkey wearing a military uniform, holding a sword labeled "Clan-na-Gael" and a flag that states "No Peaceful Solution! War!", standing on soil labeled "United States", looking across the "Atlanti... More

Puck hopes - that Philadelphia will follow the good example of Brooklyn and New York / Dalrymple.

Puck hopes - that Philadelphia will follow the good example of Brookly...

Print shows Robert E. Pattison sitting in a chair labeled "Mayoralty" with a woman labeled "Philadelphia" standing behind him, Charles A. Schieren sitting in a chair labeled "Mayoralty" with a woman labeled "Br... More

Just wobbling! / Dalrymple. - Public domain  engraving

Just wobbling! / Dalrymple. - Public domain engraving

Print shows William McKinley struggling to ride a wooden bicycle with wooden wheels labeled "McKinley's Financial Bicycle".

He has come to stay! / Keppler.

He has come to stay! / Keppler.

Print shows John Bull reclining on luggage labeled "J.B." and boxes of "War Supplies" and "Commissary Supplies" at the "Hotel Egypt" where an Egyptian man is hanging a notice that states "No More Accommodations... More

Politics makes strange wheel-fellows / C.J. Taylor.

Politics makes strange wheel-fellows / C.J. Taylor.

Print shows Grover Cleveland and Thomas B. Reed riding down the "Sound-Money Road" on a bicycle built for two, with tires labeled "Gold Standard", and honking horns labeled "Ki-Yi Gun" at a small dog labeled "S... More

They can't stop it! / J.S. Pughe.

They can't stop it! / J.S. Pughe.

Print shows William Jennings Bryan hanging onto a large wheel labeled "Prosperity" spinning very fast as part of an engine, with James K. Jones attempting to stop the wheel by sticking a piece of lumber into th... More

Caricature, Quite true! / Keppler., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, Quite true! / Keppler., public domain cartoon image

Print shows Edward O. Wolcott flying toward the "White House" after getting booted home from England on the foot of Lord "Salisbury"; Wolcott was the chairman of President McKinley's commission on bimetallism. ... More

Puck magazine cover - The mystery explained / Keppler.

Puck magazine cover - The mystery explained / Keppler.

Print shows Speaker of the House, Thomas B. Reed, as a watchdog asleep at his desk on papers labeled "Dingley Tariff Section 22" while a scoundrel labeled "Railroad Lobby" inserts an "Amendment to Section 22 of... More

The pigtail has got to go / Dalrymple.

The pigtail has got to go / Dalrymple.

Print shows a female figure labeled "Civilization" pulling the pigtail labeled "Worn Out Traditions" of a man labeled "China"; she is holding a pair of scissors labeled "19th Century Progress" and is about to c... More

The pensioner's "widow" - An old book with a picture of a man and a woman

The pensioner's "widow" - An old book with a picture of a man and a wo...

Print shows a very old soldier labeled "Pensioner War of 1812" with a much younger woman wearing her wedding dress, on their way to the church in the background to get married; between them they hold a "Pension... More

Caricature, Puck Easter / C.J. Taylor., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, Puck Easter / C.J. Taylor., public domain cartoon image

Print shows Puck holding a mirror for a fashionably dressed young woman trying on an Easter bonnet; they are standing among several hat boxes, some showing bonnets.

"United we stand for civilization and peace!" / Dalrymple.

"United we stand for civilization and peace!" / Dalrymple.

Print shows Uncle Sam and John Bull holding rifles with fixed bayonetts, standing atop a fortified barrier with the American and British flags behind them. Illus. from Puck, v. 43, no. 1109, (1898 June 8), cov... More

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