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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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An interruption / Dalrymple. Historic map, Library of Congress

An interruption / Dalrymple. Historic map, Library of Congress

Print shows the British Lion standing on a "Map of China" showing a large Chinese man's face; the Russian Bear holding a compass and an eagle holding scissors labeled Germany are standing at the edge of the map... More

Anything for a scandal / J.S. Pughe. Joseph Pulitzer

Anything for a scandal / J.S. Pughe. Joseph Pulitzer

Print shows President William McKinley standing at the edge of a mudhole labeled "Slander" and "Abuse", his right hand raised to a "stop" gesture, and he holds a mud-splattered American flag in his left hand. T... More

Puck magazine cover - Divine right vs arbitration / K.

Puck magazine cover - Divine right vs arbitration / K.

Print shows German Emperor William II talking on a telephone labeled "To the Hague", he is holding papers that state "Plan of Arbitration Submitted by the United States"; he is wearing armor and a robe, his swo... More

A foolish request / Keppler. - Public domain portrait engraving

A foolish request / Keppler. - Public domain portrait engraving

Print shows a clergyman pointing to a notice labeled "Society's Divorce Record" that lists "Divorced - Yesterday; Married - Today"; he is appealing to a fashionably dressed young woman holding a lorgnette. Cap... More

Up to date / Jas. Cassel. - Public domain book illustration

Up to date / Jas. Cassel. - Public domain book illustration

Print shows a hotel proprietor standing on the sea shore telling a sea serpent to go away before the summer tourists arrive; the serpent, wearing a hat, tells the man that it is about to shed its skin, which co... More

He won't go off his beat / J.S. Pughe. Joseph Pulitzer

He won't go off his beat / J.S. Pughe. Joseph Pulitzer

Illustration showing two concerned citizens and Joseph Pulitzer imploring Uncle Sam, dressed as a "U.S." policeman, to break up a fight taking place in the background labeled "South Africa" between John Bull a... More

The return of the prodigal party / Dalrymple.

The return of the prodigal party / Dalrymple.

Illustration shows a tattered old man labeled "Silver Republicans" running into the open arms of Mark Hanna, "Chairman of Rep. Natl. Com.", behind Hanna is a building flying the banner of "McKinley & Sound Mone... More

The survival of the fittest / Dalrymple.

The survival of the fittest / Dalrymple.

Illustration showing to gladiators, one labeled "Gold Standard" and the other labeled "Silver Standard", in a colosseum, the "Gold Standard" gladiator stands victorious over the "Silver Standard" gladiator, his... More

Puck magazine cover - A dangerous firecracker / Dalrymple.

Puck magazine cover - A dangerous firecracker / Dalrymple.

Illustration shows the rulers of Germany, France, Austria, Japan, and John Bull, representing England, watching as the ruler of Russia lights the fuse of a large firecracker labeled "China." Illus. in: Puck, v... More

A case of learned ignorance - why can't he trust his naked eyes? / Keppler.

A case of learned ignorance - why can't he trust his naked eyes? / Kep...

Illustration shows Yale professor and university president Arthur T. Hadley looking through a huge magnifying glass trained on a laborer labeled "Trust Employee"; however, what Hadley sees through the lense is ... More

Sure to enjoy it / O'Neill. - Public domain  engraving

Sure to enjoy it / O'Neill. - Public domain engraving

Illustration shows a Jewish family getting ready to attend the theater. Caption: Mrs. Bernstein (getting ready for the theatre) I see dere vas a real fire-engine in dis blay. / Bernstein (sulkily) Den I von'... More

Caricature, Pan-American Puck / Ehrhart., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, Pan-American Puck / Ehrhart., public domain cartoon image

Illustration shows Columbia welcoming a woman labeled "South America" to the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. Illus. in: Puck, v. 49, no. 1262 (1901 May 8), Pan-American cover. Copyright 1901 by K... More

Puck magazine cover - The difficulty / Frank A. Nankivell.

Puck magazine cover - The difficulty / Frank A. Nankivell.

Illustration shows two Irish women talking in a kitchen over a cup of tea; in the background, an old man is sitting in a rocking chair, reading the newspaper. Caption: Mrs. Kelly Does your husband get good pa... More

The law can not be "removed" by Christian Science / Keppler.

The law can not be "removed" by Christian Science / Keppler.

Illustration shows an oversized female figure labeled "Law" pointing with her left hand to a sign that states "Contagious diseases must be reported to the Board of Health" and holding in her right hand a little... More

Cuba's choice / Keppler. - A magazine with a cartoon of a man and a woman

Cuba's choice / Keppler. - A magazine with a cartoon of a man and a wo...

Illustration shows a young woman wearing a hat labeled "Cuba", standing, with her arms crossed, trying to decide which of three paths to choose; the first path, labeled "Reciprocity" leads to an angry "Beet Sug... More

Caricature, Bryan's hobby / J.S. Pughe., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, Bryan's hobby / J.S. Pughe., public domain cartoon image

Illustration shows William Jennings Bryan as a horse racing jockey sitting on a rocking horse trying to catch Grover Cleveland, who is walking away from him on the right. Caption: "I'll run that man down, if I... More

Caricature, The Easter hat / Kep., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, The Easter hat / Kep., public domain cartoon image

Illustration shows Uncle Sam and Columbia looking at the Easter bonnet she has taken from a hat box, it has a battleship design and is labeled "U.S. Navy"; Columbia is complaining that it is too small. Caption... More

The Wall Street rumor-monger / Keppler.

The Wall Street rumor-monger / Keppler.

Illustration shows Uncle Sam using a magnifying glass to see in his left hand a diminutive man labeled "Rumor Monger" yelling "Panic, National Disaster, Failures, [and] Ruin" into a megaphone labeled "Wall Str.... More

In the Republican dark-room / L.M. Glackens.

In the Republican dark-room / L.M. Glackens.

Illustration shows President Taft as a photographer working in a darkroom illuminated by a small red light labeled "Public Support", developing glass plates labeled "Progressive Measures", one labeled "Tariff R... More

1902 finds the helm in safe hands / Keppler.

1902 finds the helm in safe hands / Keppler.

Illustration shows President Theodore Roosevelt, dressed for rough seas, standing at the helm labeled "Ship of State", with a firm grip on the wheel. Illus. in: Puck, v. 50, no. 1296 (1902 January 1), cover. C... More

The next candidate for statehood / O'Neill.

The next candidate for statehood / O'Neill.

Illustration shows Columbia handing a dress labeled "Statehood" to a young woman labeled "New Mexico." Illus. in: Puck, v. 50, no. 1294 (1901 December 18), cover. Copyright 1901 by Keppler & Schwarzmann.

Caricature, The same old boom / F. Graetz., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, The same old boom / F. Graetz., public domain cartoon imag...

Illustration shows Charles A. Dana blowing a large bubble that shows the face of Samuel J. Tilden; Dana is using "Sun Soap", "Iroquois Club Suds", and a pipe labeled with a "$"; in the background, the sun is vi... More

The feuds of the dudes / F. Opper.

The feuds of the dudes / F. Opper.

Illustration shows two dandies walking with their bodyguards who are large, muscular men carrying boxing gloves, one wears a "Champion Belt". Caption: Let them hire "sluggers" to protect them. Illus. from Puck... More

A tail they can't twist / Gillam.

A tail they can't twist / Gillam.

Print shows Samuel S. Cox, Abram S. Hewitt, and William E. Robinson (waving a paper that states "The demands of 20,000,000 Irish-Americans") pulling on the tail of the British Lion who is resting its front paws... More

Blaine's letter of acceptance / F. Opper.

Blaine's letter of acceptance / F. Opper.

Illustration shows James G. Blaine, startled, looking out a window in a building labeled "Star-Routers' Head-Quarters", watching as Puck, standing on a ladder labeled "Public Approval", nails a letter labeled "... More

Caricature, United in misery / F. Opper., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, United in misery / F. Opper., public domain cartoon image

Illustration shows a minister and a "theater manager" crying because of poor attendance at sermons and theater closures due to "poor business"; a young boy on roller skates is nearby with a sandwich board that ... More

How do they like it themselves? / Gillam.

How do they like it themselves? / Gillam.

Illustration shows Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa and Johann J. Most shocked by sudden attempts of violence against them. At their feet are headlines from the "United Irishmen" and "Freiheit" that state "Sacrifice Wo... More

The old fox nailed up at last / F. Opper.

The old fox nailed up at last / F. Opper.

Illustration shows former Confederate general Fitzhugh Lee standing next to the fox hide labeled "The Old Virginia Fox, Mahone" that he has nailed to a door; behind the door is a saddle labeled "The Treason-Sta... More

The patriot and the politician / Gillam.

The patriot and the politician / Gillam.

Illustration shows John Sherman pasting a portion of his Mt. Gilead speech that states "The Solid South held together in political fellowship by crimes, violence and fraud" onto a Ulysses S. Grant monument that... More

Good men on a bad platform / Zimmerman.

Good men on a bad platform / Zimmerman.

Illustration shows three men labeled "Wadsworth, Davenport, [and] Genl. Carr" hanging onto each other, standing on "The One Solid Plank" labeled "Financial & Civil-Service-Reform Resolutions" of a shaky platfor... More

Puck magazine cover - "Her resolute opposition" / G.E. Ciani.

Puck magazine cover - "Her resolute opposition" / G.E. Ciani.

Illustration shows Queen Victoria standing on her throne labeled "England" at the edge of the sea, holding a broom labeled "My Prerogative", and sweeping against ocean waves labeled "Home Rule" and "Democracy" ... More

No rioters need apply! / C.J. Taylor.

No rioters need apply! / C.J. Taylor.

Print shows an "Honest Laborer", with a "Savings Book" in his coat pocket, and his family sitting around a table at dinner and an agitator who is trying to incite him to adopt the violent practices of anarchy. ... More

The greatest race of the yachting season / Dalrymple.

The greatest race of the yachting season / Dalrymple.

Print shows President Cleveland at the helm labeled "Congress" of a yacht labeled "Repeal" in a race against British Prime Minister William E. Gladstone who is holding an oar labeled "House of Commons Majority"... More

In his second childhood / C.J. Taylor.

In his second childhood / C.J. Taylor.

Print shows George F. Hoar in the "Senatorial Nursery" as an oversized infant strapped into a chair, watching a young boy, a Senate "Page", manipulate a jumping jack toy that is labeled "Queen Lil", the deposed... More

Caricature, No income tax! / C.J.T., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, No income tax! / C.J.T., public domain cartoon image

Print shows a scene at the "Income Tax Office" with a crowd clamoring at the door where a notice states "One at a Time"; inside, a wealthy man is standing by a desk, on the floor at his feet, in his hat, are pa... More

Puck magazine cover - He'll never catch it / Keppler.

Puck magazine cover - He'll never catch it / Keppler.

Print shows David B. Hill as an arctic seal hunter anxiously sitting on a block of ice next to a hole, holding a harpoon labeled "Peanut Politics", waiting for a seal; behind him a seal labeled "Dem. Presidenti... More

Caricature, Cupid's candidate / F. Opper., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, Cupid's candidate / F. Opper., public domain cartoon image

Print shows former Benjamin Harrison holding a bouquet of flowers and with a floral garland around his neck, with which Cupid has lassoed him. Illus. from Puck, v. 38, no. 988, (1896 February 12), cover. Copyr... More

Puck magazine cover - The free silver jabberwock / Keppler.

Puck magazine cover - The free silver jabberwock / Keppler.

Print shows a gigantic man labeled "Free Silverite" with the wings of a bat and the tail of a dragon, emerging from a dark forest carrying papers that state "Free Silver and Repudiation" and bearing down on a k... More

Puck magazine cover - Puck Christmas 1896 / C.J. Taylor.

Puck magazine cover - Puck Christmas 1896 / C.J. Taylor.

Print shows Santa Claus holding a tankard and sitting on a large chair with Puck, holding the "Christmas Number", sitting next to him; their feet rest on a sack of toys. Illus. from Puck, v. 40, no. 1031, (189... More

It's no use kicking, he must obey his boss / C.J. Taylor.

It's no use kicking, he must obey his boss / C.J. Taylor.

Print shows Thomas C. Platt waving his top hat while riding on the back of a bucking donkey labeled "Tribune" and with the face of Whitelaw Reid, in the ring at the "G.O.P. Circus"; among those in the audience ... More

Wrapped up in his pet idea / Dalrymple.

Wrapped up in his pet idea / Dalrymple.

Print shows President McKinley wearing a long cape labeled "Protection Monomania", sitting at a desk working on his "Tariff Plans", while ignoring a businessman who offers "Suggestions for Financial Reform"; in... More

No rest for the wicked / J.S. Pughe.

No rest for the wicked / J.S. Pughe.

Print shows a man beating a large drum labeled "Salvation Army" and a woman playing the cymbals in a street in the middle of the night, disturbing the sleep of everyone in the neighborhood. Illus. from Puck, v... More

A puzzle for the Populists / Keppler.

A puzzle for the Populists / Keppler.

Print shows John Jacob Astor wearing a military uniform and carrying a flag that states "On to Manila. Astor's Mountain Battery" and a sword, and holding the reins to many mules carrying cannon barrels, as he l... More

One of the causes / Keppler. - Public domain print

One of the causes / Keppler. - Public domain print

Print shows Uncle Sam and John Bull ice skating with a young woman labeled "American Girl" skating between them. Caption: The American girl is drawing them closer together. Illus. from Puck, v. 44, no. 1138, (... More

In the path of the privateer / K.

In the path of the privateer / K.

Print shows a female figure labeled "Spirit of the 19th Century" rising out of the water to halt a small gunboat flying a Spanish flag labeled "Privateer" with a Spanish buccaneer aboard. Illus. from Puck, v. ... More

The sphinx of the period / Keppler.

The sphinx of the period / Keppler.

Print shows Puck standing on wooden scaffolding in front of the bow of a huge new battleship in drydock with a large sphinx on the deck between the big guns. Illus. from Puck, v. 43, no. 1103, (1898 April 27),... More

Puck magazine cover - A tempting opportunity / Keppler.

Puck magazine cover - A tempting opportunity / Keppler.

Print shows the British Lion attempting to put out the flames of a campfire labeled "South African War"; in the background are two figures labeled "Russia" and "France", holding large pincers, who are pondering... More

A lesson of the last strikes / J.S. Pughe.

A lesson of the last strikes / J.S. Pughe.

Print shows a man labeled "Organized Labor" climbing the steps to a building labeled "Law, Prosperity, [and] Order", when a bomb labeled "Dynamite Argument" that explodes in his face. Illus. from Puck, v. 46, ... More

A young head on old shoulders / Keppler.

A young head on old shoulders / Keppler.

Print shows Puck tugging on the coattails of Theodore Roosevelt's coat, telling him to think before he speaks; Roosevelt is delivering a campaign speech from a platform. Caption: Puck Governor, don't forget t... More

Caricature, Our Don Quixote / Dalrymple., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, Our Don Quixote / Dalrymple., public domain cartoon image

Print shows William Jennings Bryan as Don Quixote, riding the democratic donkey and carrying a broom labeled "Anti-Trust Guff" through a landscape of windmills labeled "Trust". Illus. from Puck, v. 46, no. 118... More

Puck magazine cover - Heeding history's warning / Dalrymple.

Puck magazine cover - Heeding history's warning / Dalrymple.

Print shows Admiral George Dewey sitting on a chair amid newspaper headlines proclaiming "Dewey is the Man", "Daily Press. Dewey for President", and "For President George Dewey suggested by Yellow Journals"; th... More

Puck magazine cover - The struggle for life / Dalrymple.

Puck magazine cover - The struggle for life / Dalrymple.

Illustration showing "Teddy" Roosevelt, in his rough-rider uniform, being drawn to "Vice Presidential Waters" by four women labeled "North," "East," "South," [and] "West." Illus. in: Puck, v. 47, no. 1210 (190... More

Caricature, He can't see them / Dalrymple., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, He can't see them / Dalrymple., public domain cartoon imag...

Illustration shows William Jennings Bryan carrying a banner that states "16 to 1 will help you" and Adlai E. Stevenson carrying a banner that states "I ran with Cleveland, vote for me", standing in front of a g... More

Caricature, The "fake" beggar / Keppler., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, The "fake" beggar / Keppler., public domain cartoon image

Illustration shows William Jennings Bryan with a prosthesis labeled "Anti-Expansion" attached to the knee on his right leg, which is labeled "16 to 1" and walking with the aid of a wooden cane labeled "Populism... More

The summer version of "Pay! Pay!! Pay!!!" / Dalrymple.

The summer version of "Pay! Pay!! Pay!!!" / Dalrymple.

Illustration shows a larger-than-life-sized African American man labeled "Head Waiter," standing at the entrance to the "Dining Room," receiving a tip from a well-to-do man standing at the head of a long line o... More

Another of our exports; - the American fortune / Ehrhart.

Another of our exports; - the American fortune / Ehrhart.

Illustration shows an "Absentee Millionaire" standing on land labeled "Europe" spraying money from a hose connected to an "American Hydrant source of income"; suggesting that wealthy Americans spend more money ... More

Caricature, Investors beware! / Dalrymple., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, Investors beware! / Dalrymple., public domain cartoon imag...

Illustration shows investors drowning in rough seas labeled "Wall Street," and "Speculation," and a tophat labeled "Ingenuous Investor" caught in a whirlpool labeled "Iron and Steel Trust." Illus. in: Puck, v.... More

Speculative / Gallaway.. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Speculative / Gallaway.. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Illustration shows two young Irish women talking at a stand selling "Soda Water" next to a busy city street. Caption: Maggie He's going ter buy me an autermobile - dat's wat! / Katie An autermobile, eh? An' ... More

Caricature, Flirtation / Keppler., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, Flirtation / Keppler., public domain cartoon image

Illustration shows William Jennings Bryan escorting an old woman labeled "Dem. Party" on his right arm; coming up behind them is "A.B. Parker", well-dressed, wearing a top hat and overcoat. Illus. in: Puck, v.... More

Puck magazine cover - The age of prosperity / Gallaway.

Puck magazine cover - The age of prosperity / Gallaway.

Illustration shows two old farmers talking on the platform at a train station; they are concerned about farm boys leaving the farms for the city, as well as mortgages being held by banks outside the local commu... More

Puck magazine cover - A revelation in revolutions / Kep.

Puck magazine cover - A revelation in revolutions / Kep.

Illustration shows Uncle Sam with a bundle of papers labeled "Canal Plans" patting a diminutive man, wearing a hat labeled "Panama", on the shoulder. The man smiles broadly and is leaning on a large sword. Cana... More

"Mon Dieu! Are there any more at home like you?" / J.S. Pughe.

"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

Puck magazine cover - The large-ical candidate / Zim.

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

Rough on cats / Frank A. Nankivell.

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.

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

Caricature, A trip to Diana / Glackens., public domain cartoon image

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

Does Polly want a cracker? / Kep.

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

Caricature, Giddap! / Gordon Grant., public domain cartoon image

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. Wales.

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

Puck magazine cover - Unwelcome passengers / J.A. Wales.

Puck magazine cover - Unwelcome passengers / J.A. Wales.

Print shows a coach labeled "Rural Democracy" filled with "Rural Regulars" carrying their farm tools, racing "To the State Convention", driven by Samuel J. Tilden, with John Kelly representing "Tammany Hall" an... More

Between two evils / Gillam [spelled backwards].

Between two evils / Gillam [spelled backwards].

Print shows a shabbily dressed man labeled "Intemperate Drunkard" on the left, a well-dressed man labeled "True Temperance" drinking a mug of beer at center, and a man labeled "Intemperate Teetotaler", wearing ... More

Getting hot enough for him / F. Graetz.

Getting hot enough for him / F. Graetz.

Print shows Chester A. Arthur sitting on a chair at a beach on the seashore, he is perspiring heavily and using a fan labeled "Stalwart Method" to cool himself, as the sun, labeled "Disunion-of-the-Republican-P... More

Puck magazine cover - Self-supporter Sammy / F. Opper.

Puck magazine cover - Self-supporter Sammy / F. Opper.

Print shows two images of Samuel J. Tilden, dressed identically, to the left and right of a barrel full of coins, labeled with monogram "SJT"; papers extending from their pockets state "For President, S.J. Tild... More

The agony of the assessed - between two terrors / F. Graetz.

The agony of the assessed - between two terrors / F. Graetz.

Print shows "G.W. Curtis" and "Jay Hubbell" as executioners, each wearing a mask and holding large axes labeled "Civil Service Reform Association" (Curtis) and "Republican Congressional Committee" (Hubbell). Cu... More

"With thee to support me, I defy the whole world!" / J. Keppler.

"With thee to support me, I defy the whole world!" / J. Keppler.

Print shows George M. Robeson dressed as a sailor and labeled "Leader of the Republican Party" and Republican Champion", leaning on a large duffle bag labeled "Surplus $150,000,000"; a group of men standing on ... More

Rotten to the core / J. Keppler.

Rotten to the core / J. Keppler.

Print shows Uncle Sam with a toothache labeled "Mormonism!", sitting on a chair in the office of "Washington Dental Association" offering "S.S. Cox's Laughing Gas - Mild & Harmless", as two arms labeled "Senate... More

He missed the chair, but he has the floor / Gillam.

He missed the chair, but he has the floor / Gillam.

Print shows Samuel S. Cox, as a court jester, booted off a podium by a man sitting in the "Speaker's Chair" in a congressional chamber, and about to land on the floor; he is holding a stick with balloons attach... More

The harder he pumps, the dirtier his case gets / F. Opper.

The harder he pumps, the dirtier his case gets / F. Opper.

Illustration shows Robert G. Ingersoll, attorney in the Star Route trials, pumping Montfort C. Rerdell, depicted as a pump, for more "Evidence" as Thomas J. Brady and Stephen W. Dorsey stand in the "Prisoners B... More

A played-out tenor - from star to street-singer / F. Opper.

A played-out tenor - from star to street-singer / F. Opper.

Illustration shows Roscoe Conkling as a street musician singing in the street outside the "Washington Senatorial Opera-House", with him is a small dog labeled "Howard Carroll" who is holding a hat into which Pu... More

The cave of despair / F. Opper.

The cave of despair / F. Opper.

Print shows Jay Gould as a giant holding a large club labeled "Monopoly", sitting on rocks, gleefully watching a line of downtrodden people entering a cave labeled "Western Union Telegraph Company - All Hope Ab... More

Puck magazine cover - Spoiling their slide / F. Opper.

Puck magazine cover - Spoiling their slide / F. Opper.

Illustration shows Benjamin F. Butler spreading ashes labeled "Censure, Exposure, Desire for Reform, [and] Criticism" on a slide in the snow labeled "Slide of Public Mismanagement" to the dismay of a group of c... More

Puck magazine cover - A destructive worm / F. Graetz.

Puck magazine cover - A destructive worm / F. Graetz.

Illustration shows a caterpillar labeled "Communism" on a grape leaf showing "$" and labeled "Capital"; also a bunch of grapes, some of which are labeled "Law, Order, Rights, Talent, Worth, Industry, Education,... More

Bottled politics / J. Keppler. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Bottled politics / J. Keppler. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Print shows two old men, one of whom may be Uncle Sam holding a glass, sitting at a table in a saloon, on which is a large bottle of alcohol labeled "Regulated Ohio Brand", on a shelf behind them are other bott... More

The bogus workingman and his lonsome boom / F. Opper.

The bogus workingman and his lonsome boom / F. Opper.

Illustration shows Benjamin F. Butler as a laborer standing next to a box of tools labeled "Tools for Exhibition Purposes", telling his valet, labeled "Butler's Valet" to "keep an eye on the valuables", at whos... More

Once the senatorial Apollo - now the court-jester / F. Opper.

Once the senatorial Apollo - now the court-jester / F. Opper.

Illustration shows Roscoe Conkling and a court jester during proceedings in "Surrogate's Court - Hort Will Case"; papers extending from his pocket state "There's Millions in it" and "Fee". Illus. from Puck, v.... More

Puck magazine cover - Our merciless millionaire / F. Opper.

Puck magazine cover - Our merciless millionaire / F. Opper.

Illustration shows Puck hanging onto the coat-tails of William H. Vanderbilt, who is holding a money bag labeled "Donation of $500,000 to Build a New Medical College", as he climbs the steps to a building label... More

Puck magazine cover - Ireland's evil genius / F. Graetz.

Puck magazine cover - Ireland's evil genius / F. Graetz.

Illustration shows "Britannia" standing on the left, holding "Concessions to Ireland" and "Hibernia" standing on the right in a militant pose; between them is a nasty looking man with two "Dynamite" bombs slung... More

Puck magazine cover - "Our mutual friend" / J. Keppler.

Puck magazine cover - "Our mutual friend" / J. Keppler.

Illustration shows a man labeled "Doctor" and a man labeled "Sexton" standing in the street outside a "Confectionery", with a large colorful candy stick between them, it is labeled "Chrome Green, Chalk, Red Lea... More

The three buddensieks of the American navy / F. Opper.

The three buddensieks of the American navy / F. Opper.

Illustration shows George M. Robeson, William E. Chandler, and John Roach sitting on the hull of a ship resting on its side with patches labeled "Repairs" partially covering holes. Caption: A historical pictur... More

A flirtation that may lead to serious results in the fall / F. Opper.

A flirtation that may lead to serious results in the fall / F. Opper.

Illustration shows Whitelaw Reid holding a folding fan labeled "Tribune Windiphone" and dressed as a woman, standing on a beach with John Kelly who is wearing a swimsuit and bonnet, at his feet is a dead fish l... More

Help refused / Zimmerman. - coin, public domain photograph

Help refused / Zimmerman. - coin, public domain photograph

Illustration shows a woman labeled "Business Interests" drowning in a pond of silver coins labeled "85 cents"; she is wearing waterwings labeled "Patent Air-Bladder" and "Life Preserver", also "Makeshift Silver... More

Caricature, A bad outlook for him, public domain cartoon image

Caricature, A bad outlook for him, public domain cartoon image

Print shows a man labeled "Bossism" armed with weapons labeled "False Count", "Fraudulent Registration", "Intimidation", and "Deals"; behind him are two policemen labeled "Independent Democrat" and "Independent... More

It doesn't look much like it / C.J. Taylor.

It doesn't look much like it / C.J. Taylor.

Print shows Uncle Sam using a pitchfork to pile up money labeled "$160,000,000.00 Yearly" as food for an elephant labeled "U.S. White Elephant" wearing a military hat labeled "Pensions". Caption: "Has the moth... More

Out of the silver flood! / Dalrymple.

Out of the silver flood! / Dalrymple.

Print shows Uncle Sam trying to climb out of a flood of silver coinage toward elevated ground labeled "Repeal of the Sherman Law by the 53rd Congress" using a rope labeled "Public Opinion" while carrying a fema... More

Twenty years in a bar-room / C.J. Taylor.

Twenty years in a bar-room / C.J. Taylor.

Print shows "Father Knickerbocker" standing at a bar at the "Tammany Inn", drinking "Irish Whiskey", with Richard Croker as the bartender, standing behind the bar, offering "Mixed Drinks Croker Style"; a weepin... More

Puck's valentines for 1894 / F. Opper. Joseph Pulitzer

Puck's valentines for 1894 / F. Opper. Joseph Pulitzer

Print shows a vignette cartoon with, at center, Uncle Sam and President Cleveland shaking hands, a portrait of Liliuokalani, Queen of Hawaii, is in the background; the surrounding vignettes feature a cast of ch... More

Caricature, "United we stand!" / Hutchins., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, "United we stand!" / Hutchins., public domain cartoon imag...

Print shows Richard Croker as a large dog standing over a smaller dog labeled "New York Police"; they are looking at a cat with its back, labeled "Investigation", arched and tail raised, and wearing a ribbon la... More

Puck magazine cover - A critical situation / J.S. Pughe.

Puck magazine cover - A critical situation / J.S. Pughe.

Print shows Uncle Sam taking a large frog that is eating a goldfish out of a fish tank labeled "U.S. Treasury" before it eats all the goldfish. Caption: Uncle Sam I'll have to kill this here Greenback Frog; o... More

"I'll take care of you, Grandma!" (after the original masterpiece) / Dalrymple.

"I'll take care of you, Grandma!" (after the original masterpiece) / D...

Print shows Arthur P. Gorman labeled "Gormanism" hugging Theodore A. Havemeyer sitting in a chair, dressed as an old woman and labeled "Sugar Trust" and "$". Illus. from Puck, v. 36, no. 931, (1895 January 9),... More

Trying to make an April fool of him / F. Opper.

Trying to make an April fool of him / F. Opper.

Print shows Uncle Sam dancing through a minefield of political issues, such as "Catholic Demands for part of School Funds", "Single Tax Fad", "Populism", "Prohibition Foolishness", "Women's Rights Nonsense", an... More

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