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

An old book with a picture of a man and a bear, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection

Portraits and news photographs by Washington, D.C.-based firm, showing people, events, architecture in Washington, D.C. and elsewhere.

Illustration shows a large ape with human face wearing a sheep skin as a disguise; text on the side of the cloak states: "High Protection and Prosperity for American Labor and Capital". The ape is wearing a hat labeled "Graftocracy" and its left foot is caught in a bear trap labeled "Lobby Exposure". It walks with the aid of a staff through a landscape that is both wilderness and dotted with factories.

Caption: The Brute with Brains This disguise doesn't seem to fool them the way it used to.
Illus. in: Puck, v. 74, no. 1906 (1913 September 10), centerfold.
Copyright 1913 by Keppler & Schwarzmann.