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The ass and his leader / Keppler.

The ass and his leader / Keppler.

Print shows President Cleveland standing on the edge of a cliff on the "high road" labeled "Good Government Road", holding the end of a broken bridle to a donkey that has fallen off the cliff; the donkey is sti... More

Summit Pike's Peak. Abyss of Desolation, Looking East

Summit Pike's Peak. Abyss of Desolation, Looking East

No. 100. Part of series: Colorado Views. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites an... More

On to the abyss / J.S. Pughe. - Drawing. Public domain image.

On to the abyss / J.S. Pughe. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Print shows a huge throng of people, some carrying banners labeled "Populism, Silverites, [and] Socialists", eagerly following a fairy labeled "Paternalism" carrying a transparent balloon or bag labeled "Govern... More

Europe 1916 / Boardman Robinson.

Europe 1916 / Boardman Robinson.

Cartoon shows Death riding an emaciated donkey and leading it toward a precipice by dangling a carrot, "victory," from a stick. Published in The Masses, v. 8 (October 1916), pp. 18-19. Signed in ink lower righ... More

Europe 1916 / Boardman Robinson.

Europe 1916 / Boardman Robinson.

Cartoon shows Death riding an emaciated donkey and leading it toward a precipice by dangling a carrot, "victory," from a stick. Published in The Masses, v. 8 (October 1916), pp. 18-19. Signed in ink lower righ... More

Gone crazy / J.S. Pughe. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Gone crazy / J.S. Pughe. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Print shows an old man labeled "Silverite" riding on the Democratic Donkey labeled "Dem. Party", racing toward an "Abyss of Political Mania" with a policeman chasing him on horseback labeled "Sound Money Democr... More

[Never before have the fairest energies and aspirations of men flung so recklessly and incessantly into an abyss whence comes no sound or answer]

[Never before have the fairest energies and aspirations of men flung s...

(DLC/PP-1934:0056). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "The Unquenchable Flame" by Maurice Maeterlinck, Cosmopolitan, 60:348 (Feb. 1916).

The political cartoon for the year 1775, British Cartoon Print

The political cartoon for the year 1775, British Cartoon Print

Cartoon shows George III and Lord Mansfield, seated on an open chaise drawn by two horses labeled "Obstinacy" and "Pride," about to lead Britain into an abyss represented by the war with the American colonies. ... More

Well, it sounded up there, answered the man, pointing to the black abyss opening out into the night

Well, it sounded up there, answered the man, pointing to the black aby...

A terrorist bombing of an arms works in protest of war.

The political cartoon for the year 1775, British Cartoon Print

The political cartoon for the year 1775, British Cartoon Print

Cartoon shows George III and Lord Mansfield, seated on an open chaise drawn by two horses labeled "Obstinacy" and "Pride," about to lead Britain into an abyss represented by the war with the American colonies. ... More

Summit Pike's Peak. Abyss of Desolation, Looking West

Summit Pike's Peak. Abyss of Desolation, Looking West

No. 98. Part of series: Colorado Views. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and... More

The political cartoon for the year 1775, British Cartoon Print

The political cartoon for the year 1775, British Cartoon Print

Cartoon shows George III and Lord Mansfield, seated on an open chaise drawn by two horses labeled "Obstinacy" and "Pride," about to lead Britain into an abyss represented by the war with the American colonies. ... More

Europe 1916 / Boardman Robinson.

Europe 1916 / Boardman Robinson.

Cartoon shows Death riding an emaciated donkey and leading it toward a precipice by dangling a carrot, "victory," from a stick. Published in The Masses, v. 8 (October 1916), pp. 18-19. Signed in ink lower righ... More

Caricature, The latest version / F. Opper., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, The latest version / F. Opper., public domain cartoon imag...

Print shows Richard Croker, a Tammany Hall boss, as Hamlet, exiting a castle labeled "Tammany Hall", carrying a moneybag labeled "Pickings" and papers labeled "Deed $90,000 House, Ranch - Racing Stable, [and] I... More

Snow-covered crevasse, a peril to mountain climbers, Elliot Glacier, Mt. Hood, Oregon, U.S.A

Snow-covered crevasse, a peril to mountain climbers, Elliot Glacier, M...

Copyright 1905 by H.C. White Co. On mount: The Perfec-Stereograph. (Trade Mark.) Patented April 14, 1903. Other Patents Pending. No. 12537.

Caricature, Hyenas at work / Gillam., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, Hyenas at work / Gillam., public domain cartoon image

Print shows a pack of hyenas labeled "N.Y. Commercial, N.Y. Sun, N.Y. Herald, Washtn. Post, The Rosecrans Letters, [and] 306" crowded around a sepulchral monument to James A. Garfield labeled "Fame"; those hyen... More

The political cartoon for the year 1775, British Cartoon Print

The political cartoon for the year 1775, British Cartoon Print

Cartoon shows George III and Lord Mansfield, seated on an open chaise drawn by two horses labeled "Obstinacy" and "Pride," about to lead Britain into an abyss represented by the war with the American colonies. ... More