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Shylock Hanna - he is bound to have his pound of flesh / F. Opper.

Print shows Marcus A. Hanna as Shylock, wearing a robe, holding a paper that states "Understanding between Wm. McKinley and Mark Hanna. The aforesaid Mark Hanna shall have the Dictation of all Ohio Appointments... More

The theatrical manager's bunco-game, and how he works it / Ehrhart.

Illustration shows at center a theater manager, his hands and pockets stuffed with money; around him are four scenes showing how he manages a scam to extort higher prices for the theater tickets, using scalpers... More

The central bank / Frank A. Nankivell 1910.

Illustration shows a gigantic J. Pierpont Morgan clutching to his chest with his right arm large New York City buildings labeled "Billion Dollar Bank Merger"; in the foreground, a young child puts a coin in a "... More

Monstrous craws, at a new coalition feast, British Cartoon Print

Cartoon shows King George, dressed as an old woman, the Queen, and the Prince of Wales seated around a basin perched on the laps of the King and Queen; they eagerly spoon the contents, representing gold coins, ... More

The same old game / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows Senator Mark Hanna grabbing Uncle Sam by the coat collar and gesturing toward Senator George Edmunds hiding behind a door in a building labeled "Ship Builders' Trust"; protruding from Hanna's... More

The conference between the brothers how to get rich, British Cartoon P...

Print shows Admiral Richard Howe and General William Howe seated at a table discussing how to profit from the war in America. The Devil stands between them and answers their question, "... [H]ow shall we get ri... More

Shitakiri suzume, Taiso Yoshitoshi - Ukiyo e print

Print shows an old woman(?) carrying a large basket on her back, a gift from the sparrow whose tongue she had cut; the basket is full of demons instead of the treasure she is expecting. Title and other descript... More

Cut-throat business in Wall Street. How the inexperienced lose their h...

Print shows William H. Vanderbilt, Jay Gould, Russell Sage and James R. Keene checking ticker tape connected to a large straight-edge razor labeled "Wade in & Butcher'em" and "This Indicator Rises & Falls with ... More

La poule aux œufs d'or. Le châtiment de l'avare apothéose /

Beset by remorse, a man is about to slaughter a hen when the devil appears. When he takes his knife to the hen, an egg appears. It turns into a witch, casting a spell which causes the man to wake surrounded by ... More

The central bank / Frank A. Nankivell 1910.

Illustration shows a gigantic J. Pierpont Morgan clutching to his chest with his right arm large New York City buildings labeled "Billion Dollar Bank Merger"; in the foreground, a young child puts a coin in a "... More

On the rack / CH [monogram]. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Illustration shows an allegorical female figure labeled "San Francisco" being tortured "on the rack" by a cast of medieval-looking executioners labeled "Cement Dealer, Lumber Dealer, Iron Workers' Union, Steel ... More

Labor day / Ehrhart. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows a parade of "Workers" who work real hard at swindling honest working people of their hard earned money, as well as many gullible people easily duped while looking for an easy path to riches. ... More

"Senatorial courtesy" / Gordon Ross 1911., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows Uncle Sam standing behind a group of legislators and businessmen who are bowing before a large hog labeled "Greed" with its front feet in a trough labeled "Wall Street". Caption: Those who k... More

A contented cuckold in the new fashion, British Cartoon Print

Print shows a half-length portrait of a cuckold counting his wealth in the form of jewelry that his unfaithful wife receives as gifts from her suitors; through a window in the upper right corner can be seen the... More

Ils montaient, ils montaient toujours, Political Cartoon

French political cartoon shows a greedy Louis Napoleon trying to climb higher by hanging onto the ropes of a balloon, topped with a crown. The basket breaks free spilling bags of money, and a woman and a child ... More

That salary grab--"You took it"

Cartoon showing politicians pointing fingers at each other. Illus in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1873 Dec. 27, p. 272.

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

The fin de siècle newspaper proprietor / F. Opper. Joseph Pulitzer

Print shows a newspaper owner, possibly meant to be Joseph Pulitzer, sitting in a chair in his office next to an open safe where "Profits" are spilling out onto the floor; outside this scene are many newspaper ... More

The galley / Arthur Young. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows the interior of a galley where rows of children are manning the oars; the overseer, a large man, is labeled "Greed". Hanging on the wall is a notice that states "Child-labor Investigators, Se... More

"Everybody does it" - the national excuse / Albert Levering 1910.

Illustration shows a large circle of men, each lifting from the pocket of the man in front of him "The Other Mans Money" as they march around a large map labeled "The United States of America". Illus. in: Puck... More

A new way to pay the national-debt / design'd by Helagabalis ; execute...

Cartoon shows King George III and Queen Charlotte standing before the Treasury, moneybags under their arms, their pockets overflowing and bursting with coins (funds from the Treasury to cover Royal debts), Will... More

The miser's feast, British Cartoon Print, James Gillray

Cartoon shows a miser seated at a table eating a meager meal; Death stands off to the right as an emaciated and naked manservant holding in his right hand a tray with a bone on it and behind him, in his left ha... More

Lawyers at least have plenty to be thankful for / Keppler.

Illustration shows a horde of lawyers using various cutting implements to carve a large turkey labeled "Income Tax Litigation" and are hauling away pieces for themselves. Illus. in: Puck, v. 74, no. 1916 (1913... More

Ezra, grasping the box, shrieked hysterically

Gift; Ernest Fuhr estate; (DLC/PP-1934:0111). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "Wild Honey" by Frederick Irving Anderson, Saturday evening post, 194:7 (Nov. 26, 1921).

A new way to pay the national-debt / design'd by Helagabalis ; execute...

Cartoon shows King George III and Queen Charlotte standing before the Treasury, moneybags under their arms, their pockets overflowing and bursting with coins (funds from the Treasury to cover Royal debts), Will... More

New morality; or The promis'd installment of the high-priest of the Th...

Print shows French politician and Theophilanthropist Louis Marie la Révellière-Lépaux standing on a three-legged stool perched upon a stone dais reading Religion de la N[ature] to surrounding caricatures of peo... More

The crabbed millionaire's puzzle / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows an old man labeled "Millionaire" sitting in a chair atop a pile of moneybags, bemoaning the fact that he now has little time to give away his money in a satisfactory manner; on the left are t... More

The seeds of socialism / Keppler., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows a gigantic boar wearing a crown with "$" and a shawl labeled "Plutocratic Greed" and holding the U.S. Capitol dome labeled "Special Privilege", inverted to form a bucket from which it is sowi... More

Like a Chinese play, it goes on forever / Frank A. Nankivell.

Illustration shows a Chinese play taking place on a small stage with Joseph G. Cannon and Nelson W. Aldrich offering two small doll-like figures labeled "Small Dealer" and "Consumer" to a dragon labeled "High P... 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".

The deadly upas tree of Wall Street / J. Keppler.

Print shows a large, old tree at the edge of body of water with Albany, N.Y. on the right, in the background, and the U.S. Capitol on the left, in the background. Hanging from the branches are many coins with "... More

The song that kills / K. - Public domain dedication image

Illustration shows a siren wearing a scarf labeled "Get Rich Quick", sitting on a rock ledge labeled "Margin Gambling", and playing a lyre labeled "Stock Market" with strings labeled "Erie, Union Pacific, North... More

Hieronymus Bosch - Death and the miser

Illustration showing a miser on his deathbed between an angel and Death who entreat the miser for his soul. Illus. in: The Smithsonian Institution; an establishment for the increase & diffusion of knowledge amo... More

An acquisitive reformer - Drawing. Public domain image.

No accession number. This catalog record contains preliminary or unverified data from a project done in BRS software, ca. 1985. mm / 860221.

Caricature, "The public be ---!, public domain cartoon image

Cover illustration shows caricature of William Vanderbilt relaxing in a luxurious railroad car surrounded by books on trotting horses and art sales as trains crash outside his window. Illus. in: The Daily Grap... More

Too many friends / Keppler. - Victorian era public domain image

Illustration shows a woman representing China struggling with the Russian Bear, while the German emperor and a British diplomat implore Russia not to be so greedy and to share some of China with them. Uncle Sam... More

Wall street bubbles; - always the same / Kep.

Illustration shows a bull (stock market) blowing bubbles labeled "Inflated Values" with many unwary investors reaching for them. Illus. in: Puck, v. 49, no. 1264 (1901 May 22), centerfold. Copyright 1901 by Ke... More

"Don't yer ever git enough, yer durn hog?" / Kep.

Illustration shows Uncle Sam as a pig farmer, holding a bucket labeled "Ship Subsidy" that he is about to pour into an overflowing trough labeled "Dingley Tariff" for a large hog labeled "Organized Greed". Ill... More

Monstrous craws, at a new coalition feast, British Cartoon Print

Cartoon shows King George, dressed as an old woman, the Queen, and the Prince of Wales seated around a basin perched on the laps of the King and Queen; they eagerly spoon the contents, representing gold coins, ... More

A new way to pay the national-debt / design'd by Helagabalis ; execute...

Cartoon shows King George III and Queen Charlotte standing before the Treasury, moneybags under their arms, their pockets overflowing and bursting with coins (funds from the Treasury to cover Royal debts), Will... More

The tournament of today - a set-to between labor and monopoly / F. Gra...

Print shows a jousting tournament between an oversized knight riding horse-shaped armor labeled "Monopoly" over a locomotive, with a long plume labeled "Arrogance", and carrying a shield labeled "Corruption of ... More

Darn ye both! / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Print shows Uncle Sam knocking the heads of two men together, a masked man on the left holding papers labeled "A.P.A. Un-American Intolerance" and, on the right, a member of the clergy holding papers labeled "G... More

J. Pierpont Morgan - Drawing. Public domain image.

Gift; Mrs. Peter Grant; 1940; (DLC/PP-1940:008). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "Celebrities I have never met" by Oliver Herford, American magazine, 75:122 ... More

Monstrous craws, at a new coalition feast, British Cartoon Print

Cartoon shows King George, dressed as an old woman, the Queen, and the Prince of Wales seated around a basin perched on the laps of the King and Queen; they eagerly spoon the contents, representing gold coins, ... More

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th centu...

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions

He lived too soon / Keppler. - Public domain portrait print

Print shows Richard Croker, half-length portrait, facing front, with right hand resting on papers labeled "Certificate of Stock, Consolidate[d] Ice Co., Auto Truck Company, Fireproofin[g], [and] Telephone Co.";... More

"Crucify him! Crucify him!" / Kep., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows the spirit of Jesus Christ standing before a mob of corrupt individuals labeled "Greed, Inhuman Employer, Usurer, Corrupt Public Servant, Tainted Money, Hypocrite, Vice Grafter, Congo-Rubber ... More

Les sept chateaux du diable féerie en trois actes et dix-huit tableaux...

par MM. Dennery et Clairville ; musique de M. Béancourt. (statement of responsibility) U.S. RISM Libretto Project. Cover title: Magasin Théâtral. Choix de pièces nouvelles. Jouée sur tous les théâtres de Paris.... More

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J. Pierpont Morgan - Drawing. Public domain image.

Gift; Mrs. Peter Grant; 1940; (DLC/PP-1940:008). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "Celebrities I have never met" by Oliver Herford, American magazine, 75:122 ... More

Les sept chateaux du diable féerie en trois actes et dix-huit tableaux...

par MM. Dennery et Clairville ; musique de M. Béancourt. (statement of responsibility) U.S. RISM Libretto Project. Cover title: Magasin Théâtral. Choix de pièces nouvelles. Jouée sur tous les théâtres de Paris.... More

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John Harvie to Thomas Jefferson, December 29, 1777, Clothing and Suppl...

Clothing and Supplies for Continental Army; Relations with France; Avarice

Caricature, The two gobblers / Gillam., public domain cartoon image

Illustration shows Jay Gould and William H. Vanderbilt wearing Roman togas, laughing between themselves as they "gobble" up telegraph and railroad companies to add to their monopolies.

The almightier / CH [monogram]., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows the interior of a cathedral, filled to capacity, with an enormous "$" illuminated in the place of a rose window. Illus. in: Puck, v. 61, no. 1576 (1907 May 15), centerfold. Copyright 1907 by... More

Les sept chateaux du diable féerie en trois actes et dix-huit tableaux...

par MM. Dennery et Clairville ; musique de M. Béancourt. (statement of responsibility) U.S. RISM Libretto Project. Cover title: Magasin Théâtral. Choix de pièces nouvelles. Jouée sur tous les théâtres de Paris.... More

Les sept chateaux du diable féerie en trois actes et dix-huit tableaux...

par MM. Dennery et Clairville ; musique de M. Béancourt. (statement of responsibility) U.S. RISM Libretto Project. Cover title: Magasin Théâtral. Choix de pièces nouvelles. Jouée sur tous les théâtres de Paris.... More