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The queen of Chinatown by Joseph Jarrow.

The queen of Chinatown by Joseph Jarrow.

Caption: Rescued from the highbinders' rat pit. Created and "copyright 1899 by The Strobridge Litho Co., Cincinnati & New York." N.Y. no. 8770. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

Hakata kojorō kezori kuemon komatsuya sōshichi, Kuniyoshi Utagawa

Hakata kojorō kezori kuemon komatsuya sōshichi, Kuniyoshi Utagawa

Print shows three actors portraying a woman and two men on board a ship; one of the men holds a large ax. Triptych matted in 3 sections: left (426a), center (426b), right (426c). Title and other descriptive inf... More

As to the beef trust / Keppler.

As to the beef trust / Keppler.

Illustration shows Puck offering a large axe labeled "Repeal of Beef Tariff" to Philander C. Knox who is holding a tiny sling-shot labeled "Sherman Anti-Trust Law"; standing in the background is a large bull la... More

Louis Gabriel, 123 4  Street, Washington, D.C., (13 yrs. old.), S.W., and brother Eddie (10 yrs. old) and Johnnie, 7 yrs. old. I found Louis and Eddie selling after midnight, April 17th, with about 50 papers left on their hands. "We got stuck". Eddie says he is often up until 10 or 12 P.M., and sometimes up at 4 A.M. Sunday. They said they make several dollars some days, "Wid de tips." The younger ones were very voluble about tips."I allus axes em fer nickels," Johnnie said. The 2 older boys, Louis and Eddie, are on probation at Juvenile Court. Family is well known to charities. Father taken into Court for non-support. Has deserted. April 19 at 1 A.M. I found Louis and Eddie still selling Extras. They said they made $3 to-night, but last night they, "got stuck bad." For three nights in succession they had been out selling until after midnight, as many others of their age had been.  Location: Washington (D.C.), District of Columbia.

Louis Gabriel, 123 4 Street, Washington, D.C., (13 yrs. old.), S.W., ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Some class to this rail-splitter / J.K.

Some class to this rail-splitter / J.K.

Illustration shows President Taft using an axe with the handle labeled "Tax Reform" and the head labeled "Argument" to drive a wedge labeled "Reciprocity" into a log labeled "Party Solidarity". Illus. in: Puck... More

Woodrow and the bean-stalk / L.M. Glackens.

Woodrow and the bean-stalk / L.M. Glackens.

Illustration shows a man labeled "Wilson" with an axe labeled "Tariff Revision" has chopped through vines labeled "Excessive Protection" causing a giant labeled "Monopoly" to fall to the ground. Illus. in: Puc... More

Grant County, Oregon. Malheur National Forest. Bus which carries saws, axes, and other tools used by lumberjacks into the woods

Grant County, Oregon. Malheur National Forest. Bus which carries saws,...

Picryl description: Public domain image of military vehicle, automobile, tractor truck, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[The soldiers of the Fire Brigade with bugles, axes, carbines, and helmets]

[The soldiers of the Fire Brigade with bugles, axes, carbines, and hel...

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 5. In album: Fire Brigade personnel and equipment, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collection (Library o... 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

[African American convicts working with axes, Reed Camp, South Carolina]

[African American convicts working with axes, Reed Camp, South Carolin...

Title devised by Library staff based on caption information and inventory lists. Handwritten on back: "Reed Camp, S.C., Dec. 1934; 78-647." Forms part of: Lomax collection of photographs depicting folk musician... More

[African American convicts working with axes and singing in woodyard, Reed Camp, South Carolina]

[African American convicts working with axes and singing in woodyard, ...

Public domain photograph - United States during 1930s Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[African American convicts working with axes and singing in woodyard, Reed Camp, South Carolina]

[African American convicts working with axes and singing in woodyard, ...

Public domain photograph - United States during 1930s Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

He couldn't tell a lie / L.M. Glackens.

He couldn't tell a lie / L.M. Glackens.

Illustration shows Theodore Roosevelt, dressed as George Washington, holding an axe labeled "1912 Candidacy", and with his left hand on his chin, he ponders chopping down a cherry tree which has a quote carved ... More

Hakata kojorō kezori kuemon komatsuya sōshichi, Kuniyoshi Utagawa

Hakata kojorō kezori kuemon komatsuya sōshichi, Kuniyoshi Utagawa

Print shows three actors portraying a woman and two men on board a ship; one of the men holds a large ax. Triptych matted in 3 sections: left (426a), center (426b), right (426c). Title and other descriptive inf... More

[Two men, one carrying a large axe, walking along a narrow mountain pass]

[Two men, one carrying a large axe, walking along a narrow mountain pa...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of Japanese painting, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.

[The soldiers of the Fire Brigade with bugles, axes, carbines, and helmets]

[The soldiers of the Fire Brigade with bugles, axes, carbines, and hel...

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 6. In album: Fire Brigade personnel and equipment, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collection (Library o... More

[African American convicts working with axes, Reed Camp, South Carolina]

[African American convicts working with axes, Reed Camp, South Carolin...

Title devised by Library staff based on caption information and inventory lists. Handwritten on back: "Convicts Reed Camp, SC; Dec. 1934." Forms part of: Lomax collection of photographs depicting folk musicians... More

Puck magazine cover - No turkey for David! / Dalrymple.

Puck magazine cover - No turkey for David! / Dalrymple.

Print shows a distraught David B. Hill sitting on the ground on a broken ladder labeled "Machine Nomination for Gov. of N.Y.", holding a hatchet labeled "Hill" in his left hand and a turkey feather labeled "Def... More

[African American convicts working with axes, Reed Camp, South Carolina]

[African American convicts working with axes, Reed Camp, South Carolin...

Title devised by Library staff based on caption information and inventory lists. Handwritten on back: "Reed Camp, S.C., Dec. 1934; 78-647." Forms part of: Lomax collection of photographs depicting folk musician... More

Egg speculation / Kep. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Egg speculation / Kep. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows a two panel cartoon, in the left panel, a man labeled "Egg Plunger" is standing atop a large egg labeled "Egg Speculation" that rests on top of buildings labeled "Cold Storage", in the right ... More

[The soldiers of the Fire Brigade with carbines and axes]

[The soldiers of the Fire Brigade with carbines and axes]

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 15. In album: Fire Brigade personnel and equipment, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collection (Library ... More

Home of L.W. Hall, Miller, Nebraska.

Home of L.W. Hall, Miller, Nebraska.

original size: 6x8 Public domain photograph - historical image of Nebraska, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[The Fire Brigade soldiers with axes]

[The Fire Brigade soldiers with axes]

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 14. In album: Fire Brigade personnel and equipment, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collection (Library ... More

[African American convicts working with axes, watchtower in background, Reed Camp, South Carolina]

[African American convicts working with axes, watchtower in background...

Title devised by Library staff based on caption information and inventory lists. Handwritten on back: "Convicts Reed Camp, SC; Dec. 1934." Forms part of: Lomax collection of photographs depicting folk musicians... More

De axe, it clom' back on top er de woodpile an' fell off on t'er side

De axe, it clom' back on top er de woodpile an' fell off on t'er side

(DLC/PP-1934:0009). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "The Hard-headed Woman" by Joel Chandler Harris, Metropolitan magazine, 22:603 (Aug. 1905).

Miners at Dougherty's mine, near Falls Creek, Pennsylvania, sharpening their axes at the end of a day's work

Miners at Dougherty's mine, near Falls Creek, Pennsylvania, sharpening...

Public domain photograph of Pennsylvania in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Hakata kojorō kezori kuemon komatsuya sōshichi, Kuniyoshi Utagawa

Hakata kojorō kezori kuemon komatsuya sōshichi, Kuniyoshi Utagawa

Print shows three actors portraying a woman and two men on board a ship; one of the men holds a large ax. Triptych matted in 3 sections: left (426a), center (426b), right (426c). Title and other descriptive inf... More

Hakata kojorō kezori kuemon komatsuya sōshichi, Kuniyoshi Utagawa

Hakata kojorō kezori kuemon komatsuya sōshichi, Kuniyoshi Utagawa

Print shows three actors portraying a woman and two men on board a ship; one of the men holds a large ax. Triptych matted in 3 sections: left (426a), center (426b), right (426c). Title and other descriptive inf... More