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Illustration shows a "Standard Oil" storage tank as an octopus with many tentacles wrapped around the steel, copper, and shipping industries, as well as a state house, the U.S. Capitol, and one tentacle reachin... More

Nobody else will do it / Dalrymple.

Nobody else will do it / Dalrymple.

Illustration showing two tramps dressed in cast-off and ill-fitting clothes discussing how to kill the "Trusts" through "Social Ostracism"; on the left is a well-dressed matronly woman wearing a robe labeled "T... More

The Phœnix of prosperity / Keppler., Political Cartoon

The Phœnix of prosperity / Keppler., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows a female figure labeled "Prosperity" holding a cornucopia labeled "Legitimate Business" overflowing with coins and papers labeled "Increased exports, Good crop reports, Higher wages, Larger R... More

The Original "Coxey Army" / W.A. Rogers.

The Original "Coxey Army" / W.A. Rogers.

Cartoon showing well-dressed group of men representing various businesses and industries parading in front of the U.S. Capitol; Andrew Carnegie of the steel industry raising scroll at right. Illus. in: Harper's... More

A double hold-up / Kep. - Political cartoon, public domain image

A double hold-up / Kep. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows a man labeled "Producer" laden with farm produce stopped on one side and a man labeled "Consumer" stopped on the other, in between them is a masked man labeled "Food Speculator" who is pointi... More

Next!. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Next!. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Illustration shows a "Standard Oil" storage tank as an octopus with many tentacles wrapped around the steel, copper, and shipping industries, as well as a state house, the U.S. Capitol, and one tentacle reachin... More

Concerning a growing menace / Keppler., Political Cartoon

Concerning a growing menace / Keppler., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows President Theodore Roosevelt standing at a flag-draped podium on the right, pointing to two men on the left, each with a foot on a female figure labeled "Law" lying on the ground; one man has... More

Prosperity / Kep. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Prosperity / Kep. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Illustration shows a hand labeled "Collections" with a pin, about to pop a big red balloon labeled "Big Business Orders".

Big business at Industrial-Labor conference. Washington, D.C., Dec. 11. Big business was well represented at the Conference of Industry and Labor in the Capitol today. Here we see, left to right: Edward A. Filene, President of William Filene's sons of Boston; Maj. George L. Berry, the President's Coordinator for Industrial Cooperation who presided the meeting; and Earl H. Walker, Labor Assistant to the Vice President of Shell Petroleum Corp., of St. Louis

Big business at Industrial-Labor conference. Washington, D.C., Dec. 11...

A black and white photo of three men in suits. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The king of the combinations / J.S. Pughe.

The king of the combinations / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows John D. Rockefeller wearing a huge crown and robe, standing on an oil storage tank labeled "Standard Oil", and glaring at the viewer. The crown is adorned with railroad cars, oil tanks, and t... More

The thread of life / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

The thread of life / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows the mythological figures of fate in the form of a man (representing Lachesis) labeled "Commercial Lawlessness" sitting with a pile of money on his lap, handing money labeled "Bribery" to a ma... More

Get after the substance, not the shadow / Keppler.

Get after the substance, not the shadow / Keppler.

Illustration shows an oversized man labeled "The Individual" casting a shadow labeled "Incorporation" which is caused by a light, on the left, held by a "Corporation Lawyer" and a "Corporation Legislator"; on t... More

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions

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

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

Next!. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Next!. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Illustration shows a "Standard Oil" storage tank as an octopus with many tentacles wrapped around the steel, copper, and shipping industries, as well as a state house, the U.S. Capitol, and one tentacle reachin... More

Hard lines / Frank A. Nankivell 1903.

Hard lines / Frank A. Nankivell 1903.

Illustration shows two businessmen sitting in an office discussing the success of the local trolley service. Caption: Visiting Magnate Is your new trolley-line a success? / Local Magnate Not as great as we h... More

They know the kind of decoys to use / K.

They know the kind of decoys to use / K.

Illustration shows two men labeled "Political Boss" and "Public Service Corporation" with shotguns, hiding in tall reeds near decoys labeled "Respectable Candidates" trying to lure a flock of ducks or geese la... More

Merely recognizing a fact / Ehrhart., Political Cartoon

Merely recognizing a fact / Ehrhart., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows a large businessman labeled "Centralized Wealth" using candle snuffs labeled "Control of Credit, Control of Bank Deposits, Control of Transportation, Control of Public Utilities, Control of F... More

Arbitration is the true balance of power. Puck: "Don't meddle with the hands, gentlemen - this pendulum is the only thing to regulate that clock!" / J. Keppler.

Arbitration is the true balance of power. Puck: "Don't meddle with the...

Two men setting hands "labor" of clock "business," as Puck, standing on book "Common sense," holds up pendulum "arbitration." Illus. in: Puck, v. 19, 1886 March 17, pp. 40-41.

"Business is business" / Ehrhart., Political Cartoon

"Business is business" / Ehrhart., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows two cameo scenes separated by a telegraph pole labeled "Western Union"; on the left is a civic meeting claiming that "We must uphold our Public Morals and Civic Decency" where seated on a sta... More

Times have changed / K. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Times have changed / K. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows a dejected, well-dressed man labeled "The Corporation" sitting next to an ice bucket filled with bottles labeled "Wall St. Brand, Privilege Brut, Immunity Fizz, [and] Stand Pat Sec", while in... More

Big business at Industrial-Labor conference. Washington, D.C., Dec. 11. Big business was well represented at the Conference of Industry and Labor in the Capitol today. Here we see, left to right: Edward A. Filene, President of William Filene's sons of Boston; Maj. George L. Berry, the President's Coordinator for Industrial Cooperation who presided the meeting; and Earl H. Walker, Labor Assistant to the Vice President of Shell Petroleum Corp., of St. Louis

Big business at Industrial-Labor conference. Washington, D.C., Dec. 11...

A group of men standing next to each other, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified data on the negative or negative sleeve. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. General information a... More

The people can stop ITT Demonstrate May 8, Washington Plaza Hotel

The people can stop ITT Demonstrate May 8, Washington Plaza Hotel

Gift; Gary Yanker; 1975-1983. Public domain photograph related to development of telegraph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions

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

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

Next!. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Next!. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Illustration shows a "Standard Oil" storage tank as an octopus with many tentacles wrapped around the steel, copper, and shipping industries, as well as a state house, the U.S. Capitol, and one tentacle reachin... More

"Me and Jack" / J.S. Pughe. - Drawing. Public domain image.

"Me and Jack" / J.S. Pughe. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Illustration shows from behind, a large dog labeled "The Yellow Dog" sitting on a plank on the shore of a body of water, with its left foreleg around the shoulders of a much smaller man labeled "Corrupt Busines... More

If Moses came down to-day / Kep.

If Moses came down to-day / Kep.

Illustration shows an angry mob of capitalists, businessmen, and politicians, some shaking their fists at Moses, who is standing on the left holding a tablet with "The Ten Commandments". Caption: Chorus of "Co... More

The dummy homesteader; or, the winning of the West / K.

The dummy homesteader; or, the winning of the West / K.

Illustration shows a tall male figure labeled "U.S. Public Land Grant" that is like a Trojan horse from which corrupt figures labeled "Land Grafter, Timber Grafter, Mineral Grafter, Corrupt Official, [and] Powe... More

Till we forget / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Till we forget / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows a person labeled "Bossism" sitting in a chair, with many bandages labeled "New York, New Jersey, Penn. [and] Ohio", on the table next to him is a medicine bottle labeled "Cashtoria"; he is be... More

The new baby / Kep. - Political cartoon, public domain image

The new baby / Kep. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows a man labeled "Corporate Corruption" and a young boy labeled "Rail Road Scandal" lying in bed, and another young child labeled "Life Insurance Scandal" trying to climb into the bed; a man dep... More

Laocoon in the toils / K. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Laocoon in the toils / K. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows Uncle Sam as Laocoön with two men, one labeled "Business" and the other labeled "Labor", entwined with snakes labeled "Tariff Uncertainty", with the U.S. Capitol in the background. Illus. in... More

Big business. Washington, D.C., May 4. Troubles besetting big businesss were discussed in this impromptu huddle today at the 26th Annual Meeting of the United States Chamber of Commerce. Pictured, left to right, are: J.J. Pelley, President Association of Railroads; William S. Knudsen, President of General Motors; and George H. Davis, President of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 5/4/38

Big business. Washington, D.C., May 4. Troubles besetting big business...

A black and white photo of three men in suits. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

"Revenue reform" train stopped by "vested interests," "local issues," "trusts," and other poles Coffin

"Revenue reform" train stopped by "vested interests," "local issues," ...

Title devised by cataloger. No accession number. mm / 860224. BAR updated record 1989-1994.

Big business at Industrial-Labor conference. Washington, D.C., Dec. 11. Big business was well represented at the Conference of Industry and Labor in the Capitol today. Here we see, left to right: Edward A. Filene, President of William Filene's sons of Boston; Maj. George L. Berry, the President's Coordinator for Industrial Cooperation who presided the meeting; and Earl H. Walker, Labor Assistant to the Vice President of Shell Petroleum Corp., of St. Louis

Big business at Industrial-Labor conference. Washington, D.C., Dec. 11...

A group of men standing next to each other. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The song of the Sirens / Keppler.

The song of the Sirens / Keppler.

Illustration shows Mark Hanna in a small sailboat with sail labeled "Under no circumstances will I consent to become a candidate" sailing past a rocky coastline where two female sirens with the lower torso of c... More

Not / Ehrhart. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Not / Ehrhart. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Illustration shows a large elderly man labeled "Life Insurance" holding a cornupocia filled with documents labeled "For the Beneficiaries", next to him sits a large dog with collar labeled "Supt. Insurance" and... More

The big ones go to Jersey -- why can't the little ones? / Keppler.

The big ones go to Jersey -- why can't the little ones? / Keppler.

Illustration shows two well-dressed men labeled "High Finance" and "Big Business" startled by the throng of petty criminals, some labeled "Card Sharp, Safe Cracker, Second Story Man, [and] Flat Robber", who pus... More

"Curfew shall not ring to-night!" / L.M. Glackens.

"Curfew shall not ring to-night!" / L.M. Glackens.

Illustration shows a woman labeled "Corrupt Corporations" in a bell tower, hanging onto the clapper labeled "Third Term" of a bell which bears the countenance of Theodore Roosevelt.

The American Fagin / Kep. - Victorian era public domain image

The American Fagin / Kep. - Victorian era public domain image

Illustration shows the character Fagin labeled "Corporation Lawyer", from the Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist, watching as his protégé, Oliver Twist labeled "Public Service Corporation", as he picks the pock... More

"Don't sign that declaration, gentlemen! You'll hurt business!" / Ehrhart with acknowledgements.

"Don't sign that declaration, gentlemen! You'll hurt business!" / Ehrh...

Illustration shows a sketch after Trumbull's painting "The Declaration of Independence" with John Adams, Roger Sherman, Robert R. Livingston, Thomas Jefferson, and Charles Thomson, standing around a table where... More

"Fill that cell!" / Art Young. - Political cartoon, public domain image

"Fill that cell!" / Art Young. - Political cartoon, public domain imag...

Illustration shows a throng of petty criminals in a prison pointing to a small cell labeled "For the Incorporated Law Breaker", insisting that white-collar crime goes unpunished.

Lights and shadows / Keppler. - coin, public domain photograph

Lights and shadows / Keppler. - coin, public domain photograph

Illustration shows a fat businessman reclining on a large coin, basking in the bright light of "Special Privilege" while dreaming of castles in the air; on the other side of the coin is factory life in dark and... More

The cold gray dawn / K. - Political cartoon, public domain image

The cold gray dawn / K. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows a disheveled Uncle Sam sitting at a messy table in a restaurant after a wild party where too much alcohol has been consumed, there are overturned chairs, and a man labeled "Capital" lies on t... More

"Revenue reform" train stopped by "vested interests," "local issues," "trusts," and other poles Coffin

"Revenue reform" train stopped by "vested interests," "local issues," ...

Title devised by cataloger. No accession number. mm / 860224. BAR updated record 1989-1994.

Big business at Industrial-Labor conference. Washington, D.C., Dec. 11. Big business was well represented at the Conference of Industry and Labor in the Capitol today. Here we see, left to right: Edward A. Filene, President of William Filene's sons of Boston; Maj. George L. Berry, the President's Coordinator for Industrial Cooperation who presided the meeting; and Earl H. Walker, Labor Assistant to the Vice President of Shell Petroleum Corp., of St. Louis

Big business at Industrial-Labor conference. Washington, D.C., Dec. 11...

A group of men standing next to each other, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified data on the negative or negative sleeve. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. General information a... More

Big business. Washington, D.C., May 4. Troubles besetting big businesss were discussed in this impromptu huddle today at the 26th Annual Meeting of the United States Chamber of Commerce. Pictured, left to right, are: J.J. Pelley, President Association of Railroads; William S. Knudsen, President of General Motors; and George H. Davis, President of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 5438

Big business. Washington, D.C., May 4. Troubles besetting big business...

A black and white photo of three men in suits, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. G... More

The "logical" candidate and his logic / J.S. Pughe.

The "logical" candidate and his logic / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows Willliam Jennings Bryan standing in front of a tree labeled "Business", looking up at three men, labeled "Manufacturing Trust," "Labor Trust," and "Farmer Trust," on a limb labeled "Combinati... More

At the keyboard / Kep. - Political cartoon, public domain image

At the keyboard / Kep. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows Nelson Aldrich and J.D. Rockefeller sitting at a keyboard overlooking Congress in session at the U.S. Capitol; Rockefeller is holding a "Prompt Book" as Aldrich plays the instrument; they are... More

Beat big business : vote Communist : Hall for president & Tyner for Vice-President

Beat big business : vote Communist : Hall for president & Tyner for Vi...

Includes reproduction of cartoon signed "Andrews, Daily World." Gift; Gary Yanker; 1975-1983.

Beat big business : vote Communist : Hall for president & Tyner for Vice-President

Beat big business : vote Communist : Hall for president & Tyner for Vi...

Includes reproduction of cartoon signed "Andrews, Daily World." Gift; Gary Yanker; 1975-1983.