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Lord Mayor's day. Bringing the Baron of Beef into Guildhall

Several male kitchen servants carry beef on a litter and into a banquet hall. The two head cooks supervise the proceedings. Several men in offical dress watch. Inscribed below image: Mr. Young Husband the chi... More

War 1862 -

A Civil War cartoon showing New York Herald publisher and editor, James Gordon Bennett, as an American Indian whose pants, torso, and face are embellished with the Stars and Stripes. He awaits the arrival of a... More

[Mr. Morse of Massachusetts] - Public domain portrait drawing

Three-quarter length caricature of Congressman Elijah A. Morse. Inscribed on verso: An aerogonous, cryptogamous plant on Plymouth Rock. No copyright information found with item. Signed, lower right: Th: Nast. T... More

[The country store] - Drawing. Public domain image.

A group of elderly men converse in the local general store. Inscribed on verso: "The country grocery," The original cartoon by Otto Lang, reproduced for "Judge". No copyright information found with item. Signed... More

[The empty market basket and the full dinner pail]

Four baskets with human attributes, each labeled "The Empty Market Basket," pursuing in progression, a pail with human attributes labeled, "The Full Dinner Pail." The final market basket kicks the dinner pail.... More

[Joel Baggs he sez, sez he: Here's wishin' you all a Merry Christmas '...

Full-length cartoon of the character Joel Baggs, seated in a chair and petting a cat. Inscribed above image: Here's wishin' you all a Merry Christmas 'nd a hull lot o' Happy New Years. No copyright information ... More

Willing to be hitched - Drawing. Public domain image.

A tired, patched-up mule labeled, "Murphy Assembly," tagged with the election date of "Nov. 4.," wears blinders and has a tin can tied to its tail. The mule stands before a wagon marked "Gov. Glynn's Programme... More

[Father reduces his weight, no. 9]

An overweight man does floor exercises, lying on his back and raising his legs, as a elderly woman with glasses looks critically in the room as she opens the door. Ninth in a sequence of ten cartoons. No copyri... More

[Father reduces his weight, no. 8]

An overweight man does bending exercises, as a woman watches horrified, from the doorway of the room. Eighth in a sequence of ten cartoons. No copyright information found with item. Sketch on verso. Title devis... More

Flooey and Axel. Axel is confused by what he sees

Five-frame comic strip. While hunting, Axel thinks he sees big game, but it is really an Indian wearing feathers. He punches the Indian, only to discover that Flooey has hired him as a guide. Copyright 1915 b... More

Familiar ghosts! Sketch 1. Ghost of a village lawyer!!

A lawyer, appearing as a full-length, profile figure of a well-dressed man with a large head, wearing a three-cornered hat, speaks to a peasant wearing a smock and clutching a pitchfork. Inscribed above the law... More

"Where shall I say you're gone to, Jim if anyone calls?"

A man and woman stand at the doorstep of a house. The man carries a club, smokes a pipe. A dog stands at his feet. The woman wipes a pot. No copyright information found with item. The caption continues: "Oh... More

La Revue Comique par Jehan Testevuide, no. 25-28

Four satirical vignettes. In the first vignette, Marianne, the symbol of France, sits at a gambling table, spending the workers' pensions. In the second vignette a crowd gathers around a hole in a Parisienne st... More

"Scene in the throne room as Theodore relates his adventures"

Roosevelt stands in the Kaiser's palace, rolling up his sleeves and brandishing a sword, while relating his exploits to the excited German ruler, perched on the edge of his throne. Inscribed, lower left: Behind... More

Vanity fair on the avenue - Public domain drawing

Three fashionable women and a young girl holding a dog on a leash gather on a street, conversing. Behind them people walk and a coachman drives a carriage. Caption from Drawn to Purpose exhibit: Urban Beauties... More

Ben Jonson. Book illustration from Library of Congress

A half-length portrait of the seventeenth century playwright, Ben Jonson. No copyright information found with item. One item from album entitled: Collection of sketches and prints by R. Seymour. Printed on plat... More

A hint for the horticultural society. Great show of "chignons." Medal ...

Cartoon showing a group of gentlemen, examining the hairstyles of participants in a chignon competition. Inscribed above image: Chignon unnaturelle pastrubfranes, chignon vulgaris, chignon dressairia, chignon c... More

[Prometheus unbound; or, science in Olympus]

The following description traces the figures clockwise from upper left. Vulcan, the god of fire and the forging of metals, and several cyclops watch in amazement as a modern man demonstrates a power press. Ne... More

[Autograph of Frederick Opper] - Drawing. Public domain image.

Cartoon of a giant hand extending from a window of the Puck building, writing the artist's signature. No copyright information found with item. Signed, lower left: F. Opper. Title devised. Bequest and gift; Car... More

[Egypt and John Bull] - Public domain drawing

A seductive-looking female figure of Egypt with one hand on her hip sits on the edge of a bed or couch opposite John Bull. Although she sits facing him, he sits looking forward with his hands folded, not looki... More

Luke Whoozis. "He's late tonight, I hope nothing has happened to him, ...

Four frame comic strip. A mugger waits for Luke Whoozis to pass, and when he does, demands his wallet. However, Luke replies that he was headed to the police station to get it. No copyright information found ... More

Ah dame! Si jáurais une femme comme a̧ moi non plus jenv́endrais pas d...

A fashionably dressed man and woman walk away from a man selling newspapers. Inscribed below image: Vt. d'[?] No. 19 premier une page. No copyright information found with item. Signed, lower right: Jacques Vil... More

Winston Churchill smiles at the camera (about 1912)

British First Lord of Admiralty, Winston Churchill, is shown dressed in a top hat and a fur trimmed coat. Carrying a walking stick, he grins in the direction of the viewer where, according to the caption, a pho... More

Harping on one string - Drawing. Public domain image.

Former President Theodore Roosevelt plays the one remaining string on a harp with broken strings. The string is frayed, three strands form the words, "third term." No copyright information found with item. Sig... More

Tracks - Drawing. Public domain image.

Leaving behind his sinking boat, Tammany boss Charles Murphy comes ashore at "Manhattan Island," dressed in hunting garb and carrying a rifle. He stares, distraught, at the sight of a trail of large footprints... More

A quieter spot for him - Drawing. Public domain image.

The cartoon shows Wilson as an eagle, perched atop a shield decorated with stars and stripes, in a nest labeled "Firm Foreign Policy" made from letters of "Protest." Bryan, portrayed as a dove, flies away out ... More

[The home-made car, no. 2] - Drawing. Public domain image.

A man and his wife construct a car out of furniture, rope, and other found materials, scattered on the floor before them. They stand beside an upended table, to which four upright chairs have been secured. Ins... More

John Bull satisfied! - Public domain portrait drawing

A pot-bellied John Bull with one arm around a heavyset trollope in a long dress with pink stripes and pink dots on the sleeves, who stands with her arms folded. With his other arm, John Bull reaches over to ho... More

Can love be controul'd by advice? Will Cupid our mothers obey?

A distraught woman wearing a polka dot dress kneels, with handkerchief in hand, before a woman in a bonnet and apron, pointing her finger in a scolding gesture. No copyright information found with item. Title i... More

White House or bust - Drawing. Public domain image.

Former President Theodore Roosevelt is pictured standing atop "Sagamore Hill," his home near Oyster Bay, N.Y., trying to take off on his "Big Stick." He sports two large wings marked "Down with Peace" and "Hur... More

The rival gardeners. Book illustration from Library of Congress

King George III of England and Napoleon I tend to their respective plants on opposite sides of a stream labeled "The Channel." Napoleon bends over his drooping potted plant, surmounted by a crown, supporting i... More

Camille Pissarro - [Man and couple]. Book illustration from Library of...

Sketch of a man with a large nose, top hat, and walking stick and another man and a woman engaged in conversation. Inscribed on verso of ivory, wove paper mount (now removed from drawing): Ces croquis a la plum... More

[Louis Napoleon escaping from Ham in 1846]

Louis Napoleon (Napoleon III, 1808-1873) and two accomplices make their escape from the fortress of Ham. Leading the procession is "Doctor Conneau" carrying a suitcase. Behind him is Napoleon disguised as a wor... More

[The editorial page and the news columns]

In what appears to be an apotheosis scene, a figure of a man (presumably an editor) adorned with large wings stands on top of a mound of money (signified by a large dollar sign). Behind him a blazing sun with ... More

Maw, Paw, and Willie. "I met the funniest fellow, today ..."

Four-frame comic strip. Paw enters the room where Maw is standing, saying that he met a funny man. Maw says she knows, because she can smell it on Paw's breath. Inscribed, lower right: A.C. Hutchison, 39 W. 4... More

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

A black and white drawing of a man in a hat, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Portraits and news photographs by Washington, D.C.-based firm, showing people, events, architecture in Washington, D... More

The automatic booster - Drawing. Public domain image.

An amusement ride operator holds a lever which guides the action of "The Automatic Booster," a device which sends a man flying with the kick of a huge mechanical boot. No copyright information found with item. ... More

79 varieties. Depew: If I get out of these by the time I am 72 I will ...

Outside the U.S. Senate, New York Senator Chauncey Depew (1834-1928) holds open his topcoat, exposing several layers of coats labeled with various real estate, banking, insurance, railroad, and trust companies.... More

[Pallas Columbia requests for him a place in history]

Theodore Roosevelt in the dress of a Roman warrior, being presented by Columbia to five great leaders from history and literature. They are: Ramses, Julius Caesar, Achilles, Cleopatra, and Alexander the Great.... More

The tapeworm - Public domain drawing

Several ticker tapes stream from a machine, ensnaring unlucky investors, money bags, a ship, a house, and the entrance of a stock broker's office to which people frantically flock. One man supports a woman who... More

[The "sic-transit" gown, for a presidential candidate (should he conte...

Caricature of former President Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919), dressed in a nun's habit and kneeling before an altar. No copyright information found with item. Signed, lower left: -O.C.-. Title from Life. Beque... More

"Three men on bases, two out, and Greminger up"

A succession of twelve caricatures showing the range of a baseball fan's facial reactions to baseball player Hunt Greminger at bat. No copyright information found with item. Signed, lower right: Clubb / [club l... More

A lying-in visit; or a short-sighted mistake!

A woman leans forward with both arms extended toward a coal-scuttle, held by a uniformed footman who stares at her. Drawing for a print by Isaac Cruikshank. See SWANN - no. 350 (A size) for related image. The ... More

In the White House attic, a find

Bradley pictures Wilson sitting in a cob-webbed White House attic, rummaging through a trunk full of memorabilia belonging to former President Theodore Roosevelt. He pulls out Roosevelt's famous "Big Stick" fr... More

Parliamentary "Liberty Men" return to H.M.S. "Loquacity"

Twelve members of Britain's governing body, dressed as sailors, dance on the deck of a ship. The sailors include: Sir Arthur James Balfour, Joseph Chamberlain, Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, and a young Winsto... More

In the land of wonderful dreams. "Drive the truck right up here undern...

Twelve-frame comic strip. The princess sleeps on a hammock, while Lilliputians drive a team of horses and a wagon underneath her and lower her. Nemo, Flip and Impy enter the forest, looking for her. Impy see... More

[Columbia and Jonathan at home]

Cartoon shows Columbia (symbolizing the United States) after her marriage to Brother Jonathan (symbolizing U.S. citizens). Columbia gestures sorrowfully towards African Americans (portrayed in ethnic stereotype... More

Mulberry ring - growing fat on ill gotten gains

A bulldog, dressed in the uniform of the New York City police department located on Mulberry Street in Manhattan, leans against a billboard, brandishing a billy club. The policeman is surrounded by signs which... More

[A horrible monster glared at them]

A fierce, ogre-like man with spectacles and a book under his arm clenches his fist at a group of small, frightened children who are seated on the ground before him. Illustration for Chapter XX, "The Woog and th... More

Knott Wright. "Come out to the kitchen and meet our new cook"

Four-frame comic strip. Knott follows his wife into the kitchen to meet their new cook. When asked if the last people she worked for were plain people like the Wrights, she replied, "Well, they were plain in ... More

Knott Wright. "The doctor says I must have a change"

Four-frame comic strip. Mrs. Wright tells Knott that the doctor has suggested a change of scenery, in Bermuda. Knott tells her she needs a change of doctors. No copyright information found with item. Signed, ... More

The pug: Say, Percy Montmorency, what kind of anti-fat do you use anyw...

A greyhound and a pug dog engage in conversation, each wearing hats, ties, and collars. Inscribed in pencil lower left: Life for March 27. No copyright information found with item. Signed, lower left: E.G. Lutz... More

[The awakening of Bryanhilde: the Rhine maidens' warning]

Uncle Sam, in the guise of the hero Siegfried, sits on the shore of a river, surrounded by President Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919), Republican presidential candidate William H. Taft (1857-1930), and Republican... More

[Gee, ain't it fine that our teacher could go abroad this summer?]

A young boy, seated with his dog by a roadway, smiles at the thought of his school teacher being stranded on a dock in Europe, just as school is scheduled to open in the United States. Inscribed in pencil below... More

[Irreconcilables] - Drawing. Public domain image.

The cartoon pictures a distraught-looking "Up-State Farmer," seated on a crate, with his hands between his legs, with his back to his potential laborer. Lying on the ground beside him is a smoking pipe and a p... More

One spring day - Drawing. Public domain image.

Three-frame cartoon in which a young, attractive woman, attended by her maid, is getting dressed, fashion magazines strewn on the floor before her. In the second frame, she sits in front of a mirror, trying on... More

[Now then, all together!] - Public domain portrait drawing

Germany's Kaiser Wilhelm the Second hangs by a noose which is attached to a plank of wood marked "Greedy Ambition." Figures representing other countries which fought Germany during World War I, such as Uncle ... More

Dreams of a rarebit fiend. "Why, dearie! They look like horns to me! H...

Nine-frame comic strip. A man's wife confirms that he is growing horns. A doctor says that he has hornitis, which, it soon becomes apparent, everyone has. He sees horns on his wife, the family pets, horses a... More

In the land of wonderful dreams. "I've heard so much about the great g...

Frames 1-6 of a twelve-frame Sunday comic strip. Nemo, Flip, Impy and Doc play baseball for the Lilliputians. Flip begins pitching before Doc can prepare for it. As a result Doc is beaned, which begins a qua... More

"Where shall I say you're gone to, Jim if anyone calls?"

Twelve great men in history. How many have you got?

A twelve frame satire of real and fictitious important figures. They are: 1. Dr. Albert Frederick Cook, "Inventor of the North Pole," who claimed to have discovered the icy region before Admiral Robert E. Pe... More

White House or bust - Drawing. Public domain image.

Together let us range the fields

A heavy farmer holds hands with a fat shepardess and grins mischievously. No copyright information found with item. Title inscribed above image. Bequest and gift; Caroline and Erwin Swann; 1974; (DLC/PP-1974:23... More

Pretty Polly say when I was away did your fancy never stray to some ne...

A man in uniform stands resting one hand on his hip and extending the other out to a woman standing with her eyes closed and arms folded. No copyright information found with item. Title inscribed above image. B... More

How sweet the love that meets return!

A fat man stands with one hand on his stomach and his other arm around a buxom, heavyset woman. No copyright information found with item. Signed, lower right: Woodward / Del. 1799. Title inscribed above image.... More

Thomas Bewick - [Countryside scenes with figures]

Single sheet with nineteen separate drawings featuring outdoor scenes with figures of devils, criminals, animals and people caught misbehaving. Inscribed in pencil below image: wm paper 1824. Nineteen tailpiece... More

John Leech - [Page of five sketches]

Page of five sketches. Beginning at the upper left, a group of children are staring at a soldier standing by a gate. The second scene shows a man carrying a huge strawberry on a platter, through a door. A capi... More

George Cruikshank - The wreck on the Goodwin Sands

Illustration of a shipwrecked man and woman clinging to a wooden frame, as men in a ship attempt to rescue them. No copyright information found with item. Signed in plate, lower center: George Cruikshank. Title... More

[Bear dressed as a woman] - Public domain drawing

Drawing of a bear wearing a bonnet, apron, and a ring through her nose that's attached to a rope. She carries a basket and an umbrella. No copyright information found with item. Signed, lower right: GZ. Title ... More

[An exacting housekeeper] - Public domain scan / drawing

President Grover Cleveland busily sweeps dirt from the front door of the White House. His back is turned toward an angry Columbia, who castigates him for ignoring a garland labeled "Stock Tele[-]" lying beneat... More

[Man poking fat man in stomach]

Cartoon of a short man with an average build, poking a fat man smoking a pipe, in his stomach. No copyright information found with item. Signed, lower right: Hutch. Title devised. Bequest and gift; Caroline and... More

The crematory money-bilt [sic] system. "The cost of the equipment is g...

Chauncey M. Depew, President of the New York Central Railroad Company caricatured as a railroad cart stove. In the caption, the "s" in the word "system" is written as a "$" and the quotation marks are also repr... More

[A warning to mothers, no. 1] - Drawing. Public domain image.

A young boy, dressed in a sailor suit, referred to as Willy, watches his ball go over a wall. A "Paint" sign, hangs on the fence. Willy exclaims, "Drat it! There goes my ball over in that yard!" First frame ... More

Knott Wright. "Mrs. Jones certainly has a kind husband"

Four-frame comic strip. Mrs. Wright comments to Knott on the kindness of Mrs. Jones' husband. Knott says he's never seen her, but when Mrs. Wright points out a large woman, Knott implies that Mr. Jones is kin... More

"Cheer up, old top; you've got nothing to worry about!"

Four-frame comic strip. A lawyer tells his client to buck up, that he will receive justice in the court. He urges the man to look at the upright judge sitting on the bench above them. The client replies that... More

[Self-portrait of the artist] - Public domain portrait drawing

Full-length, profile caricature of the artist, seated before a wall on which a picture of a monkey and a document hang. Inscribed on document in image: Reward $500. for the one that stole the other Drawing. W.R... More

The submarines; a tragic possibility of the political deep

Depicts two iron-clad submarines, one in the form of an elephant, and the other, in the shape of a donkey. The former labeled "Republican Machine," and the latter marked "Democratic Machine," are both surmount... More

What may happen to a man in the shopping season; alas! To think that s...

Bradley's cartoon shows the badge and part of the uniform of an officer labeled "Interstate Commerce Commission" shining a large search light on Harriman, who is struggling to carry a large load of packages and... More

[He won't let go. A cleverer crow than the bird of Aesop's fable]

A fox labeled "Eastern Democrat" looks up at a crow, William Jennings Bryan, perched on a branch of a tree identified as "Denver Convention" holding a piece of cheese in his beak, marked "Nomination." No copyri... More

Little Nemo in slumberland. "Well, I suppose we might as well not worr...

Twelve-frame comic strip. Nemo, Flip and a clown are tied up in a cage wondering what will become of them, when an ape takes them away. The ape wonders aloud whether they can be trained or not, and puts the t... More

"Cud ah have jes' one peek, boss? Ah've always un'erstood dere wuz mac...

Cartoon of an African American gentleman with a jug, stopping to talk with a white man dressed in a coat, hat, and goggles, opening the hood to his car. Editorial marks below image. No copyright information fou... More

[Where the wallowing is good] - Drawing. Public domain image.

Whitman is pictured riding on the back of the "State G.O.P." elephant while holding a banner. Whitman, encourages the frightened elephant to "Gid-dap!" as it tries to walk through a body of water labeled, "Plu... More

[The growth of democracy] - Drawing. Public domain image.

In the midst of a battle of flying artillery, two soldiers in the British army, one white and the other black, sit in a trench lighting cigarettes. In the distance a house explodes. No copyright information fo... More

How to torture your husband. "Roy, will you condescend to deal?"

Nine-frame comic strip. A wife berates her husband about his bridge playing, until he vows "Never again!" Copyright 1921 by H.T. Webster. Editorial marks in margins. Signed, lower right, ninth frame: WEBSTER. ... More

John Bull satisfied!. Book illustration from Library of Congress

"After you" - Public domain portrait drawing

Bismarck and Louis Napoleon motion simultaneously to each other to enter the door of peace first. A female figure holding an olive branch, opens the door. Inscribed below image: Watermark 1823 Richard Doyle 18... More

Little Nemo in slumberland. "Hey! What's goin' on here?"

Twelve-frame comic strip. Nemo finds himself in the beak of a giant turkey. Soon he sees that Flip and Impy are also held in turkeys' beaks. The turkeys are upset because they have been plucked for Thanksgiv... More

Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C., Political Cartoon

A black and white drawing of a man and a woman, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Portraits and news photographs by Washington, D.C.-based firm, showing people, events, architecture in Washington... More

The old story - Drawing. Public domain image.

Proof for a published image in which a clothed wolf wearing a top hat labeled "Socialism," carries the book Progress and Poverty by H. George in his coat pocket. Red Riding Hood stands beside him on a path in ... More

The rival gardeners, Charles Williams

King George III of England and Napoleon I tend to their respective plants on opposite sides of a stream labeled "The Channel." A cudgel marked "British Oak" floats down it. Napoleon bends over his drooping po... More

George Cruikshank - The doctor seizing lawyer Murphy

Illustration of a street scene in which one man seizes another by his collar, while a crowd of people watch. No copyright information found with item. Signed in plate, lower center: George Cruikshank. Title ins... More

[Woman and beggar]. Book illustration from Library of Congress

A well-dressed woman stops on a quiet street to drop money into the hat of a beggar accompanied by a dog on a leash. No copyright information found with item. Title devised. Bequest and gift; Caroline and Erwin... More

John Leech - Behind the scenes - Drawing. Public domain image.

Backstage, Mr. Punch in top hat and tails, looks at a gentleman identified as "Manager Pam," peeking through a hole in the curtain. Caption, inscribed below title, reads: Manager Pam (Peeping through the curtai... More

[Seated man]. Book illustration from Library of Congress

A man with long, thin legs, sits in a chair with one leg crossing over the other at the knee. His long, thin nose, overlaps the crossed leg. No copyright information found with item. Signed, lower right: F. Gr... More

[The evolution of the sandwich. From a New York nuisance to a Coney I...

A man gradually transforms from a person wearing a sandwich sign and standing beside a barrel into a sausage sandwich next to a jar of German mustard. No copyright information found with item. Signed, lower lef... More

Harrison and Reid, and the people

The drawing shows Columbia, the female figure of America, in a feathered crown, standing before a throne atop a pedestal leaning on a fasces. Two of its rods are labeled "S.C." and "Mass.," and are tied togeth... More

The compliments of the season a la carte

A full-length self-portrait of Nast exposing his empty suit pockets to the viewer and hanging his head. No copyright information found with item. Signed, lower right: Th: Nast. / Jan. 1, 1894. Title inscribed a... More

Clancy. "A fine morning to commune with nature!"

Four-frame comic strip. A man strolls on a country lane, and spies what he thinks is a young woman with her back to him looking at an old ruin. When asked if she loves an old ruin, the woman, not young by any... More

[Figures on horseback] - Drawing. Public domain image.

Theodore Roosevelt leads a group on horseback, brandishing a whip and charging. Following him, also on horseback, are several figures from history and legend including a Roman warrior, the drunken Tam O'Shante... More

The scarecrow - Drawing. Public domain image.

Tourists wearing wings fly from the United States toward Europe, but stop short at the sight of a menacing scarecrow, comprised of weapons and armor, standing on the European continent. One of the tourists poin... More

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