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The pipe dance and the tomahawk dance / F. Barinsou ; painted at the treaty of Prairie du Chien 1825 by J.O. Lewis ; Lehman & Duval Lithrs.

The pipe dance and the tomahawk dance / F. Barinsou ; painted at the t...

Native men performing the pipe dance and the tomahawk dance. Illus. in: The aboriginal port-folio : a collection of portraits of the most celebrated chiefs of the North American Indians / by J.O. Lewis. Philade... More

P.S. Duval's lithograhpic & color printing estab! Artizans Building Ranstead Place west from No. 26 South Fourth Street Philadelphia on stone by Schussele ; lith. & printed in color at the Estab!

P.S. Duval's lithograhpic & color printing estab! Artizans Building Ra...

Print shows a design for an advertisement for P.S. Duval's lithographic establishment in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, designed as an illuminated manuscript leaf with large ornamental initial letter "D" showing a... More

A conical hill 500 ft. high standing in the valley of Laguna, Colorado

A conical hill 500 ft. high standing in the valley of Laguna, Colorado

Public domain photograph - historical image of Colorado, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Label for druggist P.S. Duval & Son's Lith. Philadelphia.

Label for druggist P.S. Duval & Son's Lith. Philadelphia.

Print shows a design for a druggist's label with an oval frame resting on a pedestal draped with an American flag, with flowers, caduceus, mortar & pestle at top, and other vessels common to the druggist trade;... More

Mercantile calendar - Print, Library of Congress collection

Mercantile calendar - Print, Library of Congress collection

Print shows a calendar for the year 1860 with floral border, cherubs, and a portrait of Johann Guetnberg as the "Inventor of Printing"; serves as an advertisement for "John H. Duyckinck Stationer and Printer 16... More

The Book-worm painted by C. Spitzweg ; lith. by Thielley

The Book-worm painted by C. Spitzweg ; lith. by Thielley

Print shows a man in a library reading a book atop a library-ladder, with books in hand, between his legs, and under his arm. No. 45474. Publication date based on copyright statement on item. Stamped on lower ... More

Buildings of the Great Central Fair, in aid of the U.S. Sanitary Commission, Logan Square, Philadelphia, June 1864 / drawn from nature & on stone by James Queen ; printed in oil colors by P.S. Duval & Son, Philad.

Buildings of the Great Central Fair, in aid of the U.S. Sanitary Commi...

Print shows a view from the northwest of the temporary buildings erected for the Great Central Fair in 1864 on Logan Square in Philadelphia, with the SS Peter and Paul Cathedral on the far side. The three-week ... More

No. 7, Table Rock, Niagara - Victorian era public domain image

No. 7, Table Rock, Niagara - Victorian era public domain image

Print shows a landscape view of the waterfalls at Niagara from Table Rock with sightseers standing on the rock overlooking the falls. From a series formerly known as "The Ruggles Gems". Label on verso with tit... More

Why don't they bite painted by W.H. Hilliard

Why don't they bite painted by W.H. Hilliard

Print shows a young man lying on the ground, fishing in a woodland stream with a long stick with string attached to the end. 5808 U.S. Copyright Office. Printed on lower right: Colton, Zahm & Roberts. Publicat... More

Central Park views. The waterfall after oil painting by H.A. Ferguson, N.Y

Central Park views. The waterfall after oil painting by H.A. Ferguson,...

5981 U.S. Copyright Office. Publication date based on copyright statement on item. Title, publication statement, and copyright statement appear on "Prang's American Chromos" label mounted on verso. From the se... More

View of Washington City, Landscape view print

View of Washington City, Landscape view print

Print showing a bird's-eye view of Washington, D.C., with the U.S. Capitol in the foreground, and the Washington Monument in the background. 5588A U.S. Copyright Office. This print a reissue from stones used f... More

Winter scene in Philadelphia - A drawing of a building with a horse drawn carriage in front of it

Winter scene in Philadelphia - A drawing of a building with a horse dr...

Print shows a street scene in winter in front of the "Russian Heater Works" at the intersection of "Filbert" and "Twelfth" streets in Philadelphia; includes many pedestrians on the street, the "Twelfth Street P... More

The light of the cottage chromo after P.W. Sebes, Brussels ; executed by James F. Queen
Henry Ward Beecher / from a photograph by Rockwood & Co. of New York.

Henry Ward Beecher / from a photograph by Rockwood & Co. of New York.

Print shows Henry Ward Beecher, head-and-shoulders portrait, right porfile. B202 U.S. Copyright Office. Label on back from "The Advance Company" gives title and additional text. Copyright number inscribed in p... More

Prang's floral mottoes, no. 9. Seek me early

Prang's floral mottoes, no. 9. Seek me early

Print shows a floral arrangement as a backdrop for the phrase "Seek Me Early." D2377 U.S. Copyright Office. Publication date based on copyright statement on item. Title, publication, and copyright statements a... More

Gathering the flock / original by F. Steinmann.

Gathering the flock / original by F. Steinmann.

Print shows a young boy playing a recorder or pipe with wild turkeys at his feet and a dog resting on a stonewall. D8375 U.S. Copyright Office. Stamped on bottom of print: Entered according to Act of Congress ... More

Cherry time / W.H. Baker 1871.. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

Cherry time / W.H. Baker 1871.. 19th century, Library of Congress coll...

Print shows a young boy standing next to a fence, holding a branch from a cherry tree over his right shoulder and carrying a basket of cherries in his left hand.

Prang's floral mottoes, no. 27. The groves were God's first temples after Mrs. O.E. Whitney

Prang's floral mottoes, no. 27. The groves were God's first temples af...

Print shows a floral arrangement of a sprig of evergreen and a stem of autumn leaves with a piece of birch bark on which is printed "The groves were God's First Temple. Bryant" from the poem "A forest hymn" by ... More

[Abraham Lincoln] - Public domain portrait painting

[Abraham Lincoln] - Public domain portrait painting

Print showing portrait of Abraham Lincoln, with beard. Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

F. Heim & Bro. brewing company, lager beer, East St. Louis

F. Heim & Bro. brewing company, lager beer, East St. Louis

Print of advertisement for the F. Heim & Bro. Brewing Company showing a man holding up a glass of beer, and a bird's-eye view of the brewery.

Gendarme, France, 1853 Cigarette Card

Gendarme, France, 1853 Cigarette Card

Print shows a French gendarme in 1853, wearing uniform and holding rifle, on cigarette card issued by Kinney Tobacco Company as an insert with the Sweet Caporal brand cigarettes. At head of title: Illust'd Swe... More

Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year

Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year

Print shows a late Victorian holiday card with Christmas and New Year greetings, showing a branch with cherry blossoms from a cherry tree superimposed over a medallion with a landscape scene. Printed at top le... More

Sapper, France, 1853 Cigarette Card

Sapper, France, 1853 Cigarette Card

Print shows a French soldier from a corp of engineers in 1853, wearing uniform, on cigarette card issued by Kinney Tobacco Company as an insert with the Sweet Caporal brand cigarettes. At head of title: Illust... More

To my valentine. By dandelion post I send this valentine to my friend illegible monogram

To my valentine. By dandelion post I send this valentine to my friend ...

Print shows a young girl blowing on a dandelion that has gone to seed. On verso is a hollyhocks stem with blossoms and the message "St. Valentine's Day." N20939 U.S. Copyright Office. Caption continues: May ev... More

Caricature, The innocents / F. Opper., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, The innocents / F. Opper., public domain cartoon image

Print shows a group of African American men, one, standing at center, is wearing a hat labeled "Judge Whitewashed", and the others are wearing hats labeled "Whitewasher No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, No. 5, No. 6,... More

Puck's pyrotechnics - Fourth-of-July fireworks free to all / Opper & Co.

Puck's pyrotechnics - Fourth-of-July fireworks free to all / Opper & C...

Print shows a fireworks display with Puck bowing on a stage in front of a "Fan Light" featuring the likenesses of William H. Vanderbilt, Russell Sage, Cyrus W. Field, and Jay Gould; on stage with Puck is a hand... More

How to keep a girl / J.K. & F.O.

How to keep a girl / J.K. & F.O.

Print shows a vignette cartoon with 12 vignettes, around a central figure, that show how the employer should treat her woman domestic, if she wants to keep her, such as 1) "Promise her anything and everything",... More

Puck magazine cover - Anything for popularity! / J. Keppler.

Puck magazine cover - Anything for popularity! / J. Keppler.

Print shows James G. Blaine slipping off a cask labeled "Whiskey"; under his arm is tucked a paper that states "Distribution of Surplus - Jim Blaine". Caption: Our star diplomat par excellence, in his great wh... More

Caricature, The rivals in Ohio / Gillam., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, The rivals in Ohio / Gillam., public domain cartoon image

Illustration shows Allen G. Thurman on one side of a man labeled "Liquor Interest" and John Sherman on the other side; Thurman represents "The Ohio Democracy is the liquor dealers old friend!!", while Sherman e... More

Blundering again! / Gillam., Washington, D.C., Political Cartoon

Blundering again! / Gillam., Washington, D.C., Political Cartoon

Print shows a group of Democrats on a log raft that is breaking up within sight of land, with two logs labeled "New Jersey [and] New York" coming loose and drifting away; there is a small sail labeled "Democra[... More

Stalwart stupidity / F. Graetz., Political Cartoon

Stalwart stupidity / F. Graetz., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows Puck, holding his lithographic pen, and the Independent Party figure, holding an axe labeled "November Election", standing inside a cabin next to the head of Roscoe Conkling that has been cut... More

"Stop thief!" / Gillam. - Political cartoon, public domain image

"Stop thief!" / Gillam. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration, reminiscent of Thomas Nast's cartoon of the same title published in Harper's Weekly, October 7, 1871, hence "That trick is very stale", shows a group of monopolists and Blaine supporters scatterin... More

Puck magazine cover - Our rampageous preachers / F. Graetz.

Puck magazine cover - Our rampageous preachers / F. Graetz.

Illustration shows a preacher in the pulpit haranguing his congregation with a speech that begins "Noise or Nothing!"; there are two police officers, with large billy-clubs, in the pulpit with him, they exchang... More

Delilah Randall betrays the democratic Samson / Gillam.

Delilah Randall betrays the democratic Samson / Gillam.

Illustration shows Samuel J. "Delilah" Randall sitting in a chair labeled "Protection", holding scissors labeled "41 Democrats" in one hand and hair labeled "Tariff Reform Bill" in the other, his feet are resti... More

Gorilla warfare under the protection of the American flag / F. Opper.

Gorilla warfare under the protection of the American flag / F. Opper.

Illustration shows Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa swinging like a gorilla from an American flag and dropping dynamite bombs on England. Illus. from Puck, v. 15, no. 367, (1884 March 19), cover. Copyright 1884 by Kep... More

Caricature, A preliminary set-to / Gillam., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, A preliminary set-to / Gillam., public domain cartoon imag...

Illustration shows James G. Blaine badly bruised after boxing a round against the "Ohio Secretary of State" who is slumped against the ropes; William W. Phelps and Whitelaw Reid attempt to revive Blaine with a ... More

Theodore Roosevelt - Bottom's dream, Political Cartoon

Theodore Roosevelt - Bottom's dream, Political Cartoon

Illustration shows Puck's stereotypical Irishman labeled "Democracy" in the role of "Bottom" from Shakespeare's "Midsummer Night's Dream", with Puck holding the head of an ass above him. He is holding a paper t... More

Helping the rascals in - a burglarious scheme that may be suddenly spoiled / J. Keppler.

Helping the rascals in - a burglarious scheme that may be suddenly spo...

Illustration shows James G. Blaine wearing a top hat with three plumes, a sack labeled "For the Plunder" hanging from his neck, and a paper tied at his waist that states "20 Years on the Make", attempting to br... More

"Me and Jack" / Gillam after a popular print.

"Me and Jack" / Gillam after a popular print.

Illustration shows James G. Blaine wearing shorts, sitting on a board extending over a pond with John A. Logan, as a dog, sitting next to him; a can labeled "Pro-Slavery" is tied to the dog's tail and there is ... More

Puck magazine cover - "Love's labor's lost" / Gillam.

Puck magazine cover - "Love's labor's lost" / Gillam.

Illustration shows heavily tattooed James G. Blaine sitting on a stool while Whitelaw Reid, using a brush labeled "Tribune Excuses" and a "Explanation Pumice Stone", and William W. Phelps, using "Vindication Sa... More

Puck's notion of the kind of fancy-dress charity ball that would be a real, solid financial success / J. Keppler.

Puck's notion of the kind of fancy-dress charity ball that would be a ...

Illustration shows a costume ball with a band of newspaper editors labeled "Herald, Sun, Staats-Zeitung, World, Times, [and] Evening Post" conducted by Puck; among those present are James G. Blaine, Whitelaw Re... More

The four Rips; or, twenty years behind the age / Gillam.

The four Rips; or, twenty years behind the age / Gillam.

Illustration shows Uncle Sam seated at a table in front of "Uncle Sam's Inter-State Market" with a businessman labeled "Northern Capital" on the right and an agricultural producer labeled "Southern Goods - Cott... More

A short stop! Smoke the "Capadura" cigar

A short stop! Smoke the "Capadura" cigar

Print shows a baseball player getting hit in the face by a batted baseball, it has knocked off his cap, labeled "Cap-A-Dura", and bloodied his nose. Printed on lower right: Registered by R.C. Brown. Printed on... More

A hard job with the hogs / Gillam.

A hard job with the hogs / Gillam.

Illustration shows President Cleveland as a pig farmer getting tangled in leashes attached to the hind legs of several hogs, each with a distinctive brand, labeled "Hugh McLaughlin, H.O. Thompson, Higgins, Beat... More

Puck magazine cover - False weather-prophets / F. Opper.

Puck magazine cover - False weather-prophets / F. Opper.

Illustration shows Whitelaw Reid on the roof top of a building, looking through a telescope at the sun labeled "Civil Service Reform", and Charles A. Dana on the neighboring roof top checking a "Sun Barometer";... More

Caricature, Another "boycott" / F. Opper., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, Another "boycott" / F. Opper., public domain cartoon image

Illustration shows David B. Hill holding a large brush and George H. Sterling holding a bucket of paste, as bill stickers posting a notice that states "Notice. We Hereby Boycott Cleveland, the Civil Service Hum... More

"Change about" - the monkey the master / Gillam.

"Change about" - the monkey the master / Gillam.

Illustration shows a monkey turning the crank on an organ labeled "Home Sweet Home Rule" with one foot, it is wearing a hat with a feather labeled "Parnell", and holding a shillelagh labeled "80 members" in one... More

Tough on Turkey / Gillam. - Public domain  engraving

Tough on Turkey / Gillam. - Public domain engraving

Illustration shows the British lion and the Russian Bear threatening a turkey dressed as a Turk. Caption: England and Russia, together "Be my ally, or I'll give you the worst thrashing you ever had in your li... More

Caricature, "Next!" / Gillam., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, "Next!" / Gillam., public domain cartoon image

Illustration shows a view inside a "Prison Barber-Shop" with two men labeled "Budensiek" and "J.D. Fish", wearing prison stripes and "Close Crop" haircuts by the prison barber, who is holding a shaving mug labe... More

Thistle F. Bridges - Print, Library of Congress collection

Thistle F. Bridges - Print, Library of Congress collection

Print shows butterflies flying around a thistle plant. R12213 U.S. Copyright Office. (printed on lower left). Signed on stone on lower left. Publication date based on copyright statement on item. Inscribed in ... More

Echoes from Governor Hill's message / J.A. Wales.

Echoes from Governor Hill's message / J.A. Wales.

Illustration shows a large parrot, David B. Hill, perched on a stand next to President Cleveland's desk, filling the air with it's cry "A Public Office is a Public Trust", repeating a statement once made by Cle... More

Blackberries by Mrs. E.T. Fisher

Blackberries by Mrs. E.T. Fisher

Print shows ripe and unripe blackberries on a cane with thorns and leaves. S23657 U.S. Copyright Office. Printed on lower left: Copyright 1887 by L. Prang & Co. Boston. Publication date based on copyright stat... More

Bufford's fruit cards, no. 779-4 [apple] / Bufford.

Bufford's fruit cards, no. 779-4 [apple] / Bufford.

Print shows a large apple(?) with the arms, legs, and head of a woman, facing right, shaking her fist and scolding a group of boys who may be stealing apples from trees in the background. S24958 U.S. Copyright ... More

West Point / Andrew Melrose ; painted by Andrew Melrose.

West Point / Andrew Melrose ; painted by Andrew Melrose.

Print shows sailboats and steamboats on the Hudson River with West Point and the Hudson Highlands in the background. Caption continues: On account of its celebrated military school, historic associations, and ... More

Life of Mark Twain Cigarette Card

Life of Mark Twain Cigarette Card

Cigarette card for W. Duke, Sons & Co. tobacco manufacturer shows portrait of Samuel Clemens also known as Mark Twain. On verso: Illustration of cherubs reading Roughing It. Issued by: W. Duke, Sons & Co., Dur... More

"In March" - illustration for "Baby's Lullaby Book ... by Charles Stuart Pratt" showing a young girl and a young boy walking home from school, hand-in-hand, on a windy day in Spring

"In March" - illustration for "Baby's Lullaby Book ... by Charles Stua...

T29490 U.S. Copyright Office. Publication date based on copyright statement on item. Printed on mount: Copyright, 1888, by L. Prang & Co. Boston. Stamped on verso: Copyright Oct 17 1888. Copyright number inscr... More

C & B Line--Cleveland, Buffalo and Toledo / R.B. Lawrence.

C & B Line--Cleveland, Buffalo and Toledo / R.B. Lawrence.

Back cover of travel pamphlet for Cleveland & Buffalo Transit Co., showing steamship on water. In collection: Illustrated time tables and travel pamphlets.

A bit of Islesboro, Me. Louis K. Harlow ; by Louis K. Harlow

A bit of Islesboro, Me. Louis K. Harlow ; by Louis K. Harlow

Print shows a dirt road leading toward a large body of water, with birch trees and a house on the left, and, across the water, mountains in the distance. W23068 U.S. Copyright Office. Signed on stone on lower ... More

The road to the shore W.N. Bartholomew ; by W.N. Bartholomew

The road to the shore W.N. Bartholomew ; by W.N. Bartholomew

Print shows a man walking down a dirt road past a stonewall and wood fence, and a barn or storage building with large tree next to it, and chickens in the roadway, toward the beach and sailboats on the bay. X14... More

Scarlet tanager on a cherry tree branch H.W. Herrick

Scarlet tanager on a cherry tree branch H.W. Herrick

Print shows a Scarlet tanager preched on a branch of a cherry tree. X53290 U.S. Copyright Office. Signed on stone on lower right. Publication date based on copyright statement on item. Copyright stamp with dat... More

Puck magazine cover - A senatorial desperado / Dalrymple.

Puck magazine cover - A senatorial desperado / Dalrymple.

Print shows a silver miner labeled "Stewart" strangling Uncle Sam who is holding a walking stick labeled "Public Opinion", near the entrance to the "Stewart, Jones & Co. Silver Miners (Unlimited)"; he threatens... More

The fake operator and his dupe / Keppler, Jr.

The fake operator and his dupe / Keppler, Jr.

Print shows Whitelaw Reid, editor of the New York Tribune newspaper, typing headlines that appear on ticker tape that is being read by a stalwart Republican; the headlines include: "The Country on the Brink of ... More

Puck's suggestion to the congress of religions / F. Opper.

Puck's suggestion to the congress of religions / F. Opper.

Print shows Puck handing out placards with the saying "Do unto others whatsoever thou wilt that others shall do unto thee", which he claims as the "best religion in existence", to many members of the clergy as ... More

"The independents fought nobly!" / J.S. Pughe.

"The independents fought nobly!" / J.S. Pughe.

Print shows David B. Hill draped over a cannon and Charles A. Dana with many New York politicians, identified as "Croker, Grant, Hinckley, Sheehan, Gilroy, Murphy, McLaughlin, Smyth, [and] Divver", and the Tamm... More

The "peanut" Hagenbeck and his "senatorial courtesy" animal show / C.J. Taylor.

The "peanut" Hagenbeck and his "senatorial courtesy" animal show / C.J...

Print shows David B. Hill as the animal trainer Carl "Hagenbeck" performing a circus act with trained animals labeled "Murphy, Pugh, Chandler, Peffer, Morgan, Coke, Higgins, Stewart, Teller, Cullom, [and] Hoar"... More

Puck's presidential impossibility. The political peanut vender / J.S. Pughe.

Puck's presidential impossibility. The political peanut vender / J.S. ...

Print shows a peddler labeled "D.B. Hill" selling "Fresh Roasted (Political) Peanuts", standing outside the gates to the White House, where a sign has been posted that states "Notice! No Peddlers or Suspicious ... More

"Come in, boys, warm up, and have a little Christmas cheer!" / C.J. Taylor.

"Come in, boys, warm up, and have a little Christmas cheer!" / C.J. Ta...

Print shows Columbia welcoming a group of ragged politicians, mostly Democrats, some no longer in office, and newspaper editors, to come in from the cold winter night and warm themselves by the fire and enjoy s... More

"Independence Day" of the future / C.J. Taylor.

"Independence Day" of the future / C.J. Taylor.

Print shows a future 4th of July celebration where women have gained suffrage and equality; it shows young and old women ringing a bell labeled "Equal Rights", as women emerge from underground and participate i... More

"And John, he pays the freight" / F.M. Hutchins.

"And John, he pays the freight" / F.M. Hutchins.

Print shows Queen Victoria holding up an infant labeled "Little New Duke of York. Christening Robe Cost £300." She presents the baby to John Bull who is holding a paper that states "Heavy Expense Account - Roya... More

The chorus of the newly-converted communists / Dalrymple.

The chorus of the newly-converted communists / Dalrymple.

Print shows Benjamin Harrison playing the "Communists' Chorus" on a large pipe organ, with "Tom Reed" and "McKinley" singing along; all are wearing liberty caps. Includes text of the chorus, which laments "The ... More

The rival May parties / Dalrymple., Political Cartoon

The rival May parties / Dalrymple., Political Cartoon

Print shows hopeful presidential candidates dancing around the "Republican Presidential Nomination" maypole, hanging onto ribbons labeled "New York" (Levi P. Morton), "Maine" (Thomas B. Reed), "Indiana" (Benjam... More

San Luis Rey Mission, No. 2, Oceanside by Louis K. Harlow

San Luis Rey Mission, No. 2, Oceanside by Louis K. Harlow

Print shows a view of an arcade enclosing a courtyard at the San Luis Rey de Francia Mission in Oceanside, California. AA66750 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 518. Label on verso with title and publication statemen... More

Mission Dolores, San Francisco by Louis K. Harlow

Mission Dolores, San Francisco by Louis K. Harlow

Print shows a street-level view of the "Mission Dolores" with basilica in San Francisco, California. AA66753 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 521. Label on verso with title and publication statements. Printed on lab... More

The grand old game of tit for tat / Dalrymple.

The grand old game of tit for tat / Dalrymple.

Print shows Uncle Sam, looking obstinate and pointing his finger at some point between the "Germany Home Market" and the "France Home Market", as he responds to their complaints. He is standing on the left, at ... More

The financial fakir fooling the farmers / J.S. Pughe.

The financial fakir fooling the farmers / J.S. Pughe.

Print shows a man wearing a sash labeled "Harvey" with a horn attached, standing on a platform with stacks of books, pointing to a board that states "Coin's Financial School - Declare fifty cents Silver to be W... More

Our American girls are capturing the House of Lords / C.J. Taylor.

Our American girls are capturing the House of Lords / C.J. Taylor.

Print shows a group of women in a gallery "Reserved for American Wives of English Lords" holding strings attached to crowns on the heads of their husbands in the House of Lords. Illus. from Puck, v. 38, no. 98... More

The sea-serpent season upon us again / F. Opper.

The sea-serpent season upon us again / F. Opper.

Print shows a "Sensation Press" reporter standing on the shore near "Gray Gables", Grover Cleveland's summer home at Cape Cod, pointing to a sea serpent labeled "3d Term Twaddle". Caption: The latest and most ... More

Puck magazine cover - His battle-ground / C.J. Taylor.

Puck magazine cover - His battle-ground / C.J. Taylor.

Print shows William E. Chandler, former Secretary of the Navy under President Arthur, saluting from a trapdoor in the floor where he is in hiding; red-stained papers labeled "Plan of Campaign Against England" b... More

"Step up to the captain's office and settle!" / F. Opper.

"Step up to the captain's office and settle!" / F. Opper.

Print shows Uncle Sam at a cashier's window labeled "U.S. Treasury" next to a notice that states "Pay Your Income Tax Here - No Escape for Millionaire Tax-Dodgers". Russell Sage, Hetty Green, and George J. Goul... More

"Let us have peace" / C.J. Taylor.

"Let us have peace" / C.J. Taylor.

Print shows President Grover Cleveland and British Prime Minister Robert Cecil, Lord Salisbury, dressed as Natives, smoking peace pipes filled with "Common Sense Tobacco"; sitting with Cleveland, also dressed a... More

Puck's labor-saving suggestion for Cupid's summer work / C.J. Taylor.

Puck's labor-saving suggestion for Cupid's summer work / C.J. Taylor.

Print shows a vignette cartoon with Puck, at top center, manipulating an electric bow-shooting device, which sends arrows toward couples in the surrounding vignettes, where they are sitting beneath trees on the... More

It never loses its popularity / Ehrhart.

It never loses its popularity / Ehrhart.

Print shows a young man and a young woman sitting on a love seat, he holds her hand and appears ready to propose to her, while behind them question marks labeled "Tariff Question, Chinese Question, Armenian Que... More

The silver-tongued ventriloquist and his dummies / F. Opper.

The silver-tongued ventriloquist and his dummies / F. Opper.

Print shows a "Silver Mine Owner" as a "silver-tongued ventriloquist" sitting on a box labeled "16 to 1" on a stage, with William Jennings Bryan as a dummy sitting on his lap, holding papers labeled "Free Silve... More

Puck magazine cover - Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.

Puck magazine cover - Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.

A magazine with a cartoon 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

Atlas Joe; or, the fearful responsibilities of a self-appointed manager of the universe / F. Opper.

Atlas Joe; or, the fearful responsibilities of a self-appointed manage...

Print shows newspaper editor Joseph Pulitzer as Atlas, supporting a globe labeled "American Affairs, English Affairs, African Affairs, Cuban Affairs, [and] South American Affairs" on his back, sitting at a desk... More

He did it all / F. Opper. - Victorian era public domain image

He did it all / F. Opper. - Victorian era public domain image

Print shows a vignette cartoon with President McKinley standing at center holding a hat labeled "Inexhaustible Prosperity Hat" and a magic wand, behind him are "Joshua" and "Moses" who has beams of light emanat... More

The new field of labor for the up-to-date divine / Dalrymple.

The new field of labor for the up-to-date divine / Dalrymple.

Print shows the "Rev. Dr. N. Dorser" sitting at a table writing testimonials about the quality of various products, such as the "magnificent House Cleaning number" of a magazine, and "Before Using" and "After U... More

Papa's pet / Dalrymple. - Public domain portrait engraving

Papa's pet / Dalrymple. - Public domain portrait engraving

Print shows President McKinley as a father showing favoritism by holding an infant labeled "High Protective Tariff", while ignoring another infant labeled "Financial Question" crying in a high chair. Illus. fr... More

Attacking him in broad daylight / Dalrymple.

Attacking him in broad daylight / Dalrymple.

Print shows a large policeman labeled "Civil Service Reform" holding a nightstick labeled "Public Opinion", and standing outside a building labeled "Public Offices"; he is about to be assaulted by two diminutiv... More

Caricature, Time nearly up / Keppler., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, Time nearly up / Keppler., public domain cartoon image

Print shows Uncle Sam standing on American soil next to the docks of the "U.S.A. and Cuban S.S. Line", looking over his shoulder at Cuba in flames. Caption: Uncle Sam It's a good rule, when you're mad, to cou... More

His contribution to the Christmas gayety / Keppler.

His contribution to the Christmas gayety / Keppler.

Print shows President McKinley with an enormous white elephant labeled "Philippines" wearing an eye patch labeled "Aguinaldoism" behind him, speaking to the 55th Congress; many of the congressmen react with fea... More

The duty of the hour; - to save her not only from Spain, but from a worse fate / Dalrymple.

The duty of the hour; - to save her not only from Spain, but from a wo...

Print shows a female figure labeled "Cuba" holding the Cuban flag, caught in a frying pan labeled "Spanish Misrule" that is being held above flames labeled "Anarchy" raging between fighting factions labeled "In... More

Social hypocrisies, and the painful scenes they save us from / F. Opper.

Social hypocrisies, and the painful scenes they save us from / F. Oppe...

Print shows a vignette cartoon showing men and women in various social situations where politeness overrides one's actual emotional response, maintaining decorum and preventing a social disaster. Illus. from P... More

United States Navy First Class Cruisers New York and Brooklyn / The Werner Company, Akron, O.

United States Navy First Class Cruisers New York and Brooklyn / The We...

The New York (left, in distance) and the Brooklyn (center), at sea, significant ships in the culmination of the Spanish-American War, and fishing boat (right, foreground). 72974 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright... More

Puck magazine cover - Puck Christmas / Harrison Fisher '98.

Puck magazine cover - Puck Christmas / Harrison Fisher '98.

Print shows Puck standing next to a camera, dangling marionette figures of well-dressed men before a woman holding a lorgnette, reclining on a seat across the room. Illus. from Puck, v. 44, no. 1136, (1898 Dec... More

The yellow pest - putting its nose into everything / Dalrymple. Joseph Pulitzer

The yellow pest - putting its nose into everything / Dalrymple. Joseph...

Print shows President William McKinley sitting at a desk, holding a large paper that shows "President McKinley's War Policy". A newspaper reporter, most likely Joseph Pulitzer", leaning through an open window a... More

The old "Americanism" good enough / Keppler.

The old "Americanism" good enough / Keppler.

Print shows Pope Leo XIII climbing the dome of the U.S. Capitol, carrying a cross; Uncle Sam tell him to come down from there.

Puck magazine cover - Bryan's thanksgiving / Dalrymple.

Puck magazine cover - Bryan's thanksgiving / Dalrymple.

Print shows William Jennings Bryan chasing a turkey labeled "Nov. Election"; the tail feathers of the turkey are labeled with the states of the union, Bryan has managed to pull out the one labeled "Nebraska". ... More

Not so bad / Frank A. Nankivell '99.

Not so bad / Frank A. Nankivell '99.

Print shows two fashionably dressed women, a mother and her daughter, attending a football game. Caption: Mrs. Newcome (her first game) Oh! isn't it awful? Horrible! Why, they will kill that man underneath! /... More

Caricature, A division of labor / Keppler., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, A division of labor / Keppler., public domain cartoon imag...

Print shows the British Lion labeled "England" lying in the foreground with a concerned look on its face, while in the background, a man labeled "France" is talking on the telephone to a man labeled "Russia", o... More

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