Overdoing things - the tendency of the day / Ehrhart.
Print shows a vignette cartoon depicting the tendency of Americans to overdo everything, such as hosting "Large receptions in small houses", women's fashions and their "Elevation and advancement idea", "Arctic ... More
The decay of home-life among the "smart set" / Ehrhart.
Print shows a vignette cartoon about the aspirations for social life among the well-to-do; at center, "The Will-o'-the-Wisp of Social Aspirations" shows a crowd of rich people chasing after "Social Ambition", a... More
"Good" or "bad" trust - in which class does the fire insurance trust b...
Illustration shows a vignette cartoon with the directors reviewing the "Annual Report of the Fire Proof Fire Insurance Co." at center and the vignettes showing the remedial measures taken by the manager of a co... More
He meant well / Ehrhart. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows the captain of an ocean liner offering a toast to his passengers sitting around a large dining table on a ship that is rocking a bit too much for most passengers. Caption: The Captain Ladie... More
How to keep a servant girl - and keep her satisfied - in the country /...
Illustration shows a vignette cartoon that lightheartedly depicts Irish domestic servants being pampered and coddled by their employers in efforts to keep them happy and happily employed, chiefly, by taking the... More
A day with a nervous congressman / Ehrhart.
Illustration shows a vignette cartoon with a "nervous congressman" suspecting everyone he meets to be a spy investigating him; generally, everyone he sees (a female companion, a "waiter", "his constituents", a ... More
No wonder he gets full / Ehrhart.
Illustration shows by the light of a full moon many couples in romantic embraces scattered around the globe; instances, perhaps, of summer love. Caption: The August moon - O, but they make me sick! Illus. in: ... More
Shall women vote? / Ehrhart. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows a man labeled "Graft Politics" paying, with his left hand, a tramp labeled "Floater" at the end of a line of tramps outside a polling place, while with his right hand he attempts to stop a wo... More
Columbia's Easter bonnet / Ehrhart after sketch by Dalrymple.
Woman as "Columbia" wearing small warship labeled "world power" as a bonnet. Illus. in: Puck, 1901 April 6, cover. Copyright by Keppler & Schwarzmann.
One reason in four tableaux / Ehrhart.
Illustration shows four scenes related to New York City residents: in the upper left, "August in Madison Ave." showing the well-to-do leaving town to beat the summer heat; in the upper right, "August in Mulliga... More
If they'll only be good / Ehrhart.
Illustration shows Uncle Sam standing at center, gesturing to the left toward American soldiers boarding ships to return to America after defeating the Spanish in the Philippines, and gesturing to the right tow... More
The first steps alone; - May 20th, 1902 / Ehrhart.
Illustration shows Columbia standing on the seashore with a small child who is wearing a hat labeled "Cuba"; Columbia has dropped a ribbon labeled "U.S. Protectorate" that is wrapped around the young girls wais... More
Cupid's round-up / Ehrhart. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows cupids on horseback lassoing attractive young couples and herding them toward the "Matrimonial Corral" in the background. Illus. in: Puck, v. 54, no. 1384 (1903 September 9), centerfold. Cop... More
The home-life of the millionaire's family / Ehrhart.
Illustration shows a vignette cartoon with the vacant home of a millionaire at center and each vignette showing the whereabouts and activities of the millionaire's family members, such as his wife and a daughte... More
The king of them all / Ehrhart.
Illustration shows a jolly Santa Claus sitting in a large chair at center with toys at his feet, a family with two little girls, possibly twins, and several children and servants on the right, and many nursery ... More
The cigar band fiend / Ehrhart., Political Cartoon
Illustration shows a vignette cartoon depicting the craze for cigar bands and the various ways they can be used to celebrate special occasions, such as getting married, the birth of a child, a holiday turkey di... More
The dope-fiends / Ehrhart. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows Woodrow Wilson as a doctor holding aloft a bottle of "Tariff Subsidy Morphine" among a group of men at the "Democratic Sanitarium - Morphine and other Drug Habits Cured"; on a table are bottl... More
Signing the declaration of their independence / Ehrhart with acknowled...
Illustration shows a group of women at a convention presenting their declaration of independence, which states "When in the course of female events it becomes necessary for women to have the ballot they're goin... More
Shall women vote? / Ehrhart. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows a man labeled "Graft Politics" paying, with his left hand, a tramp labeled "Floater" at the end of a line of tramps outside a polling place, while with his right hand he attempts to stop a wo... More
Puck Magazine Illustration - Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.
A man and a woman are standing in a living room, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Portraits and news photographs by Washington, D.C.-based firm, showing people, events, architecture in Washingto... More
Puck's greeting to the new year / Ehrhart.
Print shows Puck holding a lithographic pen, greeting the New Year, a young woman labeled 1898 riding on a bicycle and spilling flowers from a cornucopia straped to her back; an old woman labeled 1897 rides off... More
Caricature, Pan-American Puck / Ehrhart., public domain cartoon image
Illustration shows Columbia welcoming a woman labeled "South America" to the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. Illus. in: Puck, v. 49, no. 1262 (1901 May 8), Pan-American cover. Copyright 1901 by K... More
All is not gold that glitters / Ehrhart.
Illustration shows an agent presenting the grand entrance to "Bluff Court" to an excited young couple; the regal doormen add a royal quality to a spectacular looking dwelling that is actually an apartment with ... More
As to the many theatrical failures, business will pick up when-- / Ehr...
Illustration shows a vignette cartoon with, at center, the construction of mannequin models as stand-ins for actors, surrounded by scenes of price gouging, poorly attended performances, the use of wooden actors... More
The modern war god / Ehrhart. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows a Jewish man dressed as Mars, the Roman god of war, decorated with symbols of money, standing in the doorway of a munitions store labeled "Marsheim Bellonaberg & Co." and "Ordnance Dept."; a ... More
The endless game / Ehrhart. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows a game of chess between a hand labeled "Political Pull" showing a cufflink labeled "Brass Check" and a hand labeled "Reform". The chess board is labeled "[Depar]Tment of Police" and some of t... More
Thanksgiving scene in ye old Plymouth colony / Ehrhart.
Illustration shows a Thanksgiving Day celebration at Plymouth Colony with a "Hot Dog" vendor in the foreground, a "Pink Firewater" booth on the upper left, where the Natives have congregated, and a large group ... More
"Baby, kiss papa good-by" / Ehrhart.
Illustration shows Theodore Roosevelt departing from the White House, leaving an infant labeled "My Policies", wearing the same spectacles as Roosevelt and holding a small stick, in the care of William H. Taft ... More
The American millionaire at home and abroad; or, why a great many of o...
Print shows a vignette cartoon showing a dignified and respected millionaire in familiar surroundings at home; and while traveling through major European cities, he is ignored, ridiculed, laughed at as the butt... More
From the ranks / Ehrhart. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Print shows American soldiers sitting around a campfire listening as one tells a story through verse of getting kissed by his girlfriend just before boarding the train. Includes a poem by Edwin L. Sabin. Illus... More
A midsummer day's dream / Ehrhart., Political Cartoon
Illustration shows a woman lying in a hammock, daydreaming of engaging in various social and sport activities with handsome young men; she imagines herself shooting, sailing, dancing, sitting on a beach, golfin... More
Puck's summer salad / Ehrhart. - Political cartoon, public domain imag...
Illustration shows a central scene showing a man looking out a garret window, daydreaming or musing on the life of the farmer; there are several vignettes surrounding that offer humorous or comon sense response... More
Caricature, Shifting their camp / Ehrhart., public domain cartoon imag...
Illustration shows a young woman accompanied by an elderly matron as they depart the summer resort for the return trip to the city for the winter social season. Includes brief verse by A.H.F. describing the sce... More
The Easter girls / Ehrhart. - Drawing. Public domain image.
Illustration shows several young women wearing their new Easter fashions outside a church. Includes a poem titled "The Easter Girls" by Madeline Bridges. Illus. in: Puck, v. 51, no. 1308 (1902 March 26), cente... More
"Me too" / Ehrhart. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows Thomas C. Platt with his young bride passing through the gates to the "Oldboys' Hymeneal Paradise" where they are greeted by a "Reception Committee" of several old men labeled "Depew, Potter,... More
The crowd as it looks to Theodore / Ehrhart.
Print shows Theodore Roosevelt whistle-stop campaigning from the rear of a railroad caboose before a crowd of people who all have moose antlers sprouting from the sides of their heads. Illus. from Puck, v. 72,... More
"Come on in, John! The water's fine!" / Ehrhart with apologies.
Illustration shows four aged, nude suffragists trying to drag John Bull into a pool of water labeled "Woman Suffrage". Illus. in: Puck, v. 73, no. 1886 (1913 April 23), cover. Copyright 1913 by Keppler & Schwarzmann.
Cause and effect / Ehrhart. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Print shows a well-dressed, imperious woman seated in a chair, with her feet on a cushion, holding a scepter and a paper that states "Fashion's Decrees for Summer Resorts", after listing the rules, it ends with... More
A few snap-shots at the "powers that be" in the average commercial hou...
Print shows a vignette cartoon where the employees of a commercial establishment, in surrounding vignettes, take credit and responsibility for the success of the business, those depicted are the "Office Boy", t... More
Superstition has always ruled the world / Ehrhart.
Illustration shows a central figure of a wizard holding the strings to a wooden jumping toy shaped like a globe with a head, arms and legs; he is surrounded by vignettes with captions: "An early fake," "The Mil... More
Another of our exports; - the American fortune / Ehrhart.
Illustration shows an "Absentee Millionaire" standing on land labeled "Europe" spraying money from a hose connected to an "American Hydrant source of income"; suggesting that wealthy Americans spend more money ... More
Uncle Sam's hallowe'en / Ehrhart., Political Cartoon
Illustration shows a vignette cartoon, with, at center, Uncle Sam looking into a mirror while descending a stairway in a hall, "Swallow" and "Watson" are standing in the hall, holding candles; in the vignette a... More
Puck Magazine Illustration - Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.
A cartoon of a man sitting at a desk, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Portraits and news photographs by Washington, D.C.-based firm, showing people, events, architecture in Washington, D.C. and... More
Spurring him on / Ehrhart. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows a well-dressed couple discussing the amount of money a jockey earned the previous racing season; the woman suggests that since her husband is much larger than the jockey, then he should be ab... More
In time of peace, prepare for vacation / Ehrhart.
Illustration shows a vignette cartoon with a young man sitting with mannequin spouse labeled "Farmer's Daughter", looking at pictures in the "Family Album", surrounded by vignettes showing the man in training f... More
"Whither are we drifting?" / Ehrhart., Political Cartoon
Illustration shows a vignette cartoon with, at center, the father of four children is buried beneath their "Graduation Bills"; the children are shown in separate illustrations surrounding him, "Gladys, aged 6" ... More
Columbia's Easter bonnet / Ehrhart after sketch by Dalrymple.
Woman as "Columbia" wearing small warship labeled "world power" as a bonnet. Illus. in: Puck, 1901 April 6, cover. Copyright by Keppler & Schwarzmann.
Puck's suggestion for the German Kaiser's benefit / Ehrhart.
Print shows William II, the German Emperor, wearing a crown and a regal robe with a ribbon that states "Sons of Cold Water", sitting at a table with other military figures, and Count Leo von Caprivi pouring out... More
The wheel that can't be stopped; - it's human nature / Ehrhart.
Illustration shows a large red devil turning the crank of a large wheel decorated with scenes of gambling and with male and female figures labeled "Reformers," "Citizen's Committee," "Women's League," and "Salv... More
Caricature, The feminine view / Ehrhart., public domain cartoon image
Illustration shows a young couple wearing formal evening dress at a fashionable card party, discussing whether the card game "euchre" is gambling, with men and women playing cards at tables in the background. ... More
Concerning race suicide / Ehrhart., Political Cartoon
Illustration shows contrasting views of population growth, "The Idle Stork" on the left has little to do as the upper class chooses not to make babies, whereas "The Strenuous Stork" is being worked to death by ... More
A word to the otherwise / Ehrhart.
Illustration shows a haughty, well-dressed woman sitting in the middle of a ballroom, she is holding a paper that states "Society hence-forth will strive to attract brains, not mere vulgar wealth. --A leader of... More
Our uncrowned kings / Ehrhart. - Political cartoon, public domain imag...
Illustration shows three statues labeled "Cook, Walking Delegate, [and] Head Waiter" on the left and three statues labeled "Coachman, Car Porter, [and] Janitor" on the right; people are bowing down, kneeling, a... More
Some deserving candidates for the hero fund / Ehrhart.
Illustration shows a series of nine vignettes to the left and across the top of a main illustration. In each vignette a man puts himself at risk in one way or another; one man gets up in the middle of the night... More
A dangerous brew / Ehrhart. - Drawing. Public domain image.
Illustration shows John Mitchell and Samuel Gompers, representing the United Mine Workers and the American Federation of Labor, as witches stirring a "dangerous brew" of labor violence in a cauldron labeled "Un... More
Why not settle it socially at Oyster Bay? / Ehrhart.
Illustration shows a vignette cartoon with a central image showing President Theodore Roosevelt sitting with Russian, Japanese, and possibly Chinese figures at his summer retreat at Oyster Bay; his personal sec... More
In the merry month of May / Ehrhart.
Illustration shows a tall, thin, old man wearing a top hat labeled "Father" serving as the maypole around which several characters typically featured in Puck cartoons are dancing. Illus. in: Puck, v. 57, no. 1... More
The national chaperone / Ehrhart., Political Cartoon
Illustration shows a group of dejected young women sitting at the beach with a mannequin dressed in the accoutrements of various industrial trusts, such as a coal scuttle for a hat labeled "Cost of Living", als... More
Which brand? / Ehrhart. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows a young boy labeled "1914" sitting in a chair, smoking, and offering Uncle Sam, sitting opposite him, a drink; he gestures toward two bottles labeled "Hope" and "Fear". Caption: The New Year... More
In the cyclone cellar, - waiting for fair weather / Ehrhart.
Print shows a woman labeled "Democratic Party" peering through an opening labeled "Jeffersonian Principles" in an underground shelter, while a tornado rages overhead with dark clouds labeled "Indignation, Dissa... More
The bicycle - the great dress reformer of the nineteenth century! / Eh...
Print shows a man and a woman wearing knickers and bloomers, standing with a bicycle between them, shaking hands; to the right and left are examples of nineteenth century fashion. Illus. from Puck, v. 37, no. ... More
That coveted cup / Ehrhart. - Public domain portrait engraving
Print shows Uncle Sam sitting back in a chair on the beach next to America's Cup festooned with laurel branches and the names of American yachts and the year they won the Cup, "America 1851, Magic 1870, Columbi... More
Over-production / F. Opper & Ehrhart., Political Cartoon
Print shows a vignette cartoon with Father Knickerbocker standing at center looking on in dismay at the site of a planned "49" story building near several other skyscrapers already under construction; the surro... More
Another proposed war tax / Ehrhart., Political Cartoon
Print shows on the upper left a line of men at a pay window labeled "Notice Bachelors' Tax. Taxes must be paid on or before 1st of fiscal year under penalty of fine. Males under 21 year[s] exemp[t]"; they are p... More
The ancestral snobbery-microbe / Ehrhart., Political Cartoon
Print shows a vignette cartoon, with "America's Real Order of the Descendants of Kings" at center showing an African American laborer, a woman domestic, and an Irish hod carrier. The surrounding vignettes depic... More
The old colonial dames / Ehrhart., Political Cartoon
Print shows a vignette cartoon with scenes of colonial men and women working at domestic and blue collar chores and jobs, leading to a scene with upper class women, each clutching an approved "Family Tree". Il... More
Pity the poor millionaire; - a sound stomach is rather to be chosen th...
Illustration showing a rich, frail old man sitting in a chair attending to his mail while servants bring him medications for his health. Illus. in: Puck, v. 47, no. 1203 (1900 March 28), centerfold. Copyright ... More
Puck magazine cover - The Pullman porter's "kick" / Ehrhart.
Illustration shows a thin, tattered "Pullman Sleeping Car Porter" holding a piece of paper "Tips Daily Average on each Trip" which shows a 70% reduction in tips between 1890 and 1900, at the bottom it states "P... More
A word to grand stand specialists / Ehrhart.
Illustration shows Puck tugging at the coat-tails of Andrew Carnegie, as he and John D. Rockefeller pile money bags around the base of a statue labeled "Fame", which they seek by endowing libraries and universi... More
"You can fool some of the people all of the time" / Ehrhart.
Illustration shows a vignette cartoon with John A. Dowie as a wizard at center offering salvation and other products to gullible customers. The surrounding vignettes show various types of "people", such as "The... More
Unionism or the National Guard? / Ehrhart.
Illustration shows a laborer standing at center holding a rifle labeled "Law and Order" and a National Guard uniform labeled "Patriotism" which he is offering to Uncle Sam who is standing on the left with his h... More
A Sunday morning dream - time to wake up / Ehrhart.
Illustration shows a man dreaming about enforcing the blue laws by punishing young men for playing baseball, a young woman for playing golf, even a young girl for picking flowers; he imagines them emploring him... More
Out in Salt Lake City / Ehrhart.
Illustration shows two Mormon elders discussing another Mormon who has been found guilty of bigamy. Caption: Elder Heaperholmes He has been tried by the church and found guilty of bigamy. / Elder Holikuss Gu... More
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
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
Caesar up to date / Ehrhart. - Public domain dedication image
Robert Van Wyck, in body of water, holding onto ice blocks "ice trust", and saying to man wearing helmet and holding up life preserver "Tammany machine power", "Help me, Cassius, or I sink!" Illus. in: Puck, v.... More
Love's course among the crowned heads / Ehrhart.
Illustration shows Alfonso XIII, the young King of Spain, holding onto the robe of Pope Leo XIII, with his mother, María Cristina, standing next to him on the viewing stand as young women are presented to him a... More
Caricature, Rubbish / Ehrhart., public domain cartoon image
Illustration shows four legislators dropping their "Bluff Legislation, The Original Trust Buster, Combination Crusher [and] Anti-Trust Bill" into a barrel labeled "Receptacle for Anti-Trust Bills" before enteri... More
The poor man's candidate / Ehrhart., Political Cartoon
Illustration shows President Theodore Roosevelt standing on a reviewing stand, holding hat in raised right hand as a large group of capitalists, industrialists, and financiers wearing the tattered clothing of t... More
Will the white slave have a Lincoln? / Ehrhart.
Illustration shows a man labeled "'Independent' Labor" tied to a post labeled "Organized Tyranny" and being whipped by a man labeled "Professional Entertainer"; in the background, a factory is burning. Illus. ... More
The seven ages of dope / Ehrhart.
Illustration shows a folding fan opened to display "the seven ages of dope" beginning on the left with a nurse attending to an infant, passing through childhood and adulthood, to old age, and culminating with a... More
Puck magazine cover - The ancient game / Ehrhart 1911.
Illustration shows a young woman holding a golf club, leaning against a young man who is carrying a golf bag with clubs, he is holding her hand. Illus. in: Puck, v. 69, no. 1783 (1911 May 3), cover. Copyright ... More
Warning to royal brides. Do not marry him if the seal is broken / Ehrh...
Illustration shows a royal wedding where the groom is enclosed in packaging labeled "Guaranteed Under the Pure Prince Act" and stamped "Serial Number 606"; the elderly father(?) of the resigned bride is examini... More
She 's all right / Ehrhart. - coin, public domain photograph
Print shows an angel labeled "National Credit" with wings labeled "Sound Financial Policy" and "Repeal of Sherman Silver Law" rising above the flames of the wreck of the "U.S. Treasury", with among the wreckage... More
The bicycle problem / Ehrhart. - Drawing. Public domain image.
Print shows a vignette cartoon depicting aspects of the cycling craze, such as "beneficial" or "injurious" to one's health, problems with trying to dress appropriately and being excluded if not, the concern tha... More
What a newspaper puff can do / F. Opper and Ehrhart.
Print shows a vignette cartoon chronicling the social and financial fortunes of the "Smallclip" family following Mrs. Smallclip's interview with reporters and artists for the society pages of the newspaper, whi... More
Even the church has got it / Ehrhart.
Print shows a minister with a "Bible" in his coat pocket riding on a bicycle, in a race with another minister who is not far behind; a husband and wife are observing from a sidewalk in the background. Caption:... More
The popular tendency to rail at wealth is not entirely justified / Ehr...
Print shows a vignette cartoon with a group of working class individuals complaining about the selfish accumulation of wealth by a small percentage of society; the surrounding vignettes illustrate the philanthr... More
Our "civilized" heathen / Ehrhart., Political Cartoon
Print shows a vignette cartoon with Uncle Sam at center placing money in a box labeled "To Save the Heathen of Foreign Lands", while around him are vignettes showing pigeon shooting, cockfighting, boxing, a tur... More
Their descendants / Ehrhart. - Victorian era public domain image
Illustration shows Dutch settlers in "New Amsterdam" (New York) chuckling over drink at the shades of their future descendants (Victorian women, dandies, stern-looking members of the D.A.R., women golfing, and ... More
"The greatest show on earth" now in London / Ehrhart.
Illustration shows the procession for the coronation of Edward VII, King of Great Britain; many of those participating in the pageantry are wearing medieval costume. Caption: Barnum was not the only man who kn... More
Peter Cooper's example, which our mulit-millionaire philanthropists mi...
Illustration shows Puck standing next to a statue of Peter Cooper in front of the Cooper Union building; Puck is holding a paper that states "Puck suggests a few outlets for overflowing incomes". Crowds of work... More
Caricature, A dismal outlook / Ehrhart., public domain cartoon image
Illustration shows a prim elderly woman admonishing a tramp lying on the ground next to a dirt road on the outskirts of a rural community. Caption: Mrs. Stern Why don't you brace up and be a man and take the ... More
Puck magazine cover - "Due process of law" / Ehrhart.
Illustration shows Justice, wearing a crown labeled "Law" and carrying a sword and scales, riding on the back of a snail, climbing a steep hill strewn with bolders labeled "Certificate of reasonable doubt, Appe... More
Puck magazine cover - A specialist's opinion / Ehrhart.
Illustration shows Thomas Lipton checking the pulse of a animated feminine America's Cup. Caption: Dr. Lipton Your Condition, of course, is not alarming; but a trip abroad would do you a world of good. Illus... More
A criminal combine not confined to Chicago / Ehrhart.
Illustration shows on the left, a theater manager is bribing an inspector during an inspection of fire prevention equipment, the specter of the Grim Reaper hovers above; on the right, a female figure labeled "P... More
"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
Puck's inventions / Ehrhart. - coin, public domain photograph
Illustration shows John D. Rockefeller standing on a ladder, dumping coins into a "Patent Disinfector" as a member of the clergy opens a slot and coins pour into a bucket labeled "Purified Cash for Missions". A... More
What we get to eat in the country / Ehrhart.
Illustration shows a vignette cartoon showing a country woman harvesting canned fruits and vegetables from "The Quaint Old Kitchen Garden", surrounded with scenes of a young boy catching canned "Salmon" from a ... More
Hallowe'en in New York - ducking for plums / Ehrhart.
Illustration shows Charles F. "Murphy" holding "Father Knickerbocker", a symbolic figure for New York City, his hands bound behind his back, over a large tub labeled "City Hall", his head underwater among "Plum... More