Animal magnetism - A cartoon of a man sitting in a chair talking to an...
A swipe at President Van Buren's independent treasury system and his continuation of the monetary policies of predecessor Andrew Jackson. The artist, clearly in sympathy with the Whigs, links corruption in the ... More
Grand Presidential sweep-stakes for 1849
The Free Soil sympathies of the cartoonist are evident in his portrayal of the 1848 presidential contest as a race between the three major candidates. The contenders are on the course. Whig candidate Zachary T... More
Eclipse & no eclipse or two views of one object
Two scenes showing the differing perceptions of Franklin Pierce's stand on the issue of slavery, as viewed by the North and South. The cartoon is divided vertically by "Mason & Dixon's Line." An arrow identifie... More
A piercing piece of loco foco hocus pocus
The title plays on Franklin Pierce's last name, at the expense of Whig presidential hopefuls Millard Fillmore, Winfield Scott, and Daniel Webster. The print was probably published shortly after the June 1852 Wh... More
The election - Drawing. Public domain image.
Two cartoons showing politicians trying to buy votes. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 1, 1857 Nov. 7, p. 713.
It appears to me very singular that we three should strike "foul" and ...
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Union and liberty! And union and slavery!
An anti-McClellan broadside, contrasting Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln's advocacy of equality and free labor in the North to Democratic opponent McClellan's alleged support of the Southern slave system. ... More
Behind the scenes during American Civil War
Another venomous attack on the Lincoln administration by the artist of "The Commander-in-Chief Conciliating the Soldier's Votes, no. 1864-31," and "The Sportsman Upset by the Recoil of His Own Gun," (no. 1864-3... More
Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th centu...
Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions
Let the political army have new drums also! / Gillam.
Illustration shows Ulysses S. Grant with his "Grant Boom" band comprised of Samuel J. Tilden, Lucius Q.C. Lamar, Roscoe Conkling, William W. Phelps, David Davis, James D. Cameron, John Sherman, James G. Blaine,... More
The Presidential recruiting-office / Gillam., Political Cartoon
Illustration shows the interior of a recruiting office for the presidency with Uncle Sam and Puck examining potential recruits against a height chart labeled, from low to high, "Notoriety, Popularity, Capabilit... More
Blaine's letter of acceptance / F. Opper.
Illustration shows James G. Blaine, startled, looking out a window in a building labeled "Star-Routers' Head-Quarters", watching as Puck, standing on a ladder labeled "Public Approval", nails a letter labeled "... More
Good men on a bad platform / Zimmerman.
Illustration shows three men labeled "Wadsworth, Davenport, [and] Genl. Carr" hanging onto each other, standing on "The One Solid Plank" labeled "Financial & Civil-Service-Reform Resolutions" of a shaky platfor... More
Not as heavy as Grover, perhaps, but then I have more lemons / Nelan.
Cartoon showing Harrison using "campaign lemon squeezer" to squeeze political appointees into coins dropping into barrel "campaign fund".
Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th centu...
Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions
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
"All aboard for the millennium!" / Opper and Keppler.
Print shows "Captain Bill McKinley" standing at the bow of a steamboat labeled "High Protection" and "Monopoly & Co. builders" that has been patched in several places, listing to the stern, and is overloaded wi... More
He starts in with an Austerlitz / Dalrymple.
Print shows William McKinley sitting on a white horse on a cliff, as the brilliant leader of a successful military campaign, with Mark A. Hanna standing next to him, holding a banner that states "Three Cheers a... More
Caricature, Cupid's candidate / F. Opper., public domain cartoon image
Print shows former Benjamin Harrison holding a bouquet of flowers and with a floral garland around his neck, with which Cupid has lassoed him. Illus. from Puck, v. 38, no. 988, (1896 February 12), cover. Copyr... More
"Busted!" / J.S. Pughe. Joseph Pulitzer, Political Cartoon
Print shows William Jennings Bryan carrying a "Cross of Gold", a "Crown of Thorns", and a carpetbag labeled "W.J.B. Speeches" as he walks along railroad tracks headed in the opposite direction of Washington, D.... More
A young head on old shoulders / Keppler.
Print shows Puck tugging on the coattails of Theodore Roosevelt's coat, telling him to think before he speaks; Roosevelt is delivering a campaign speech from a platform. Caption: Puck Governor, don't forget t... More
Puck magazine cover - Heeding history's warning / Dalrymple.
Print shows Admiral George Dewey sitting on a chair amid newspaper headlines proclaiming "Dewey is the Man", "Daily Press. Dewey for President", and "For President George Dewey suggested by Yellow Journals"; th... More
Caricature, He can't see them / Dalrymple., public domain cartoon imag...
Illustration shows William Jennings Bryan carrying a banner that states "16 to 1 will help you" and Adlai E. Stevenson carrying a banner that states "I ran with Cleveland, vote for me", standing in front of a g... More
Caricature, The "fake" beggar / Keppler., public domain cartoon image
Illustration shows William Jennings Bryan with a prosthesis labeled "Anti-Expansion" attached to the knee on his right leg, which is labeled "16 to 1" and walking with the aid of a wooden cane labeled "Populism... More
President Roosevelt, Speaker Cannon and members of the Republication N...
H48689 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
But you can't make him drink / Keppler.
Illustration shows William Jennings Bryan, his hat falling to the ground and with one foot braced against a water trough, trying to pull a donkey labeled "Democracy" to the trough where the water is labeled "Br... More
"Take your choice, gentlemen" / Keppler., Political Cartoon
Illustration shows Puck standing on a ballot box between President Theodore Roosevelt, who has one foot on the "Constitution", is waving a sword labeled "Militarism" in a threatening manner above his head, and ... More
A chance at last / J.S. Pughe. - Political cartoon, public domain imag...
Illustration shows Alton Parker, David Hill, John Williams, Arthur Groman, Richard Olney, and Grover Cleveland riding on a camel labeled "Reorganization" crossing the "Desert of Bryanism" with William Jennings ... More
President Roosevelt, members of the Notification Committee and guests,...
H48633 U.S. Copyright Office. Library has two copies of this print in the PRES FILE. Copyright 1904 by Underwood & Underwood.
Putting the screws on him / Keppler.
Illustration shows George B. Cortelyou turning a vice to squeeze money for Theodore Roosevelt's campaign from a bloated man labeled "The Trusts". Illus. in: Puck, v. 56, no. 1444 (1904 November 2), cover. Copy... More
Mr. Sisyphus Cortelyou rolling it up / Keppler.
Illustration shows George Cortelyou, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, as Sisyphus rolling a large boulder labeled "Majority for Roosevelt" up a steep hill. Illus. in: Puck, v. 56, no. 1437 (1904 ... More
The professional bridegroom / Keppler., Political Cartoon
Illustration shows William Jennings Bryan as the groom, the "Best Man", both "Usher[s]", the "Bride's Pa", the "Maid of Honor", both bridesmaids, and the priest at a wedding ceremony where he is marrying "Miss ... More
The charliebear / Kep. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows Charles W. Fairbanks as a teddy bear. Caption: Devised by the publicity department of the Fairbanks boom, to counteract the alarming popularity of the teddybear. Illus. in: Puck, v. 61, no. ... More
The one best belle of the ball / L.M. Glackens.
Illustration shows Theodore Roosevelt, William H. Taft, Joseph G. Cannon, Charles W. Fairbanks, and Thomas C. Platt wearing dresses for a ball; Roosevelt has selected Taft as the "best belle of the ball" or the... More
Extending the olive branch - Drawing. Public domain image.
Taft, presidential candidate, offering olive branch to Senator Joseph Foraker, who opposed many of Roosevelt's policies. "Ohio" on platform. (DLC/PP-1932:0042). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (... More
Like stopping a pig in an alley The president seems to be having a har...
Newspaper clipping of cartoon showing Theodore Roosevelt herding a pig "Delegate" into a pen labeled "The Taft Lot." Cartoon refers to Roosevelt's efforts to wrangle delegates for William Howard Taft in the 190... More
"James" / Kep. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows Joseph G. Cannon handing a shoe labeled "Stand Pat" to James S. Sherman who is shining shoes labeled "Conservatism, Reactionary, Special Privileges, [and] Vested Interests"; an unidentified m... More
In the coming era of socialism / Harry Grant Dart.
Illustration shows police breaking up a demonstration by capitalists who are turning the tables on the socialists by demanding their rights. Also shows a capitalist rally in a "Fifth Avenue Dive", socialist thu... More
Roy Shattuck - Public domain photograph, glass negative
Photograph shows Roy L. Shattuck who pled not guilty to charges that he conspired with four other unsucessful Republican candidates to corrupt elections in Terre Haute, Indiana. (Source: Flickr Commons project,... More
Puck magazine cover - Getting his bumps / L.M. Glackens.
Illustration shows a baseball player sitting on one end of a seesaw labeled "1912" and a man labeled "The Politician" being bounced around on the other end, causing him to lose his top hat and papers; standing ... More
The combination / Kep. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows William Jennings Bryan trying to open a safe labeled "The Presidency" using a combination from a sheet of paper labeled "16 to 1, Populism, Anti-Imperialism, Predatory Wealth, [and] Anti-Ever... More
Mrs. Nina E. Allender., Head and Shoulders Portrait
Title transcribed from item. Summary: Nina E. Allender, studio portrait, head and shoulders. The caption on an alternate photograph in the same folder reads: Mrs. Nina E. Allender of Washington, D.C., formerly ... More
The day after. Licked, and the world laughs at you! / L.M. Glackens.
Illustration shows a human figure with a large globe for a head looking at a campaign poster labeled "Vote For "William Jenkins the People's Choice" showing a bust portrait of Jenkins that has been pasted on a ... More
[Mrs. Guilford Dudley of Nashville with ear trumpet, talking into ear ...
No. CH708. Public domain photograph of politician, meeting, government and politics, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Warren G. Harding - Public domain photograph, glass negative
A black and white photo of a man in a suit. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Warren G. Harding - Public domain portrait photograph
Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negatives or negative sleeves. Caption from caption list: The Republican nominee for the Presidency photographed on the links at Chevy Ch... More
Warren G. Harding - Public domain portrait photograph
A black and white photo of a man giving a thumbs up. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
'Tomato Can' radio microphone presented to Smithsonian Institution. Wa...
A black and white photo of a man in a tie. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
President Elect Gerardo Machado at Mt. Vernon, 41725
Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. General information about the National Photo Company collection is available ... More
Another election loser pays. Another Al Smith better paid off today wi...
A man pushing a cart with a sign on it. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Trade talk starts. Prime Minister William McKenzie-King, of Canada, le...
Two men standing next to each other in a room. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Commands VFW, Washington, D.C. Oct. 2. Bernard W. Kearney, of New York...
A black and white photo of a man in a suit. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
First democrat in 24 Years. Washington D.C. Winner in the November ele...
A black and white photo of a man sitting at a desk, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified data on the negative or negative sleeve. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. General infor... More
Lady lawmakers of into huddle. Washington D.C. July 23. An impromptu m...
A couple of women standing next to each other. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Purge Senators at Democratic Caucus. Washington, D.C., Dec. 31. Intend...
A black and white photo of two men in suits. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Governor-elect of Maryland luncheon guest of President Roosevelt. Wash...
A black and white photo of a man thinking or listening. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Gets lame duck appointment to senate. Washington, D.C., Nov. 28. Miss ...
A woman sitting at a desk holding a piece of paper, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 19... More
V.P. Garner congratulates Sen. Hattie W. Caraway, Demo. of Ark. on her...
A black and white photo of two people shaking hands. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Chamber of Commerce elects new president. Washington, D.C., May 2. The...
A black and white photo of a man sitting at a desk, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 19... More
White House aspirants join political rally at National Press Club. Tho...
A black and white photo of a sign that says dewey or don't we. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Inspector of election committee. Beaver Creek precinct, McIntosh Count...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a political campaign, politician, meeting, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Arlington, Virginia. Citizens being checked to verify payment of poll ...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a political campaign, politician, meeting, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Ex-Governor Wallace of Alabama news conference - stating he is a presi...
Photograph shows head-and-shoulders portrait of Wallace. Title from contact sheet folder caption. U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection. Contact sheet available for reference purposes: USN&WR ... More
Vote Procaccino, Beame, Smith ... Nov. 4
Public domain scan of American poster, advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Elect a governor for a change : Nick
Gift; Gary Yanker; 1975-1983. Public domain photograph of politician, meeting, government and politics, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Democratic National Convention, Miami Beach, Fla., 3rd session Shirley...
Photograph shows Shirley Chisholm smiling at microphone. Title from contact sheet folder caption. Contact sheet available for reference purposes: USN&WR COLL - Job no. 26270, frame 28. Forms part of: U.S. News ... More
"Get off the track!" A song for emancipation, sung by The Hutchinsons,...
An illustrated sheet music cover for an abolitionist song composed by Jesse Hutchinson, Jr. The song is dedicated to antislavery editor Nathaniel Peabody Rogers, "As a mark of esteem for his intrepidity in the ... More
Honorable Joseph Lane: Democratic candidate for sixteenth vice preside...
Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 3157
Portrait of John Willis Menard Swymmer & Leeson, no. 129 Canal Street,...
Photograph shows a head-and-shoulders portrait of political activist and author John Willis Menard (1838-1893). In 1868 Menard became the first African American elected to the U.S. House of Representatives fro... More
Democratic candidate / Gray., US Democratic party
Print shows a campaign banner for Seymour and Blair. Medallion portraits of the candidates are framed with oak branches and hang from a staff held by an American eagle. The eagle carries a streamer with the wor... More
For peace and honesty : McGovern for President
Gift; Gary Yanker; 1975-1983. Public domain scan of American poster, advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Angela Davis urges -- declare your independence : vote for Hall and Ty...
Gift; Gary Yanker; 1975-1983. Public domain photograph of 20th century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Local elections in Lowell, Massachusetts documentary photographs
Index data: 1 Registry clerk inside polls; 2-7, Campaign workers with political posters outside polls; 8, Voting booths; 9, Voter checking in; 10, Voter voting; 11, Doug DeNatale talking with poll official; 12,... More
For president Grover Cleveland, of New York - for vice president Thoma...
Print shows Grover Cleveland, bust portrait, facing right, and Thomas A. Hendricks, bust portrait, facing left, in medallion, with an American flag, an eagle, and two branches between them.
Where both platforms agree--no vote--no use to either party / J.A. Wal...
Illustration shows James Garfield and Winfield S. Hancock nailing a Chinese man between two "Anti-Chinese" boards labeled "Republican Plank" and "Democratic Plank". Illus. in: Puck, v. 7, no. 175 (1880 July 14... More
Uncle Sam's pet pups! Or, Mother Bank's last refuge
A crude woodcut satire showing Harrison luring "Mother Bank," Jackson, and Van Buren into a barrel of "Hard Cider." Jack Downing chases Jackson and Van Buren toward the barrel as Mother Bank crawls into it. Whi... More
The lost bet / Jos. Klir, Paris.
Parade with banner showing head-and-shoulders portraits of Grover Cleveland, Adlai E. Stevenson, and Gov. John Peter Altgeld. No. 5418.
Voters: if you are concerned about Israel, Russian Jewry, jobs (based ...
Public domain photograph related to President Richard Nixon, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The champion ready for another bout
Illustration shows Benjamin Harrison, standing in boxing ring, pulling on a boxing glove labeled "Protection", with man labeled "Labor" seated in his corner. Grover Cleveland, with patch over right eye labeled... More
Brooklyn : it's your future too! : re-elect Leone, Boro president
Public domain photograph of politician, meeting, government and politics, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Union / painted By T[ompkins] H. Matteson ; engraved by H[enry] S. Sad...
A symbolic group portrait eulogizing recent legislative efforts, notably the Compromise of 1850, to preserve the Union. The work is in some respects a memorial to the triumvirate of senior American legislators:... More
Republican platform and presidential nominees
Print shows bust portraits of presidential candidate Benjamin Harrison and vice presidential candidate Levi P. Morton; between them are two columns topped with bust portraits of Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. G... More
Stop! Look!! Listen!!! / Keppler., Political Cartoon
Illustration shows Theodore Roosevelt charging through air at a high rate of speed at an extremely large President Taft who is seated on top of the White House. Uncle Sam appears as a professor of physics "to w... More
A contested seat, US Democratic party
The artist anticipates a Whig victory in the 1852 presidential contest. The scene takes place in an interior, carpeted or tiled with a grid-and-star pattern. At left, Whig candidate Winfield Scott, in military ... More
Diary in photos, vol. I, 1934-1935
Photographs show John D. Whiting's trips around the Middle East region in 1934 and 1935. Whiting, a member of the American Colony in Jerusalem, worked as a tour guide, businessman, writer, and photographer. Pho... More
A foot-race - Public domain drawing
A figurative portrayal of the presidential race of 1824. A crowd of cheering citizens watch as candidates (left to right) John Quincy Adams, William Crawford, and Andrew Jackson stride toward the finish. Henry... More
Swallowed! / J.S. Pughe. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows William Jennings Bryan as a large snake labeled "Populist Party" entwined around a donkey labeled "Democratic Party" and about to swallow it. Illus. in: Puck, v. 47, no. 1218 (1900 July 11),... More
Storming the castle. "Old Abe" on guard
During the 1860 election campaign the "Wide Awakes," a marching club composed of young Republican men, appeared in cities throughout the North. (See no. 1860-14.) They often wore uniforms consisting of visored ... More
Photographs of President Ronald Reagan with Republican senatorial cand...
Images show U.S. President Ronald Reagan meeting individually with Republican candidates to support their 1986 election campaigns. They are usually posed shaking hands or talking in the Oval Office and within t... More
Photographs of President Ronald Reagan with Republican senatorial cand...
Images show U.S. President Ronald Reagan meeting individually with Republican candidates to support their 1986 election campaigns. They are usually posed shaking hands or talking in the Oval Office and within t... More
Photographs of President Ronald Reagan with Republican senatorial cand...
Images show U.S. President Ronald Reagan meeting individually with Republican candidates to support their 1986 election campaigns. They are usually posed shaking hands or talking in the Oval Office and within t... More
Photographs of President Ronald Reagan with Republican senatorial cand...
Images show U.S. President Ronald Reagan meeting individually with Republican candidates to support their 1986 election campaigns. They are usually posed shaking hands or talking in the Oval Office and within t... More
Photographs of President Ronald Reagan with Republican senatorial cand...
Images show U.S. President Ronald Reagan meeting individually with Republican candidates to support their 1986 election campaigns. They are usually posed shaking hands or talking in the Oval Office and within t... More
Photographs of President Ronald Reagan with Republican senatorial cand...
Images show U.S. President Ronald Reagan meeting individually with Republican candidates to support their 1986 election campaigns. They are usually posed shaking hands or talking in the Oval Office and within t... More
Photographs of President Ronald Reagan with Republican senatorial cand...
Images show U.S. President Ronald Reagan meeting individually with Republican candidates to support their 1986 election campaigns. They are usually posed shaking hands or talking in the Oval Office and within t... More
Photographs of President Ronald Reagan with Republican senatorial cand...
Images show U.S. President Ronald Reagan meeting individually with Republican candidates to support their 1986 election campaigns. They are usually posed shaking hands or talking in the Oval Office and within t... More
Photographs of President Ronald Reagan with Republican senatorial cand...
Images show U.S. President Ronald Reagan meeting individually with Republican candidates to support their 1986 election campaigns. They are usually posed shaking hands or talking in the Oval Office and within t... More
Photographs of President Ronald Reagan with Republican senatorial cand...
Images show U.S. President Ronald Reagan meeting individually with Republican candidates to support their 1986 election campaigns. They are usually posed shaking hands or talking in the Oval Office and within t... More
Photographs of President Ronald Reagan with Republican senatorial cand...
Images show U.S. President Ronald Reagan meeting individually with Republican candidates to support their 1986 election campaigns. They are usually posed shaking hands or talking in the Oval Office and within t... More
Photographs of President Ronald Reagan with Republican senatorial cand...
Images show U.S. President Ronald Reagan meeting individually with Republican candidates to support their 1986 election campaigns. They are usually posed shaking hands or talking in the Oval Office and within t... More