Rushing the season / J. Keppler., Political Cartoon
Print shows the interior of the "Political Hot House" where many plants with the heads of politicians are potted and labeled with botanical names, for example "Butleria Cockeya", "McVeaghia No Chancea", "Tilden... More
The grand opening march over the Brooklyn Bridge / F. Opper.
Illustration shows a large procession crossing the Brooklyn Bridge, at the front, dressed as policeman with nightsticks, are several newspaper editors, among them are James Gordon Bennett, Oswald Ottendorfer, W... More
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
"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
The latest novelty / F. Opper. - Public domain dedication image
Illustration shows a mechanical wind-up toy railroad set, with large key, where Jay Gould circles on tracks that lead through a tunnel labeled "Court House" with openings labeled "Front Door" and "Back Door"; a... More
The slave-market of to-day / Gillam.
Illustration shows trade union laborers, some in chains labeled "High Tariff" and "Tariff", and one standing on a block labeled "Trade Unions", being auctioned by a man labeled "Protectionist Statesman" to capi... More
The monopolists' may-pole / F. Opper.
Illustration shows several wealthy men, "Gould, W.K. Vanderbilt, W.H. Vanderbilt, Sage, Cornell, [and] Cornelius Vanderbilt", some dressed as women, holding ticker tape and dancing around a may pole; Cyrus W. F... More
Speaker Keifer's kaleidoscopic speech, at the N.Y. Chamber of Commerce...
Print shows a vignette cartoon with a carriage at center in which Jay Gould, Russell Sage, Cyrus W. Field, and William H. Vanderbilt are riding with large money bags, the wheels are labeled "Corporations" and "... More
The tournament of today - a set-to between labor and monopoly / F. Gra...
Print shows a jousting tournament between an oversized knight riding horse-shaped armor labeled "Monopoly" over a locomotive, with a long plume labeled "Arrogance", and carrying a shield labeled "Corruption of ... More
The writing on the wall / J. Keppler.
Illustration shows a dinner party attended by presidential candidate James G. Blaine who is trying to cover himself with pages of the New York Tribune, and by his side, vice-presidential candidate John A. Logan... More
George Hunt - Passing everything on the road / J. Keppler.
Illustration shows a street on a winter's day, crowded with horse-drawn sleighs, some of which are attempting to get ahead of the others. On the left, a sleigh labeled "J. Gould" carrying Gould, Whitelaw Reid, ... More
Hopelessly bound to the stake / Gillam.
Print shows a man labeled "Workman" tied to a stake labeled "Monopoly" and sitting on a flaming pile of logs with the faces of Jay Gould, William H. Vanderbilt, Russell Sage, Roscoe Conkling, Cyrus W. Field, Wh... More
Our robber barons / Gillam. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Print shows several rogues, Jay Gould labeled "R. Road Monopolist", William H. Vanderbilt labeled "Corporations", Cyrus W. Field labeled "Telegraph Monopoly", Russell Sage(?) labeled "Stock Jobbing", and George... More
The olympus of corruption - "Apollo strikes the lyre and charms the go...
Illustration shows James G. Blaine as Apollo playing a lyre labeled "N.Y. Tribune" fashioned from the body of Whitelaw Reid, before a gathering of the gods on Olympus; among those present are Cyrus Field as Mer... More
The new leader and the old chorus / Gillam.
Illustration shows John Logan labeled "New Leader" of the Republican Party, the "party of Reform and Puritee", holding a paper that states "Logan Speec[h] at Boston July 1885", standing in the street between th... More
Puck's perplexing position - between two evils / D.K.
Print shows Puck standing between John Kelly, on the left, in front of "Tammany Hall", holding a flag that states "Down with the Bloated Monopolists!!", he has F.B. Thurber in his coat pocket, and on the right,... More
The new policeman on the beat - the monopoly gang defies him! / F. Opp...
Illustration shows a policeman from the "New Chicago Anti-Monopoly Party" holding a broken nightstick labeled "Popular Support", standing on a sidewalk at "Vanderbilt's Monopoly Car Yard", confronting a gang of... More
Torchlight procession around the world--Dedicated to young America / b...
Allegorical scenes related to the laying of the Atlantic telegraph cable, and head-and-shoulders portraits of Benjamin Franklin, Prof. Morse, Cyrus W. Field, and Capt. Hudson.
The kings of Wall Street - Public domain portrait print
Print shows, from left, Cyrus W. Field, Russell Sage, Rufus Hatch, Jay Gould, Sidney Dillon, Darius Ogden Mills, William H. Vanderbilt, August Belmont, George W. Ballou, and James R. Keene, with a portrait of C... More
First annual picnic of the "Knights of Labor" - more fun for the spect...
Print shows Jay Gould, William H. Vanderbilt, Cyrus Field, Russell Sage, and John Roach riding in a carriage past a crowd of laborers labeled "Knights of Labor" and "Pittsburg Free Strikers" who are watching a ... More
A summer smoke-cloud / J. Keppler.
Print shows Puck reclining before a table covered with alcoholic beverages, some labeled "V.H. Dusenbury's P.P. Brandy" and "Puck Punch [No London Punch]", smoking and blowing smoke rings. Among the figures app... More
The moths and the candle / F. Graetz.
Print shows Cyrus W. Field and Jay Gould as parts of a candle holder labeled "Wall Street" with a candle burning the flame of "Speculation" which draws moths with their savings to the light, as they get too clo... More
Our national dog-show / Gillam., Political Cartoon
Illustration shows a dog show where a variety of breeds are competing; in the upper left corner, labeled the "Judges' Stand" are several newspaper editors, among them are James Gordon Bennett (N.Y. Herald), Whi... More
The protectors of our industries / Gillam ; Mayer Merkel & Ottmann lit...
Cartoon showing Cyrus Field, Jay Gould, Cornelius Vanderbilt, and Russell Sage, seated on bags of "millions", on large raft, and being carried by workers of various professions.
The "three honest men" of Wall Street declare for Blaine / F. Opper.
Illustration shows Russell Sage, Jay Gould, and Cyrus W. Field as the Three Musketeers standing on Wall Street with their swords raised in support of James G. Blaine as the Republican presidential candidate; Sa... More
The resistless march of reform - the "hostiles" must go! / F. Opper.
Illustration shows a large group of politicians, newspaper editors, Tammany Hall bosses, and others, dressed as Native Americans, one carrying a banner that shows a crude drawing of the Tammany(?) tiger labeled... More
The modern colossus of (rail) roads / J. Keppler.
Illustration shows William Henry Vanderbilt, president of the New York Central Railroad and several other railroads, Cyrus West Field, of the New York Elevated Railroad Company, and Jay Gould, of the Union Paci... More
A new bull in the ring / F. Graetz.
Print shows Chester A. Arthur riding the Republican elephant tossed high in the air in a "Political Arena", the elephant is patched with scandals labeled "Credit Mobilier, Collusion with Monopolies, Back Pay Gr... More
The good monopoly missionaries and the wicked island / F. Opper.
Illustration shows William H. Vanderbilt, Jay Gould, and Cyrus W. Field in a small boat escaping from cannibals on an island where they have build a railroad, but refused to give the natives a reduced fare rate... More
His boasted magnetism - and the kind of metal it attracts / Gillam.
Illustration shows James G. Blaine as the "plumed knight" wearing cabbage leaves on his head with two plumes labeled "Brag" and "Bluster", and with a quill pen labeled "Gail Hamilton"; he holds a sword labeled ... More
The magnetic bunco-steerer and his confederate / Gillam.
Illustration shows, at left, on the sidewalk outside a gambling room labeled "Monopoly Club Shades", James G. Blaine and Benjamin F. Butler cornering a "Workingman" and trying to steer him into the gaming room;... More
Thanksgiving day, 1884 - "let us be thankful!" / Gillam.
Illustration shows a glum Thanksgiving Day feast with the downtrodden Republican presidential candidate James G. Blaine and his supporters "W.W. Phelps, [Roscoe Conkling at an open door], William Mahone, Cabot ... More
"The sleeping party" / Gillam. - Political cartoon, public domain imag...
Illustration shows a woman labeled "Republican Party" asleep in the background, with members of her court, some dressed as women, also asleep, in the foreground; depicted are Whitlaw Reid, Murat Halstead, Russe... More
Kings of Wall Street, portrait print
Print shows, from left, Cyrus Field, Russell Sage, Rufus Hatch, Jay Gould, Sidney Dillon, Darius Ogden Mills, William H. Vanderbilt, August Belmont, George Ballou, and James R. Keene, with a portrait of Corneli... More
The kings of Wall Street - Public domain portrait print
Print shows, from left, Cyrus W. Field, Russell Sage, Rufus Hatch, Jay Gould, Sidney Dillon, Darius Ogden Mills, William H. Vanderbilt, August Belmont, George W. Ballou, and James R. Keene, with a portrait of C... More
Puck's own Yorktown celebration / J. Keppler.
Print shows Puck sitting on a wooden cut-out Pegasus reviewing a procession of soldiers, among whom are John A. Logan, Roscoe Conkling carrying a flag labeled "Third Term", Joseph W. Keifer, William M. Evarts, ... More
Puck's coaching parade, 1883 / F. Opper.
Illustration shows eight stagecoaches in a procession, each jammed with passengers; riding in the first coach, labeled "Republican Harmony Coach", are Chester A. Arthur, Roscoe Conkling, James G. Blaine, John A... More