humor

The enchanted drawing / - vaudeville film

"Upon a large sheet of white paper a cartoonist is seen at work rapidly sketching the portrait of an elderly gentleman of most comical feature and expression. After completing the likeness the artist rapidly dr... More

Street car chivalry / motion picture

"Scene shows interior of crowded street-car. A young lady enters and every man in the car offers her his seat. Presently an elderly stout lady with arm full of bundles enters. All male passengers immediately bu... More

Good Humor man comes to trailer camp on Saturday afternoon. These chil...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a political campaign, politician, meeting, civil rights movement, African Americans, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Washington, D.C. Good Humor ice cream truck

Picryl description: Public domain image of food, dinner, grocery store, eating, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Good humor schottisch - Public domain American sheet music

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1820-1860 (Microfilm M 3106) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form) In bound volumes: Copyright Deposits 1820-1860

The Astor tramp / motion picture

"A side-splitting subject, showing the mistaken tramp's arrival at the Wm. Waldorf Astor mansion and being discovered comfortably asleep in bed by the lady of the house. Length 100 feet, complete with words of ... More

Catching an early train / - movie film screenshot

H10604 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 9Nov1901; H10604. Camera, Edwin S. Porter. Duration: 0:36 at 16 fps. LC copy does not include the railroad station footage. It ends with the suburbanite... More

Old Negro. He hoes, picks cotton and is full of good humor. Aldridge P...

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Greenbelt, Maryland. Federal housing project. Ann Atkins buying ice cr...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Aux cafes chantant[s] = At the singing cafe vaudeville skit in one sce...

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European rest cure / motion picture

"On the gangplank of one of the large ocean liners leaving New York is shown an old gentleman kissing his wife and daughter good-bye before leaving on a tour abroad for a much needed rest from business cares an... More

Il Trovatore up to date a burlesque in one scene

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Mesmerist and country couple /. 19th century, Library of Congress coll...

"Mr. and Mrs. Hayseed have heard of this wonderful Professor, and come to his office. They waken him from a trance, give him a fee and he hypnotizes them. The stunts they do while under his influence would make... More

Maude's naughty little brother /

"In a charming dining room a very attractive young lady is seen seated at the table, evidently waiting for the caller who is to share a quiet little dinner for two. A moment later a dude of the regular chappy t... More

Fun in a bakery shop / - movie film screenshot

The set is of the interior of a bakery. A man in a baker's hat and costume enters and begins kneading some dough on a table by the oven. He notices a make-believe rat crawling up the side of a nearby barrel and... More

On the links a one act playlet - Public domain theatrical script

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Il Trovatore up to date a burlesque in one scene

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What demoralized the barber shop /

Shows several men in a basement barbership who become excited by women walking past the window. The ankles and knees of the passersby are visible to the men below, causing pandemonium among the barbershop custo... More

The unappreciated joke / motion picture

"Scene, interior of a street-car. A stout man enters and sits down alongside of a friend and proceeds to read a comic paper. He shows a joke in the paper to his friend, and they both laugh heartily. The friend ... More

Humorous phases of funny faces /

J. Stuart Blackton "draws" a series of funny faces, including a line drawing of two faces, a man with an umbrella, a line drawing of two faces in profile, and a clown. H75272 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright: Th... More

The sculptor's nightmare / motion picture

At a political club, the members debate whose bust will replace that of Theodore Roosevelt. Unable to agree, each goes to a sculptor's studio and bribes him to sculpt a bust of the individual favorite. Instead,... More

Rube and Mandy at Coney Island /

"The first scene shows a country couple entering Steeplechase Park. They proceed to amuse themselves on the steeplechase, rope bridge, the "Down and Out" and riding the bulls. The scene then changes to a panora... More

Dance Her new partner comedy sketch - Public domain musical sheets

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Young People's Concerts Scripts: Humor in Music [pencil on yellow lega...

Fisherman's luck / motion picture

"Two German anglers are fishing, with odd results. One gets a bite, and pulls in a length of stovepipe. The other is so astonished that he falls overboard. 50 feet"--Edison films catalog. 52618 U.S. Copyright O... More

Laura Comstock's bag-punching dog

Opens with the head and shoulders of a woman in full dress and hat and the front paws and head of a boxer visible behind a sign that reads "Miss Laura Comstock's Bag Punching Dog." Cuts to the dog sitting on hi... More

Terrible Teddy, the grizzly king /

"A burlesque on Theodore Roosevelt hunting mountain lions in Colorado and taken from the New York Journal and Advertiser. The scene opens in a very picturesque wood. Teddy with his large teeth is seen running d... More

A touching pleading /

A lawyer, pleading by the side of his client, bursts into tears with emotion and embraces the sobbing prisoner, who, while in this position, neatly steals the lawyer's watch and chain.

Ocean liners: European rest cure /

"On the gangplank of one of the large ocean liners leaving New York is shown an old gentleman kissing his wife and daughter good-bye before leaving on a tour abroad for a much needed rest from business cares an... More

Why Mrs. Jones got a divorce / - Public domain portrait print

"The scene opens by showing a pretty cook mixing bread in the kitchen. Jones comes in unexpectedly from a trip and carries a dress suit case. He inquires for his wife and is told by the cook that she is absent.... More

Annual Gridiron dinner. Washington, D.C., Dec. 9. Potential presidenti...

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Irresistibly funny. The wittiest humor of the year...

Forms part of the Artist poster filing series (Library of Congress) Promotional goal: U.S. K91. 1900 Gift; Alice and Leslie Schreyer, 1983.

What happened in the tunnel / - movie film screenshot

"Interior of railroad coach. Pretty young lady and colored maid occupying seat. Young man in rear seat tries to attract young lady's attention. She drops her handkerchief. Young man picks it up and hands it to ... More

Washington, D.C. Good Humor ice cream truck

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A comedy monologue and medley parody entitled A club man's gossip

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Pillow fight / motion picture. 19th century, Library of Congress colle...

"A comic subject, clear, bright and characteristic. Shows four girls in their night dresses, engaged in an animated pillow fight. During the action the pillows become torn, and the feathers fly over their heads... More

Hooligan assists the magician /

From Edison films catalog: This is a new adventure in which our friend, Mr. Hooligan, appears in an entirely new capacity. On a stage a professor of magic is performing some wonderful experiments, and when he r... More

What happened on Twenty-third Street, New York City /

"The scene as suggested by the title is made on 23d Street, New York City. In front of one of the large newspaper offices on that thoroughfare is a hot air shaft through which immense volumes of air is forced b... More

The dinosaur and the missing link, a prehistoric tragedy /

Uses clay animation to tell a story of prehistoric times. Three suitors, named the Duke, Stonejaw Steve, and Theophilus Ivoryhead, compete for the hand of Miss Araminta Rockface. Ivoryhead, an unassuming weakli... More

Eden calls on acting Secretary of State. Washington, D.C., Dec. 13. An...

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With an airfield security detachment in Hawaii. A touch of humor light...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, warehouse, depot, train station, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Moma's in a bad humor again - Public domain book illustration

No publication information. (DLC/PP-1934:0009). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

Chimmie Hicks at the races - movie film screenshot

On a bare stage backed by a dark curtain, a man dressed in a three-piece suit and overcoat holds a racing program and excitedly watches a race supposedly taking place offstage. With enthusiastic jumping and oth... More

The gay shoe clerk / - movie film screenshot

"Scene shows interior of shoe-store. Young lady and chaperone enter. While a fresh young clerk is trying a pair of high-heeled slippers on the young lady, the chaperone seats herself and gets interested in a pa... More

The Cardinal's conspiracy - movie film screenshot

"A princess will have nothing to do with a neighboring prince her father, the king, has chosen for her. The Cardinal suggests that the prince disguise himself as a guard, and arranges for him to save the prince... More

Rube and Mandy at Coney Island /

"The first scene shows a country couple entering Steeplechase Park. They proceed to amuse themselves on the steeplechase, rope bridge, the "Down and Out" and riding the bulls. The scene then changes to a panora... More

The cold molasses special with added incidents and songs an original ...

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Won by a fish - movie film screenshot

Harry teases his girl's father about his bad luck with fishing and is consequently forbidden to see his girl. The next day, Dad goes fishing again. After he leaves, the young couple goes for a walk. They pass a... More

PRESIDENT HAS HIS LITTLE JOKE. WASHINGTON, D.C. JANUARY 14. PRESIDENT ...

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War production drive poster. In addition to posters furnished by the W...

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Greenbelt, Maryland. Federal housing project. The Good Humor man is a ...

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On a good old 5 cent trolley ride

Amusing characters board an unsteady trolley at each stop, and then abandon the streetcar in order to chase a man who brought on board a basket full of snakes that got loose. A goose gets involved in the chase,... More

A morning bath / motion picture

An African American mother is shown giving her struggling child a bath. She thrusts him, kicking and struggling, into a tub of foaming suds. 60142 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 31Oct1896; 6... More

Uncle Josh in a spooky hotel /. 19th century, Library of Congress coll...

"The landlord enters with his rural guest. After examining the bed and other things in the room, Josh takes a seat beside the landlord, who tells him that there is a rumor that a ghost appears in that room ever... More

Uncle Josh at the moving picture show /

"Here we present a side-splitter. Uncle Josh occupies a box at a vaudeville theatre, and a moving picture show is going on. First there appears upon the screen a dancer. Uncle Josh jumps to the stage and endeav... More

New assistant to Hopkins. Washington, D.C., April 13. Edward J. Noble,...

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How a French nobleman got a wife through the New York Herald personal ...

"The picture opens with a "Personal" advertisement which actually appeared in the New York Herald of August 25th, 1904: "Young French Nobleman, recently arrived, desires to meet wealthy American girl; object ma... More

European rest cure / motion picture

"On the gangplank of one of the large ocean liners leaving New York is shown an old gentleman kissing his wife and daughter good-bye before leaving on a tour abroad for a much needed rest from business cares an... More

Seminary girls / motion picture

"A number of young ladies, in their night robes, are having a frolic, and are interrupted by a teacher. One girl makes herself very conspicuous by crawling under a bed. 50 foot strip"--Edison films catalog. 248... More

The chimney sweep and the miller

Opens on a stage with a painted backdrop of a lake and forest. From opposite sides of the stage enter a chimney sweep, covered from head to toe with black soot and carrying a folding broom and black sack, and a... More

A bear was on the engine of the President's Special, it was in a bad h...

Newspaper clipping of cartoon showing Theodore Roosevelt, dressed as the train's fireman, attempting to board a locomotive labeled "second term" as a bear labeled "the trusts" snarls at him and Uncle Sam, the t... More

How a French nobleman got a wife through the New York Herald personal ...

"The picture opens with a "Personal" advertisement which actually appeared in the New York Herald of August 25th, 1904: "Young French Nobleman, recently arrived, desires to meet wealthy American girl; object ma... More

Good humor - Public domain American sheet music, 1872

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

Why Jones discharged his clerks /

"Great hit. Two delinquent clerks are seated in a broker's office engaged in a game of cards. The boss suddenly appears walking through the corridor. The cards are thrown down in great haste and when the employ... More

The messenger boy's mistake / - movie film screenshot

"'Cholly' wishes to call on his best girl and send her a large bouquet. To find out if the girl really loves him, he sends a note with the messenger boy requesting her to "wear this" if she does. The boy delive... More

All on account of the milk - movie film screenshot

Hiram, a young contractor, goes to a house near his worksite to get a glass of milk. He is mistaken by the heroine, Sophia, for a laborer, while he thinks she is the maid, although she is the daughter of the ma... More

On the links a one act playlet - Public domain theatrical script

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Young People's Concerts Scripts: Humor in Music [pencil on yellow lega...

From: Young People's Concerts Television Scripts Series

Young People's Concerts Scripts: Humor in Music [pencil on yellow lega...

From: Young People's Concerts Television Scripts Series

Dance Ziegfeld Follies of 1919 - Public domain musical sheets

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Levi & Cohen, the Irish comedians

Opens on a vaudeville or variety stage with a flat painted curtain of a stone fence and garden. On the right side of the stage sits a sign that reads "Zuzu Daffy, Singing Soubret." A boy in an usher's uniform c... More

A few tales of the rail and other tales,

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

No beer no work - Public domain World War One sheet music

Sam Marley. (statement of responsibility) For voice; lead sheet. Manuscript in ink. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. (additional physical form) Staff notation. (language)

A few tales of the rail and other tales,

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

A few tales of the rail and other tales,

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

A few tales of the rail and other tales,

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

A few tales of the rail and other tales,

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

A few tales of the rail and other tales,

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

A few tales of the rail and other tales,

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

A few tales of the rail and other tales,

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Young People's Concerts Scripts: A Birthday Tribute to Shostakovich [p...

From: Young People's Concerts Television Scripts Series

The magazine man and the lady - Public domain theatrical script

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The magazine man and the lady - Public domain theatrical script

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My best humor waltz - Public domain American sheet music

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1820-1860 (Microfilm M 3106) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form) In bound volumes: Copyright Deposits 1820-1860

The yachting party a vaudeville act in three scenes

The cold molasses special with added incidents and songs an original ...

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The cold molasses special with added incidents and songs an original ...

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A vaudeville pousse cafe a monologue

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A vaudeville pousse cafe a monologue

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A vaudeville pousse cafe a monologue

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A vaudeville pousse cafe a monologue

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Good humor - Public domain American sheet music, 1872

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

Good humor polka - Public domain American sheet music, 1883

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

Il Trovatore up to date a burlesque in one scene

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Good humor march - Gohliser humor marsch

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

Young People's Concerts Scripts: A Birthday Tribute to Shostakovich [p...

From: Young People's Concerts Television Scripts Series

Hooked and cooked a smart bit of satire on fishing with a string of sp...

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Hooked and cooked a smart bit of satire on fishing with a string of sp...

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Young People's Concerts Scripts: Humor in Music [pencil on yellow lega...

From: Young People's Concerts Television Scripts Series

Good humor polka - Public domain American sheet music, 1871

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)