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A case of learned ignorance - why can't he trust his naked eyes? / Keppler.

A case of learned ignorance - why can't he trust his naked eyes? / Kep...

Illustration shows Yale professor and university president Arthur T. Hadley looking through a huge magnifying glass trained on a laborer labeled "Trust Employee"; however, what Hadley sees through the lense is ... More

In dire distress / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

In dire distress / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows George Edmunds, Mark Hanna(?), and another man onboard a grounded ship labeled "Shipping Subsidy Bill" in rough seas labeled "Press Attacks." The ship rests on rocks labeled "Opposition." Il... More

The tariff tots / J.S. Pughe. - Political cartoon, public domain image

The tariff tots / J.S. Pughe. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows a group of children labeled "Sugar Trust (eating "Dingley Baby Food"), Clothing Trust, Tobacco Trust, Steel Trust, Beef Trust, Paper Trust, [and] Coal Trust", some are playing in a rough mann... More

Keep off the grass / K. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Keep off the grass / K. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Illustration shows a police officer labeled "Graft Tariff" preventing a working class family from having a picnic on the grass while a group of men labeled "Beef Trust, Coal Trust, Steel Trust, Lumber Trust, [a... More

Doctor's orders / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Doctor's orders / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows a man labeled "Trusts" sitting at a table spread with large dishes of food for a Thanksgiving Day feast, including a large turkey labeled "Restraint of Trade" and a bowl of soup, from which h... More

In the name of labor / Kep. - Political cartoon, public domain image

In the name of labor / Kep. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows a gigantic man wearing a crown labeled "Protected Monopoly" holding upright a wooden figure of an American laborer labeled "Protected American Labor" and a sign that states "Protection Mainta... More

Such a sad case! / Will Crawford.

Such a sad case! / Will Crawford.

Illustration shows a child-like figure labeled "American Industry" supported by an infant walker on wheels labeled "High Protection", holding in one hand a bottle of "Payne Aldrich Baby Food" and in the other a... More

A second Yorktown / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

A second Yorktown / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows a scene reminisent of the surrender at Yorktown, a man portraying Lord Cornwallis labeled "Special Privilege" is offering his sword to President Wilson portraying George Washington, with Will... More

Caricature, A happy family / D., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, A happy family / D., public domain cartoon image

Print shows an old woman labeled "G.O.P." sitting on a throne with her arms around two men labeled "Monopolist" and "Fraudulent Pension Grabber" who are winking at the viewer. Caption: Mrs. G.O.P. "These are ... More

Puck magazine cover - Getting troublesome again / Dalrymple.

Puck magazine cover - Getting troublesome again / Dalrymple.

Print shows Uncle Sam wearing a nightshirt, pacing the floor, carrying a large, crying infant labeled "Infant Industries"; a bottle of "41% Protection Soothing Syrup, Ineffectual" is on a nightstand next to a b... More

Will the Trojan horse trick work? / Keppler.

Will the Trojan horse trick work? / Keppler.

Print shows a large Trojan Horse labeled "Sound Money" with many businessmen climbing out, carrying papers labeled "Tobacco, Steel, Wool, Coal Demands for More Protection, We Want More Protection Iron, Drugs We... More

The kind of anti-trust legislation that is needed / J.S. Pughe.

The kind of anti-trust legislation that is needed / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows an angry Uncle Sam holding up a lantern labeled "Congressional Legislation" to illuminate a rotund man wearing a crown labeled "Trusts" and a robe decorated with dollar signs, there is a ring... More

"I wonder if it's loaded!" / J.S. Pughe.

"I wonder if it's loaded!" / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows an elephant labeled G.O.P. holding a double-barrel shotgun in its trunk, pointed toward itself, the rifle is labeled "Trust Issue Tariff Reform" and "1904". Illus. in: Puck, v. 53, no. 1366 ... More

Flirtation under difficulties / J.S. Pughe., Political Cartoon

Flirtation under difficulties / J.S. Pughe., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows Uncle Sam offering a bouquet of flowers labeled "Reciprocity" to a woman labeled "Canada"; Uncle Sam is being held back by a businessman labeled "Trusts" whose feet are planted against a rock... More

The commercial club of Washington / J.S. Pughe.

The commercial club of Washington / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows Nelson Aldrich as king of the "U.S. Senate" sitting on a throne with a diminutive Theodore Roosevelt kneeling before him bearing the "President's Message", around them senators are reading ti... More

Puck magazine cover - [The meat market] / CH [monogram].

Puck magazine cover - [The meat market] / CH [monogram].

Illustration shows a butcher labeled "The Beef Trust" standing behind a counter in a butcher shop, around him are meat products labeled "Potted Poison, Chemical Corn Beef, Bob Veal Chicken, Tuberculosis Lard, D... More

The ark of the Dingley covenant / Keppler.

The ark of the Dingley covenant / Keppler.

Illustration shows Joseph Cannon leading Nelson W. Aldrich, Joseph B. Foraker, Henry Cabot Lodge, and Leslie M. Shaw who are carrying the golden ark of the Dingley Tariff, with figures labeled "Trust, Infant In... More

A self-evident fact / J.S. Pughe.

A self-evident fact / J.S. Pughe.

Print shows Uncle Sam sitting in a wooden tub labeled "Dingley Bill", rowing with oars labeled "Monopoly" in a small pool labeled "Home Market" near a sign that states "Republican Goose Pond". Beyond the pond a... More

Puck magazine cover - He is learning better / Keppler.

Puck magazine cover - He is learning better / Keppler.

Print shows an old woman sitting in a chair with a parrot labeled "Infant Industries" perched next to her and a cat playing beside her chair with a ball of yarn labeled "Dingley Yarn"; sitting on a stool at her... More

A message from Mars / Frank A. Nankivell 1901.

A message from Mars / Frank A. Nankivell 1901.

Illustration shows congressmen standing outside the U.S. Capitol as a tall humanoid, dressed in pink, steps off a flying ship, he is holding a slip of paper that states "Don't destroy the trusts, we're afraid t... More

Puck magazine cover - A dangerous bubble / J.S. Pughe.

Puck magazine cover - A dangerous bubble / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows a man labeled "Trust Promoter" blowing a bubble labeled "Inflated Values" using "Trust Water" and a pipe labeled "Stock Exchange". Illus. in: Puck, v. 52, no. 1338 (1902 October 22), cover. ... More

Nursery rhymes for infant industries. An alphabet of joyous trusts--no. 5 / F. Opper.

Nursery rhymes for infant industries. An alphabet of joyous trusts--no...

Cartoon showing man, "Electric Trust," using electrical device, "Monopoly," to shock another man, "The Common People." Copyright by W.R. Hearst. LC-USZ6-797 DLC (b&w copy photo) bad negative?

The last straw / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

The last straw / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows the Republican elephant collapsing under the weight of Republican and/or Roosevelt policies, such as a large crown labeled "Imperialism", a "Big Stick", a basket labeled "Odellism", a mail po... More

"Down!" / K. - Political cartoon, public domain image

"Down!" / K. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows a group of football players labeled "Steel Trust, Tool Trust, Tobacco Trust, Clothing Trust, Leather Trust, Oil Trust, Coal Trust, [and] Beef Trust" tackling a "Consumer" with a football labe... More

In the republican eden / Keppler., Political Cartoon

In the republican eden / Keppler., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows a scene in the Garden of Eden with God or an angel labeled "The Trusts" pointing toward an apple tree labeled "The Tariff"; Theodore Roosevelt, as Adam, is crouched behind a fig bush to hide ... More

The Wall Street Persians and the Washington Egyptians / L.M. Glackens.

The Wall Street Persians and the Washington Egyptians / L.M. Glackens.

Illustration shows the battle of Pelusium with the Persians identified as having "Vested Interests" (looking like Chauncey M. Depew), belonging to a "Wall Street Syndicate" (looking like John D. Rockefeller), o... More

The return of Rip Van Winkle / J.S. Pughe.

The return of Rip Van Winkle / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows an elderly man labeled "The Law" with a long beard and holding a broken gun labeled "Fines" peering at a group of bloated criminals standing and sitting on the porch of "The Jolly Grafter's I... More

To swat 'em is waste of time / L.M. Glackens.

To swat 'em is waste of time / L.M. Glackens.

Illustration shows a swarm of mosquitos labeled "Trust" flying over a swamp labeled "High Protective Tariff"; an insert shows an oil can labeled "Revision Downward Oil - Wilson Brand". Caption: Pour oil, and p... More

W-h-o-a!!! / Dalrymple. - Political cartoon, public domain image

W-h-o-a!!! / Dalrymple. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Print shows William McKinley driving a large circus carriage labeled "McKinley's Presidential Band Wagon" being pulled by the Republican Elephant labeled "G.O.P." which has come to a stop at a sign at the edge ... More

His foolish effort to raise the wind / Dalrymple.

His foolish effort to raise the wind / Dalrymple.

Print shows President McKinley sitting in a sailboat labeled "Prosperity", using a bellows labeled "Tariff for Trusts" to generate enough wind to fill the sails and propel the boat. Illus. from Puck, v. 41, no... More

The "fake" beggars / Dalrymple., Political Cartoon

The "fake" beggars / Dalrymple., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows Mark Hanna wearing a sign "Please help the poor" and J.P. Morgan at the end of a pier with the "Ship Yard" behind them, holding out their hats, one labeled "For a shipping subsidy," to Uncle ... More

A bear was on the engine of the President's Special, it was in a bad humor and snarled viciously at the President when he went near it / De Mar.

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

The modern horn of plenty / J.S. Pughe.

The modern horn of plenty / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows a large cornucopia labeled "Cold Storage Warehouse" where farm produce is being stored, creating an artificial shortage, in an effort to drive up the price of food in the marketplace. A group... More

The fog / Will Crawford. - Drawing. Public domain image.

The fog / Will Crawford. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Illustration shows a ship labeled "American Business" sailing into a fog labeled "The Sherman Law" and passing a bell buoy labeled "Dept. of Justice". Illus. in: Puck, v. 70, no. 1812 (1911 November 22), cente... More

Humpty Dumpty slips from the wall; Humpty's due for an awful fall / K.

Humpty Dumpty slips from the wall; Humpty's due for an awful fall / K.

Illustration shows Humpty Dumpty labeled "Excessive Protection" slipping off a wall labeled "Tariff Wall", many men have thrown a rope labeled "Stand Pat Influence" around his waist, hoping to prevent him from ... More

Puck magazine cover - An old imposition / C.J. Taylor.

Puck magazine cover - An old imposition / C.J. Taylor.

Print shows President Cleveland as a railroad conductor collecting fares from William McKinley, who is holding a ticket labeled "War Tariff Pass" and an elderly man, dressed as an infant labeled "Infant Industr... More

Crowning the abomination / Dalrymple., Political Cartoon

Crowning the abomination / Dalrymple., Political Cartoon

Print shows a huge figure labeled "Tariff for Trusts" wearing a quilted cape labeled with products and percentages, holding papers labeled "Concessions", and sitting between the Senate and House chambers, with ... More

All a question of the scale we do it on / F. Opper.

All a question of the scale we do it on / F. Opper.

Print shows a vignette cartoon depicting how the economies of scale of an operation or event determines public opinion, for instance, "no. 9" shows a handful of criminals robbing a citizen on the street, they a... More

No lack of big game The President seems to have scared up quite a bunch of octopi / / Bart.

No lack of big game The President seems to have scared up quite a bunc...

Newspaper clipping of cartoon showing Theodore Roosevelt, dressed as a Rough Rider, aiming a rifle at two octupi scurrying away, one labeled "Beef Trust" and the other labeled "Standard Oil Trust," as a bird la... More

Farthest north / J.S. Pughe. - Public domain dedication image

Farthest north / J.S. Pughe. - Public domain dedication image

Illustration shows the frozen heads of Joseph G. Cannon, Leslie M. Shaw, Nelson W. Aldrich, and Joseph B. Foraker around two shipwrecks labeled "Philippine Free Trade" and "Tariff Reform"; other heads are label... More

Puck Magazine Illustration - Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.

Puck Magazine Illustration - Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.

A book 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, D.... More

Germ proof / L.M. Glackens. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Germ proof / L.M. Glackens. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows a rotund man labeled "Trust Official" inoculating himself labeled "Personal Immunity" with "Fine Vaccine" which is "Specially Prepared by Senate & House, Washington D.C." Above his head is a ... More

Merely recognizing a fact / Ehrhart., Political Cartoon

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

Elisha Roosevelt sicketh the bears upon the bad boys of Wall Street / Keppler.

Elisha Roosevelt sicketh the bears upon the bad boys of Wall Street / ...

Illustration shows Theodore Roosevelt standing on a hill in the background as two large bears labeled "Interstate Commerce Commission" and "Federal Courts" break-up a crowd of Wall Street capitalists and stock ... More

Caesar up to date / Ehrhart. - Public domain dedication image

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

The same old game / J.S. Pughe.

The same old game / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows Senator Mark Hanna grabbing Uncle Sam by the coat collar and gesturing toward Senator George Edmunds hiding behind a door in a building labeled "Ship Builders' Trust"; protruding from Hanna's... More

The way of the transgressor is-- / J.S.P.

The way of the transgressor is-- / J.S.P.

Illustration shows a large bull labeled "Beef Trust" wearing a crown, sitting on its haunches, with its front hooves crushing a "Cattle Raiser" and a "Consumer"; a jester labeled "Anti-Trust Laws" is flogging i... More

Puck magazine cover - The American Samson / J.S. Pughe.

Puck magazine cover - The American Samson / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows Theodore Roosevelt as Delilah with a broken pair of shears, one side labeled "Senate" and the other labeled "House"; behind, reclining on a bed is "Samson", a long-haired old man labeled "The... More

Ready for the next / Keppler. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Ready for the next / Keppler. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Illustration shows Uncle Sam as a matador wiping the blood off his sword after dispatching a bull labeled "Beef Trust" in a bullring with a portly man labeled "Monoply" anxiously leaning over the wall. Illus. ... More

Puck Magazine Illustration - Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.

Puck Magazine Illustration - Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.

A cartoon of a man sitting in a chair in front of a group of people, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Portraits and news photographs by Washington, D.C.-based firm, showing people, events, archi... More

Before the Trojan horse is admitted the puzzled citizen will have to be shown a little more fully

Before the Trojan horse is admitted the puzzled citizen will have to b...

A worried man dressed as a farmer, labeled "The Puzzled Citizen," scratches his head while standing near a box marked "$" near the doorway of a barn marked "Missouri." He is confronted by an octopus symbolizin... More

The master of the hounds / Keppler.

The master of the hounds / Keppler.

Illustration shows a fox hunting scene with a man labeled "Special Privilege" riding on a horse labeled "Congress" through "The People's Field" labeled "Trade, Individualism, Enterprise, [and] Trade" following ... More

Caricature, Pinchot's inferno / K., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, Pinchot's inferno / K., public domain cartoon image

Illustration shows a dark, bleak mountainous landscape with a tunnel labeled "Private Monopoly" and carved into the mountainside is "All Hope Abandon Conservationists Who Enter Here"; two mountains have faces a... More

The alarm / Motte - Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

The alarm / Motte - Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows a scene after a painting by Henri-Paul Motte that depicts Rome being saved from an attack of the Goths by squawking geese; here "Lobbyists" are ascending the city wall around "Ottawa" and han... More

Tweedledee and Tweedledum / Keppler., Political Cartoon

Tweedledee and Tweedledum / Keppler., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows a large, possibly conjoined figure labeled "Meat Trust" sitting on a building labeled "Packing House"; the more benevolent half, facing left, is offering advice to a man labeled "Farmer", and... More

Elisha Roosevelt sicketh the bears upon the bad boys of Wall Street / Keppler.

Elisha Roosevelt sicketh the bears upon the bad boys of Wall Street / ...

Illustration shows Theodore Roosevelt standing on a hill in the background as two large bears labeled "Interstate Commerce Commission" and "Federal Courts" break-up a crowd of Wall Street capitalists and stock ... More

Shut out again! - and all her own doing, too! / C.J. Taylor.

Shut out again! - and all her own doing, too! / C.J. Taylor.

Print shows an old woman labeled "Dem. Party" sitting on snow-covered steps outside a door labeled "Public Confidence", the door has a padlock on it, at her feet is a hat box labeled "Free Silver in Ohio" and a... More

A fourth of July celebration under difficulties / Dalrymple.

A fourth of July celebration under difficulties / Dalrymple.

Print shows President McKinley, as a young boy, attempting to light the fuse to a fireworks-rocket labeled "Prosperity" using "McKinley Administration Matches" during a rain storm beneath dark clouds labeled "T... More

Caricature, Milking time / Keppler., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, Milking time / Keppler., public domain cartoon image

Illustration shows Thomas Taggart, Democratic National Committee chairman, on the left, and George B. Cortelyou, Republican National Committee chairman, on the right, milking a cow into buckets labeled "Dem. Ca... More

Saint bovine / Kep. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Saint bovine / Kep. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows James R. Garfield, Commissioner of Corporations, as an artist with a large painting of a bull as "Saint Bovine" sitting on a cornucopia overflowing with cuts of meat. Caption: Suggested deco... More

The national chaperone / Ehrhart., Political Cartoon

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

"Aim higher!" / K. - Political cartoon, public domain image

"Aim higher!" / K. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows Uncle Sam standing next to a cannon labeled "Dept. of Justice" that is shooting at a floating target labeled, from the outer rim to bull's-eye, "Scapegoats and Dummies, Appraisers, Inspectors... More

Puck magazine cover - A maypolitical party / Albert Levering.

Puck magazine cover - A maypolitical party / Albert Levering.

Illustration shows a tall man labeled "Consumer" serving as the May pole to a group of chubby girls labeled "Steel Trust, Lumber Trust, Sugar Trust, Wool Trust, [and] Glove Trust" who are winding ribbons labele... More

A new kind of policy shop - Drawing. Public domain image.

A new kind of policy shop - Drawing. Public domain image.

No publication information. (DLC/PP-1934:0123). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

"I'll take care of you, Grandma!" (after the original masterpiece) / Dalrymple.

"I'll take care of you, Grandma!" (after the original masterpiece) / D...

Print shows Arthur P. Gorman labeled "Gormanism" hugging Theodore A. Havemeyer sitting in a chair, dressed as an old woman and labeled "Sugar Trust" and "$". Illus. from Puck, v. 36, no. 931, (1895 January 9),... More

Between two of a kind / Keppler.

Between two of a kind / Keppler.

Illustration shows an angry capitalist labeled "Commercial Trust" confronting an angry laborer labeled "Labor Trust" holding a club labeled "Strike"; between them is a diminutive man labeled "Consumer", he is o... More

"I guess I can keep right ahead" / J.S. Pughe.

"I guess I can keep right ahead" / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows a well-dressed, contented, obese capitalist labeled "Trusts" wearing skates labeled "Protective Tariff", ice skating near an area of thin ice labeled "Congress" and marked with a sign that st... More

"Seeing things at night" / J.S. Pughe.

"Seeing things at night" / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows President Theodore Roosevelt wearing buckskin and raccoon hat, sitting by a campfire at night, holding a knife, his rifle by his side; in the shadows beyond the light of the fire are a snake ... More

On the rack / CH [monogram]. - Drawing. Public domain image.

On the rack / CH [monogram]. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Illustration shows an allegorical female figure labeled "San Francisco" being tortured "on the rack" by a cast of medieval-looking executioners labeled "Cement Dealer, Lumber Dealer, Iron Workers' Union, Steel ... More

The village blacksmith / Keppler., Political Cartoon

The village blacksmith / Keppler., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows a large man labeled "Big Shipper" as a blacksmith holding a diminutive man labeled "Small shipper" on an anvil labeled "The Rail Road" and striking it with a hammer labeled "Rebates"; on the ... More

Conservatism / K. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Conservatism / K. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Illustration shows a well-dressed businessman wearing top hat and coat, and a button that states "Don't Knock, Boost", sitting atop a pile of account ledgers labeled "How to Evade the Law, Juggled Books, Secret... More

They take him for a come-on / Kep.

They take him for a come-on / Kep.

Illustration shows Theodore Roosevelt as a hayseed from "Oyster Bay" being greeted by Edward H. Harriman as J. Pierpont Morgan and James J. Hill look on from around a doorway in the background.

The rousing of Rip / L.M. Glackens.

The rousing of Rip / L.M. Glackens.

Illustration shows Uncle Sam as Rip Van Winkle, waking up next to his broken rifle labeled "Competition", with Joseph G. Cannon wearing colonial dress, standing before him, offering him a flagon of "Stand Pat S... More

The trusts - the tariff - the nigger in the woodpile / J. Norman Lynd.

The trusts - the tariff - the nigger in the woodpile / J. Norman Lynd.

Illustration shows Woodrow Wilson pulling a leg labeled "The Tariff" that is caught in a woodpile labeled "The Trusts". The Democratic donkey observes from the far end of the woodpile. Title transcribed from it... More

The beef trust - don't shoot I'll come down / Bart.

The beef trust - don't shoot I'll come down / Bart.

Newspaper clipping of a cartoon showing Theodore Roosevelt, in military uniform, holding a gun, with a cow labeled "beef trust" sits on the moon reading a newspaper with the headline "beef is way up." On verso... More

The consumer consumed / W.A. Rogers.

The consumer consumed / W.A. Rogers.

Cartoon showing Uncle Sam as "U.S. Customs" in front of imported goods counter and man as "monopoly" standing in front of domestic goods counter holding out their hands for money from "consumer". Illus. in: Har... More

Where is the difference? / Dalrymple., Political Cartoon

Where is the difference? / Dalrymple., Political Cartoon

Print shows a "New York Police" officer accepting money from a woman's hand extending from a window labeled "N.Y. Den" and a man labeled "U.S. Senate" accepting "Stock" from a hand extending from a window label... More

He's back again! / J.S. Pughe. - Drawing. Public domain image.

He's back again! / J.S. Pughe. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Print shows a gigantic, well-dressed pig labeled "Protection Glutton" confidently striding into Congress carrying a paper that states "We Demand a Prohibitory Tariff on all Imports, in the Interest of the Suffe... More

The two trusts / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

The two trusts / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Print shows two large male figures, one, wearing business attire, is labeled "Commercial Trust", he is holding paper labeled "Order to Raise Wages" and the other labeled "Labor Trust" is armed with a bomb, a ha... More

An unequal contest; they can find no flaw in his armor / Dalrymple.

An unequal contest; they can find no flaw in his armor / Dalrymple.

Print shows diminutive gladiators labeled "Jones", "J.D. Sayers" with large sword labeled "State Anti-Trust Laws", "Bryan" with large sword labeled "Demagogism", "Hearst", "Pingree", "Hogg of Texas" with sword ... More

Caricature, Frightened / J.S. Pughe., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, Frightened / J.S. Pughe., public domain cartoon image

Illustration shows a tiny dog labeled "Cuban Reciprocity" barking at a man who has climbed a fence out of fear, his hat labeled "Sugar Trust" has fallen to the ground. Illus. in: Puck, v. 51, no. 1314 (1902 Ma... More

The Philippine Oliver asks for more / Keppler.

The Philippine Oliver asks for more / Keppler.

Illustration shows a large, bloated man wearing an apron labeled "The Trusts", standing next to a large cauldron labeled "Tariff Reduction"; standing in front of him is a diminutive, emaciated man labeled "The ... More

A Napoleon of "high finance" / Keppler.

A Napoleon of "high finance" / Keppler.

Illustration shows Charles M. Schwab as Napoleon sitting on a rock in the middle of the ocean, looking back at the setting sun labeled "Business Reputation", he is holding in his right hand papers labeled "Inve... More

An unexpected challenge / J.S. Pughe., Political Cartoon

An unexpected challenge / J.S. Pughe., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows the newly elected Democratic governor of Massachusetts, William L. Douglas, as a gladiator holding a sword labeled "Popular Approval" and a shield showing the Seal of the State of Massachuset... More

The Hoosier Don Quixote / J.K. after Doré.

The Hoosier Don Quixote / J.K. after Doré.

Illustration shows Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks as Don Quixote sitting in a chair, reading, with a sword in raised right hand, with visions of former (and current) presidents, as well as some of the soci... More

The making of a senator / Keppler.

The making of a senator / Keppler.

Illustration shows Nelson W. Aldrich standing at the top of a human pyramid on a platform labeled "The Senator", on the next level down John D. Rockefeller and a bloated man, typically identified with trusts, a... More

"The panic" / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

"The panic" / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows a crowd of capitalists on Wall Street fleeing a volcano labeled "Common Honesty" erupting in the background; they are carrying packages labeled "Secret Rate Schedules, Rebate Agreements, Wate... More

Appropriate group for the Jamestown exposition / Glackens.

Appropriate group for the Jamestown exposition / Glackens.

Illustration shows a sculpture labeled "Pocahontas pleading for the life of John Smith" with Theodore Roosevelt labeled "The Great Father" holding a big stick over his head and standing over John Smith labeled ... More

After the hunt / K. - Public domain book illustration

After the hunt / K. - Public domain book illustration

Illustration shows Nelson W. Aldrich as the master of the hunt throwing the twisted body of a man labeled "Consumer" to a pack of hunting dogs labeled "Lumber Trust, Fuel Trust, Clothing Trust, [and] Food Trust... More

"The trouble, my friends, with socialism is that it would destroy initiative" / Kep.

"The trouble, my friends, with socialism is that it would destroy init...

Illustration shows a large gorilla-like monster with human head, clutching clusters of buildings labeled "Public Utilities, Competition, [and] Small Business" with his right arm and left leg, as he crushes a bu... More

As to the parcels post / Kep. - Political cartoon, public domain image

As to the parcels post / Kep. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows Uncle Sam sitting on a split-rail fence labeled "Trust Control of Congress" enclosing a barren patch of land and an emaciated cow labeled "U.S. Post Office Dept."; outside the fence are some ... More

Puck magazine cover - Better than Klondike! / Dalrymple.

Puck magazine cover - Better than Klondike! / Dalrymple.

Print shows a bloated man labeled "Trusts" holding a gold mining pan with large gold nuggets, sitting by a stream labeled "Dingley Tariff" that flows from the U.S. Capitol building. Illus. from Puck, v. 42, no... More

The blessings of "protection" / Dalrymple., Political Cartoon

The blessings of "protection" / Dalrymple., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows an oversized, bloated human figure with the head of a pig, wearing a sash labeled "Steel Trust," and holding steel rails in both hands; he stands on the grounds of a steel factory labeled "U.... More

The other side / J.S. Pughe. - Political cartoon, public domain image

The other side / J.S. Pughe. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows a large group of happy animals gathered around a sign that states "Meeting to thank the Meat Trust for raising prices". There is a bull standing on a platform, addressing the gathering. Capt... More

Labor's idea of elevating itself / J.S. Pughe.

Labor's idea of elevating itself / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows a man labeled "Labor" sitting on a huge firecracker labeled "Capital" which he is igniting with a torch labeled "Strikes" giving off fumes labeled "Discontent" as he puts the flame to a fuse ... More

"Let the gold dust twins do your work" / J.S. Pughe with acknowledgements.

"Let the gold dust twins do your work" / J.S. Pughe with acknowledgeme...

Illustration shows Nelson Aldrich and John D. Rockefeller as dark-skinned men wearing skirts labeled "Gold Dust"; Aldrich is standing on top of a replica of a building labeled "Stock Exchange" and holding up a ... More

The main obstruction at Panama / Keppler.

The main obstruction at Panama / Keppler.

Illustration shows a bloated businessman labeled "Railroad Interests" smoking a cigar and wearing a gold necklace of railroad passenger cars, sitting on the hillside at the Culebra Cut in Panama; he is speaking... More

The political Barbara Frietchie / J.S. Pughe.

The political Barbara Frietchie / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows a troop of senators as Confederate soldiers, led by an officer on horseback labeled "Trusts", marching down a street past the house with "Barbara Fritchie" labeled "Dingley Tariff" leaning ou... More

The socialist tower of babel / CH [monogram reversed].

The socialist tower of babel / CH [monogram reversed].

Illustration shows a group of young American men arguing among themselves at an outdoor cafe overlooking the construction of the Tower of Babel in the background.

The partners / Keppler. - Drawing. Public domain image.

The partners / Keppler. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Illustration shows a man labeled "The Railroad" with "Land Grants" and "Franchises" in his pockets, reading a ticker tape from a device labeled "Speculation", while walking next to Uncle Sam who is bent under t... More

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