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The gentler sex - charity for the drunken brother, contempt for the unfortunate sister / J.A. Wales.

The gentler sex - charity for the drunken brother, contempt for the un...

Print shows three fashionably dressed women helping a drunken man on the sidewalk, one holds a paper that states "Total Abstinence Pledge - Sign and Be Saved"; a pathway leads toward the "Drunkard's Nursery and... More

[Sympathetic neighbor: What's ze mat', Bartolozzi?]

[Sympathetic neighbor: What's ze mat', Bartolozzi?]

A group of Italian Americans stand behind a distraught organ grinder, who sits on his organ with his face buried in his hands. Before him stands his tottering, inebriated monkey who has just consumed the chian... More

Caricature, A timely exposure / Keppler., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, A timely exposure / Keppler., public domain cartoon image

Illustration shows Secretary of War Elihu Root holding up a lantern to illuminate a scene in an "Anti-Canteen Saloon" where soldiers have gone to drink and socialize in the absence of a canteen on the army base... More

A desperate case of political dipsomania / Kep.

A desperate case of political dipsomania / Kep.

Print shows a drunken man sitting in a chair with jugs and bottles labeled "Repudiation Gin, Free Silver Rum, Tillman's Firewater, Populist Whiskey, [and] Altgeld's Fizz" on the floor next to the chair, his rum... More

"Must 'av had a smashing good time"

"Must 'av had a smashing good time"

Man with bottle in his back pocket looking at his black eye in mirror. H14704 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by T.W. Ingersoll, St. Paul. No. 375.

The drunkards progress. From the first glass to the grave / lith. & pub. by N. Currier.

The drunkards progress. From the first glass to the grave / lith. & pu...

Print shows an archway of the nine steps of a drunkard's progress, beginning with a man in fancy dress having "a glass with a friend" and then his gradual decline in society with poverty & disease, criminal act... More

A poor man loaded with mischief, or matrimon[y] / drawn by Experience ; engrav'd by Sorrow., British Cartoon Print

A poor man loaded with mischief, or matrimon[y] / drawn by Experience ...

Print shows a man chained to wedlock carrying a woman on his back, her breasts exposed, she holds a cup labeled "gin" and toasts "My Bucks Health", and according to a pig in a pen, "She is as Drunk as David's S... More

Rear view of [Tuerm?] - Public domain  drawing

Rear view of [Tuerm?] - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows a Norwegian wearing a top hat face down on the ground, his buttocks bare while above him other mean fight, perhaps drunkenly. The scene probably takes place in Norway. Bayard Taylor traveled throu... More

[Drunken soldier] - Public domain  drawing

[Drunken soldier] - Public domain drawing

Title devised. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.183) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Devere's High Rollers Burlesque Co.

Devere's High Rollers Burlesque Co.

Caption: Dining a High Roller girl after the show. Created and "copyright 1898 by The H.C. Miner Litho. Co., N.Y." No. 6156. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

"Ifsh you could shee yourself th' way I shee you, you would be 'stonished too"

"Ifsh you could shee yourself th' way I shee you, you would be 'stonis...

Drunk man seeing vision of four women in bed. 40645 U.S. Copyright Office.

The only and original A hot old time everything new.

The only and original A hot old time everything new.

Caption: Who moved that key hole? Created and "copyright 1902 by The U.S. Lithograph Co., Russell-Morgan Print, Cincinnati & New York." No. 6440. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

The two paths--What will the girl become

The two paths--What will the girl become

Image of an African American girl of seven years old, flanked by two columns of illustrations showing on left: the girl reading bad literature, flirting, drinking with men, and as an outcast, and on right: the ... More

On the Bowery, American vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 1920

On the Bowery, American vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 1920

Z49606 U.S. Copyright Office Caption: War-cry? Naw! Go chase yourself! Created and "copyright 1894 by The Strobridge Lith Co, Cin'ti., N.Y." No. 6126. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

On the Bowery, American vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 1920

On the Bowery, American vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 1920

Z49606 U.S. Copyright Office Caption: War-cry? Naw! Go chase yourself! Created and "copyright 1894 by The Strobridge Lith Co, Cin'ti., N.Y." No. 6126. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

The drunkard's progress, or the direct road to poverty, wretchedness & ruin / designed and published by J.W. Barber, New Haven, Conn.

The drunkard's progress, or the direct road to poverty, wretchedness &...

Print shows four scenes of the drunkard's progress: the morning dram (father drinking at 8am, ignoring wife and children), the grog shop (bar room brawls, passed out, vomiting, and drinking customers), the conf... More

Dōkanyama mushi kiki - Public domain image related to music prformance, drawing

Dōkanyama mushi kiki - Public domain image related to music prformance...

Print shows four men drinking alcoholic beverages in a field at night. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Edo meisho dōk... More

In vino veritas - Public domain dedication image

In vino veritas - Public domain dedication image

No accession number. This catalog record contains preliminary or unverified data from a project done in BRS software, ca. 1985. mm / 860224.

The new musical comedy, Hotel Topsy Turvy

The new musical comedy, Hotel Topsy Turvy

13516 U.S. Copyright Office "Herald Square Theatre." Caption: There's something going on in this house! Created and "copyright 1899 by The Strobridge Litho Co, Cin'ti & New York." N.Y. no. 8380. Forms part of: ... More

The full dinner-pail / L.M. Glackens.

The full dinner-pail / L.M. Glackens.

Illustration shows a personified full dinner pail, banged-up in places and a little drunk (there is a bottle labeled "Bluff" at his feet); he is leaning against a door labeled "1912" with the door frame labeled... More

The High Rollers Extravaganza Co.

The High Rollers Extravaganza Co.

34899 U.S. Copyright Office Caption: Initiating a High Roller. Created and "copyright 1899 Courier Litho. Co., Buffalo, N.Y." No. 2693. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

Devere's High Rollers Burlesque Co.

Devere's High Rollers Burlesque Co.

Caption: Dining a High Roller girl after the show. Created and "copyright 1898 by The H.C. Miner Litho. Co., N.Y." No. 6156. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

Bed-stocks for intoxication, &c / drawn on stone by R. Bridgens.

Bed-stocks for intoxication, &c / drawn on stone by R. Bridgens.

Print shows two African Trinidadians with their feet locked in stocks; one man has his hands bound behind him, the other man is sleeping; a mask is hanging on the wall in the upper left. Published in: Bridgens... More

Picture of three children found by the Humane Society in a shanty in an alley bounded by Four-and-a-half, Sixth, K and L Streets, in a deplorable condition--wretched and starving, their father dead, and their mother in a state of beastly intoxication / Estabrook, Washington, D.C.

Picture of three children found by the Humane Society in a shanty in a...

19222V U.S. Copyright Office. Photograph by Estabrook, Washington, D.C. Public domain photograph - portrait, children of 1900s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The delayed dance at Hay Corners / F.M. Hutchins.

The delayed dance at Hay Corners / F.M. Hutchins.

Print shows a gathering of people in a barn for a Christmas dance party; the fiddler arrives late, a bit intoxicated, after playing at "two dances already!" Caption: Jabe Gormley I got 'im; I got 'im; - but h... More

The cold gray dawn / K. - Political cartoon, public domain image

The cold gray dawn / K. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows a disheveled Uncle Sam sitting at a messy table in a restaurant after a wild party where too much alcohol has been consumed, there are overturned chairs, and a man labeled "Capital" lies on t... More

The High Rollers Extravaganza Co.

The High Rollers Extravaganza Co.

34899 U.S. Copyright Office Caption: Initiating a High Roller. Created and "copyright 1899 Courier Litho. Co., Buffalo, N.Y." No. 2693. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

A drinking bout - Public domain scan / drawing

A drinking bout - Public domain scan / drawing

Humorous drawing shows four men seated a table, drinking. A fifth man smiles as he stands guard at the door. The scene probably takes place in Norway. Bayard Taylor traveled through Norway and Scandinavia in 18... More

[Immune, Alkah Ike on rampage] / O'Neill.

[Immune, Alkah Ike on rampage] / O'Neill.

Title from handwritten notation on mat. No accession number. Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published as comic in: Puck, Oct. 19, 1904. BAR updated record 1989-1994.

Caught in a shower / L.M. Glackens.

Caught in a shower / L.M. Glackens.

Illustration shows an intoxicated man, fully dressed, sitting in a bathtub with the shower raining water down upon him; in his drunken state he has mistaken the bathtub for a motorboat. A seltzer bottle and an ... More

Chairman: "Now genlmen lettuce all stannup an give three cheers for lawnorder an the constitooshion" Art Young

Chairman: "Now genlmen lettuce all stannup an give three cheers for la...

Cartoon shows five men in various stages of inebriation around a table, preparing to drink a toast. They are clearly in no condition to "stannup." Art Young drew for a wide variety of publications from The Ma... More

Poster - Don't mix 'em - Public domain lithograph

Poster - Don't mix 'em - Public domain lithograph

Poster showing whiskey bottle, gas pump, and a skull. Date stamped on verso: Mar 27 1937. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angel... More

The drunkard's progress, or the direct road to poverty, wretchedness & ruin / designed and published by J.W. Barber, New Haven, Conn.

The drunkard's progress, or the direct road to poverty, wretchedness &...

Print shows four scenes of the drunkard's progress: the morning dram (father drinking at 8am, ignoring wife and children), the grog shop (bar room brawls, passed out, vomiting, and drinking customers), the conf... More

The drunkards progress. From the first glass to the grave / lith. & pub. by N. Currier.

The drunkards progress. From the first glass to the grave / lith. & pu...

Print shows an archway of the nine steps of a drunkard's progress, beginning with a man in fancy dress having "a glass with a friend" and then his gradual decline in society with poverty & disease, criminal act... More

The drunk / Geo Bellows. - A drawing of a man and a woman dancing

The drunk / Geo Bellows. - A drawing of a man and a woman dancing

Illustration shows a woman struggling with her drunken husband with the aid of her daughter; in the background two small children cower against a bed; there are broken dishes and an overturned chair on the floo... More

Inspectors - Public domain portrait drawing

Inspectors - Public domain portrait drawing

Drawing shows three drunken men, two support the weight of the third. The man on the left removes the wallet of the middle man. The scene probably takes place in Norway. Bayard Taylor traveled through Norway an... More

The two paths--What will the girl become?

The two paths--What will the girl become?

Image of a seven year old white girl, flanked by two columns of illustrations showing on left: the girl reading bad literature, flirting, drinking with men, and as an outcast, and on right: the girl studying, i... More

The rake's progress / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

The rake's progress / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain imag...

Illustration shows a group of men identified as "Land Grafter, Politician, Special Privilege, Timber Grafter, Mineral Grafter, Public Utilities, Corporation Lawyer, [and] Tariff Grafter" sitting around a table ... More

On the Bowery, American vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 1920

On the Bowery, American vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 1920

Z49607 U.S. Copyright Office Caption: The bum drinks the alcohol from the cigar lighter. Created and "copyright 1894 by The Strobridge Lith Co, Cin'ti. N.Y." No. 6127. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collect... More

The High Rollers Extravaganza Co.

The High Rollers Extravaganza Co.

34899 U.S. Copyright Office Caption: Initiating a High Roller. Created and "copyright 1899 Courier Litho. Co., Buffalo, N.Y." No. 2693. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

The humours of Belvoir Castle, or the morning after / Woodward del. ; etch'd by Cruikshank., British Cartoon Print

The humours of Belvoir Castle, or the morning after / Woodward del. ; ...

Print shows a number of encounters, in two panels, between men and women either off to bed or awakened to the horrors of the night before: the first, an old man on the arm of an old woman, says, "Och! Long life... More

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th centu...

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions

"Father, dear father, come home with me now!" / K.

"Father, dear father, come home with me now!" / K.

Illustration shows a diminutive man labeled "Taxpayer" tugging on the coattails of a large man labeled "The World" with a globe-like head, who is leaning on the bar in a barroom, clutching a bottle labeled "Inc... More

The drunkard's progress / Kelloggs & Thayer, 144 Fulton St. N.Y. ; E.B. & E.C. Kellogg, 136 Main St. Hartford, Conn. ; D. Needham, 223 Main St., Buffalo.

The drunkard's progress / Kelloggs & Thayer, 144 Fulton St. N.Y. ; E.B...

Print shows an archway of the nine steps of a drunkard's progress, beginning with a man in fancy dress having "a glass with a friend" and then his gradual decline in society with poverty & disease, criminal act... More

After Donnybrook Fair / Melander, photographer. - L.M. Melander & Bro., Chicago

After Donnybrook Fair / Melander, photographer. - L.M. Melander & Bro....

Staged scene in which a man in Irish style clothing appears to be drunk in a rustic cottage. 3183G(?) U.S. Copyright Office. Possibly by Melander and Brother. No. 67.

Between two evils / Gillam [spelled backwards].

Between two evils / Gillam [spelled backwards].

Print shows a shabbily dressed man labeled "Intemperate Drunkard" on the left, a well-dressed man labeled "True Temperance" drinking a mug of beer at center, and a man labeled "Intemperate Teetotaler", wearing ... More

Twenty years in a bar-room / C.J. Taylor.

Twenty years in a bar-room / C.J. Taylor.

Print shows "Father Knickerbocker" standing at a bar at the "Tammany Inn", drinking "Irish Whiskey", with Richard Croker as the bartender, standing behind the bar, offering "Mixed Drinks Croker Style"; a weepin... More

Maw, Paw, and Willie. "I met the funniest fellow, today ..."

Maw, Paw, and Willie. "I met the funniest fellow, today ..."

Four-frame comic strip. Paw enters the room where Maw is standing, saying that he met a funny man. Maw says she knows, because she can smell it on Paw's breath. Inscribed, lower right: A.C. Hutchison, 39 W. 4... More

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

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

A black and white drawing of a man in a hat, 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

Making willow plumes under unsanitary conditions. A dirty home, the father and several friends had been rushing the growler and booze was literally flowing around over table and floor. The father is a truck-driver out of work. The mother, Freddie (11yrs. old) and Antoinette (8 yrs. old) all work $1.50 to $2.00 a week now, "but we make $3.00 a week in summer when we can work all day and not go to school." Vincent Tranutolo, 309 E. 110th St., ground floor. Location: New York, New York (State)

Making willow plumes under unsanitary conditions. A dirty home, the fa...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Tenement homework. Hine no. 2706. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photogr... More

Poster - Don't mix 'em - Public domain lithograph

Poster - Don't mix 'em - Public domain lithograph

Poster showing whiskey bottle, gas pump, and a skull. Date stamped on verso: Mar 27 1937. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angel... More

The drunkards progress. From the first glass to the grave / lith. & pub. by N. Currier.

The drunkards progress. From the first glass to the grave / lith. & pu...

Print shows an archway of the nine steps of a drunkard's progress, beginning with a man in fancy dress having "a glass with a friend" and then his gradual decline in society with poverty & disease, criminal act... More

The drunk / Geo Bellows. - A drawing of a man and a woman dancing

The drunk / Geo Bellows. - A drawing of a man and a woman dancing

Illustration shows a woman struggling with her drunken husband with the aid of her daughter; in the background two small children cower against a bed; there are broken dishes and an overturned chair on the floo... More

Yobayashi no sannin - Public domain Japanese woodblock print

Yobayashi no sannin - Public domain Japanese woodblock print

Print shows three men, one playing a bamboo flute, one beating on a pot, and one carrying a paper lantern, with two boys, one carrying a paper lantern.

The drinkers progress. First intoxication--bachelor's carouse

The drinkers progress. First intoxication--bachelor's carouse

Seven drunk men around table and on floor. 4522E U.S. Copyright Office. No. 1112.

The drinkers progress. He is "cleaned out"

The drinkers progress. He is "cleaned out"

Drunk man with head on table. 4528E U.S. Copyright Office. No. 1118.

Caricature, Running amuck / Keppler., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, Running amuck / Keppler., public domain cartoon image

Illustration shows a drunken Russian man holding a jug of vodka and wildly swinging a bloodly sword at a wasp representing Japan. John Bull and Uncle Sam sit in the background. Illus. in: Puck, v. 56, no. 1446... More

One phase of it / Frank A. Nankivell 1907.

One phase of it / Frank A. Nankivell 1907.

Illustration shows four young people, who are drunk, riding in a speeding automobile driven by "Demon Rum". Illus. in: Puck, v. 62, no. 1589 (1907 August 14), cover. Copyright 1907 by Keppler & Schwarzmann.

Calaveras del montón, número 2, Jose Guadalupe Posada

Calaveras del montón, número 2, Jose Guadalupe Posada

Broadside shows the skeleton of a drunken peon wearing a sombrero, serape, and sandals, holding a bottle of Aguardiente de Parras--a reference to Madero's family's maguey plantation and distillery operation. Th... More

The morning after / Kep. - Public domain dedication image

The morning after / Kep. - Public domain dedication image

Illustration shows Uncle Sam waking up in bed, hungover, with everything in his room caught up in a whirlwind of bottles of alcohol labeled "Stand Pat Booze, Bull Moose Bitters, [and] That's All Wilson", a pitc... More

The canteen or the dive - in the name of decency and common sense, which is best for the American soldier? / Will Crawford.

The canteen or the dive - in the name of decency and common sense, whi...

Illustration shows an Army officer with a woman labeled "W.C.T.U." a clergyman, and a man labeled "Timid Legislator" standing in a doorway, viewing scenes in a canteen, where soldiers are playing chess and read... More

The drunkard's progress / Kelloggs & Thayer, 144 Fulton St. N.Y. ; E.B. & E.C. Kellogg, 136 Main St. Hartford, Conn. ; D. Needham, 223 Main St., Buffalo.

The drunkard's progress / Kelloggs & Thayer, 144 Fulton St. N.Y. ; E.B...

Print shows an archway of the nine steps of a drunkard's progress, beginning with a man in fancy dress having "a glass with a friend" and then his gradual decline in society with poverty & disease, criminal act... More

The big scenic production, Man's enemy by Chas. A. Longdon & Eric Hudson : now in it's 4th year in England.

The big scenic production, Man's enemy by Chas. A. Longdon & Eric Huds...

D3668 U.S. Copyright Office Caption: Only bad men get drunk, don't they? Created and "copyright, 1900, by The U.S. Printing Co., Russell-Morgan Print., Cincinnati & New York." No. 4385. Forms part of: Theatrica... More

Making willow plumes under unsanitary conditions. A dirty home, the father and several friends had been rushing the growler and booze was literally flowing around over table and floor. The father is a truck-driver out of work. The mother, Freddie (11yrs. old) and Antoinette (8 yrs. old) all work $1.50 to $2.00 a week now, "but we make $3.00 a week in summer when we can work all day and not go to school." Vincent Tranutolo, 309 E. 110th St., ground floor.  Location: New York, New York (State)

Making willow plumes under unsanitary conditions. A dirty home, the fa...

Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, economic conditions, children workers, exploitation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

King Alcohol and his Prime Minister

King Alcohol and his Prime Minister

Print shows a man identified as "King Alcohol" and a skeleton representing Death standing on barrels labeled "Strong Beer, Wines, Rum, Gin, Brandies, Whiskies, compounded liquors"; with "social class" and "mode... More

Bed-stocks for intoxication, &c / drawn on stone by R. Bridgens.

Bed-stocks for intoxication, &c / drawn on stone by R. Bridgens.

Print shows two African Trinidadians with their feet locked in stocks; one man has his hands bound behind him, the other man is sleeping; a mask is hanging on the wall in the upper left. Published in: Bridgens... More

[Immune, Alkah Ike on rampage] / O'Neill.

[Immune, Alkah Ike on rampage] / O'Neill.

Title from handwritten notation on mat. No accession number. Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published as comic in: Puck, Oct. 19, 1904. BAR updated record 1989-1994.

Louis Mann & Clara Lipman in The girl in the barracks

Louis Mann & Clara Lipman in The girl in the barracks

Captions: Here's to you my popsy! To the shower bath! La Bardy's chocolates. Created and "copyright 1899 by The Strobridge Litho Co, Cincinnati & New York." Management, Rich & Harris. N.Y. no. 8774. Forms p... More

Louis Mann & Clara Lipman in The girl in the barracks

Louis Mann & Clara Lipman in The girl in the barracks

Captions: Here's to you my popsy! To the shower bath! La Bardy's chocolates. Created and "copyright 1899 by The Strobridge Litho Co, Cincinnati & New York." Management, Rich & Harris. N.Y. no. 8774. Forms p... More

Drunken soldiers tied up for fighting and other unruly conduct

Drunken soldiers tied up for fighting and other unruly conduct

Picryl description: Public domain book scan - American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Louis Mann & Clara Lipman in The girl in the barracks

Louis Mann & Clara Lipman in The girl in the barracks

Captions: Here's to you my popsy! To the shower bath! La Bardy's chocolates. Created and "copyright 1899 by The Strobridge Litho Co, Cincinnati & New York." Management, Rich & Harris. N.Y. no. 8774. Forms p... More

Drunken soldiers tied up for fighting and other unruly conduct

Drunken soldiers tied up for fighting and other unruly conduct

Picryl description: Public domain book scan - American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

The drunkard's progress, or the direct road to poverty, wretchedness & ruin / designed and published by J.W. Barber, New Haven, Conn.

The drunkard's progress, or the direct road to poverty, wretchedness &...

Print shows four scenes of the drunkard's progress: the morning dram (father drinking at 8am, ignoring wife and children), the grog shop (bar room brawls, passed out, vomiting, and drinking customers), the conf... More

A drinking bout - Public domain  drawing

A drinking bout - Public domain drawing

Humorous drawing shows four men seated a table, drinking. A fifth man smiles as he stands guard at the door. The scene probably takes place in Norway. Bayard Taylor traveled through Norway and Scandinavia in 18... More

Drunken soldiers tied up for fighting and other unruly conduct

Drunken soldiers tied up for fighting and other unruly conduct

Picryl description: Public domain book scan - American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Drunken soldiers tied up for fighting and other unruly conduct

Drunken soldiers tied up for fighting and other unruly conduct

Picryl description: Public domain book scan - American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

On the Bowery, American vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 1920

On the Bowery, American vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 1920

Z49606 U.S. Copyright Office Caption: War-cry? Naw! Go chase yourself! Created and "copyright 1894 by The Strobridge Lith Co, Cin'ti., N.Y." No. 6126. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

On the Bowery, American vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 1920

On the Bowery, American vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 1920

Z49607 U.S. Copyright Office Caption: The bum drinks the alcohol from the cigar lighter. Created and "copyright 1894 by The Strobridge Lith Co, Cin'ti. N.Y." No. 6127. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collect... More

Devere's High Rollers Burlesque Co.

Devere's High Rollers Burlesque Co.

Caption: Dining a High Roller girl after the show. Created and "copyright 1898 by The H.C. Miner Litho. Co., N.Y." No. 6156. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

Louis Mann & Clara Lipman in The girl in the barracks

Louis Mann & Clara Lipman in The girl in the barracks

Captions: Here's to you my popsy! To the shower bath! La Bardy's chocolates. Created and "copyright 1899 by The Strobridge Litho Co, Cincinnati & New York." Management, Rich & Harris. N.Y. no. 8774. Forms p... More

The queen's arms, a night's amusement / Maucourt invt. et fecit.

The queen's arms, a night's amusement / Maucourt invt. et fecit.

Four men gathered for an evening of amusement, one appears to be forcing another to drink from a bowl.

Louis Mann & Clara Lipman in The girl in the barracks

Louis Mann & Clara Lipman in The girl in the barracks

Captions: Here's to you my popsy! To the shower bath! La Bardy's chocolates. Created and "copyright 1899 by The Strobridge Litho Co, Cincinnati & New York." Management, Rich & Harris. N.Y. no. 8774. Forms p... More

The High Rollers Extravaganza Co.

The High Rollers Extravaganza Co.

34899 U.S. Copyright Office Caption: Initiating a High Roller. Created and "copyright 1899 Courier Litho. Co., Buffalo, N.Y." No. 2693. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

L'Intérieur du comité révolutionnaire. Scène derniere

L'Intérieur du comité révolutionnaire. Scène derniere

Print shows two men pointing out others among a group of revolutionaries to be arrested, perhaps as a backlash to the reign of terror instigated by Robespierre and his followers. Overlooking the scene from a sh... More

Louis Mann & Clara Lipman in The girl in the barracks

Louis Mann & Clara Lipman in The girl in the barracks

Captions: Here's to you my popsy! To the shower bath! La Bardy's chocolates. Created and "copyright 1899 by The Strobridge Litho Co, Cincinnati & New York." Management, Rich & Harris. N.Y. no. 8774. Forms p... More

The drunkard's progress / Kelloggs & Thayer, 144 Fulton St. N.Y. ; E.B. & E.C. Kellogg, 136 Main St. Hartford, Conn. ; D. Needham, 223 Main St., Buffalo.

The drunkard's progress / Kelloggs & Thayer, 144 Fulton St. N.Y. ; E.B...

Print shows an archway of the nine steps of a drunkard's progress, beginning with a man in fancy dress having "a glass with a friend" and then his gradual decline in society with poverty & disease, criminal act... More