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A rebel guerrilla raid in a Western town / Th. Nast.

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 6, no. 300 (1862 Sept. 27), pp. 616-617.

"Stop Thief!" / Th: Nast. - A drawing of a group of men playing a game...

Illustration shows William "Boss" Tweed and members of his ring, Peter B. Sweeny, Richard B. Connolly (stumbling over the curb), A. Oakey Hall, Tom Fields, James H. Ingersoll, and James Fisk, Jr. joining a crow... More

Tweed-le-dee and Tilden-dum / Th. Nast.

Boss Tweed, as policeman, wearing uniform of convict, holding two boys by the collar with one hand, and holding up billy club with the other. Reform Tweed: "If all the people want is to have somebody arrested, ... More

In memoriam--our civil service as it was / Th. Nast.

Cartoon showing statue of Andrew Jackson sitting on hog atop tomb, "To the victors belong the spoils--A. Jackson". Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1877 April 28, p. 325.

The tearful convention / Th. Nast., Political Cartoon

Political cartoon mocking the National Union Convention of August 1866, showing Gen. Darius Couch of Massachusetts with Gov. James Orr of South Carolina; below, President Andrew Johnson cries as he reads about ... More

Southern justice and the president's veto of the military government b...

Prints show a statue of a snake-haired man wearing a toga with a CSA belt holding a scale tipping in favor of the south; the unjust results of trials involving southerners and northerners; and depictions of atr... More

The man with the (carpet) bags / Th. Nast.

Caricature of Carl Schurz carrying bags labeled, "carpet bag" and "carpet bagger South." Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, v. 16, (1872 November 9), p. 880. Ref. copy in SSF(Gr) - RECONSTRUCTION (1863-1877) CARTOONS.... More

It is only a truce to regain power ("playing possum") / Th. Nast.

Horace Greeley with "C.S." (Carl Schurz?) coaxing an Afro-American to shake hands with two men, one wearing hat labeled "Ku Klux Klan" and one wearing hat labeled "Tammany," who are hiding weapons behind their ... More

(Dis-) "honors are easy." Now both parties have something to hang on /...

Cartoon showing Republican elephant hanging onto Democratic tiger which is hanging onto Chinaman's pig-tail who is hanging onto branch of Liberty Tree which is being uprooted to topple all over cliff into rocky... More

Uncle Sam's Thanksgiving dinner / Th. Nast.

Uncle Sam carving turkey at large table surrounded by men, women and children of different races; centerpiece is labeled "self-government/universal suffrage". Wood engraving by Thomas Nast. Illus. in: Harper's ... More

Peace secure - safe and protected / Th. Nast.

Columbia, holding an olive branch, stands tall next to a massive gun barrel on and over which doves sit and fly, in the background, a soldier stands guard beneath the American flag waving in the breeze. Illus. ... More

The new Indian war Now, no sarcastic innuendoes, but let us have a squ...

Native man, "This is the Noble Red Man", standing on a chest of drawers between Carl Schurz, of the "Interior Department", and General Philip Sheridan, of the "War Department"; a peace pipe extends from his poc... More

The (Indians) Interior Department coming to its senses ; We are strong...

Two cartoons, the left image showing Secretary Schurz saying to Indians, "Wilful waste makes woful [sic] want." The right image showing an "iron-clad" and fort made of playing cards surrounded by text: "We are ... More

A Rebel guerrilla raid in a western town / Th. Nast.

Print shows a raid on a western town by a group of Confederate guerrillas who are abusing and executing the citizens, destroying property, and stealing whatever they can carry away. Illus. from: Harper's weekl... More

"The halt"--a scene in the Georgia campaign / Th. Nast.

Illustration shows soldiers outside of house with woman and three children at door. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1866 June 30, p. 401, bottom illustration. "From a painting by Thomas Nast."

Music evening at the Capitol grounds, Washington D.C. / Drawn by T. H....

Microfilm copy of wood engraving after Nast. Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, 1870 July 23, p. 472. No reference copy. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

Out of the Ruins / Th. Nast.. 19th century, Library of Congress collec...

Cartoon showing Pres. Grant helping female personification of America out of the wreckage of Wall Street, saying "I am glad to see that you are not seriously hurt. The houses in this 'Street' have been shaky an... More

After the battle - The Rebels in p[ossession] of the field / Th. Nast.

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 6, no. 304 (1862 Oct. 25), pp. 680-681.

The President of the United States and his Cabinet for 1872(?) / Th. N...

Illustration shows at center and under heading "'We Propose' (When things blow over) When?" William M. Tweed standing, holding a paper labeled "Political Economy by Boss Tweed", and in his shadow John T. Hoffma... More

The "long and "short" of it is a general "bust" up in the "street" / T...

Explosion blowing up Northern Pole R.R. Co., the Bank of Inflation, Fire and Brimstone Company, etc. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 17, 1873 Oct. 11, p. 904.

Stranger things have happened. Hold on, and you may walk over the slug...

Cartoon showing Thomas F. Bayard holding on to tail of Democratic donkey, which is going over cliff, and man standing by Republican elephant, which is lying on ground; the White House in background, with flag "... More

"Move on!" Has the Native American no rights that the naturalized Amer...

A policeman ordering a Native man to "move on" away from a voting polls around which are clustered stereotyped "naturalized" Americans. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 15, no. 747 (1871 April 22), p. 361. Refere... More

"Any thing for revenge!" - a la commune / Th. Nast.

Group of men trying to pull down "The Republican column", a monument dedicated to U.S. Grant, Abraham Lincoln, the Union, and incidents related to the Civil War. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 16, no. 813 (1872... More

Out of one into another? U.S. "Now don't be frightened into that trap"...

Cartoon relating to Republican defeat of Tammany Hall candidates in 1875 elections. Uncle Sam is warning elephant ("Republican vote") to avoid entering "Reformed Tammany Hall", having just emerged, sweating, fr... More

The queen of industry, or the new south / Th. Nast.

Cover illustration shows a man labeled "King Cotton" leaning against a bale of cotton and stomping on the back of a slave in 1861, textile mills spewing smoke as African Americans pick cotton in 1882, and Colum... More

The British lion disarmed / McLoughlin R(?) sc. ; Th. Nast.

Columbia, holding clippers labeled "Alabama claims", is clipping the claws of the "British" lion; a British flag flies above a fort on cliff in the background with American ships at sea on the left. Illus. in: ... More

The Greek slave / Th. Nast. wood engraving, Library of Congress

Cartoon showing Irish-American man handcuffed to stump, "Tammany rum", with slave driver standing behind him, surrounded by other illustrations of Irish-American men working and "slave drivers." Illus. in: Harp... More

The "BRAINS" that achieved the Tammany victory at the Rochester Democr...

Boss Tweed represented as having a money-bag face. Another identifying feature is the $15,500 diamond stickpin. Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, 1871 Oct. 21, p. 992. Ref. copy may be in BIOG FILE. This record conta... More

Hold the fort The spirit of the war revived ; The war was not, and sha...

Print shows ghostly Union soldiers standing behind graves outside a fort with Washington, D.C. in the background. Published in Harper's weekly, v. 20, no. 1032, 1876 October 7, pp. 812-813. Ben and Beatrice Go... More

A Soldier's lot is not a happy one / Th. Nast.

Soldier guarding starving Indian. Caption continues: "The rations of the Indian having been reduced, the military must prevent him from helping himself, and must guard him till he starves to death." Illus. in: ... More

Colored rule in a reconstructed(?) state / Th. Nast.

Cartoon showing members of the South Carolina Legislature in argument in the House, with Columbia rebuking them, saying "You are aping the lowest whites. If you disgrace your race in this way you had better tak... More

The emancipation of the negroes, January, 1863 - The past and the futu...

Below rays of "Emancipation," a scene of African Americans enjoying a comfortable home life is flanked by scenes of the past, including the selling and abuse of slaves, and scenes of the future, including educa... More

Robinson Crusoe making a man of his Friday / Th. Nast.

Caricature about the attempts to civilize the American Indian. President Ulysses Grant is Crusoe and the American Indian is Friday. Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, 1870 Feb. 12. This record contains unverified, ol... More

Compromise with the South - Dedicated to the Chicago Convention / Th. ...

Picture showing Confederate and Yankee shaking hands over grave. Tombstone reads: In Memory of the Union-Heroes who fell in a use-less war. Columbia is kneeling at the grave. Wood engraving after Nast. Illus. i... More

Franchise. And not this man? / Th. Nast.

Columbia speaking, with hand on shoulder of Civil War soldier, who lost a leg in the war. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1865 Aug. 5, p. 489.

[A group of vultures waiting for the storm to "Blow Over" - "Let Us Pr...

Illustration shows William "Boss" Tweed and members of his ring, Peter B. Sweeny, Richard B. Connolly, and A. Oakey Hall, weathering a violent storm on a ledge with the picked-over remains of New York City. Tit... More

The Herald of relief from America / Th. Nast.

Woman, on shore of Ireland, holding up a sign for help to American ships; her foot rests on rock enscribed "we are starving". Family huddled behind her. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1880 Feb. 28, p. 129.

Compromise with the South - Dedicated to the Chicago Convention / Th. ...

The press, the field, the sketchbook / Th. Nast.

Illustration shows various scenes showing a Harper's Weekly correspondent and artist at work in the field, sketching views and gathering information on the battlefield, in camp, and of contraband; two medallion... More

Making caps / Th. Nast. wood engraving, Library of Congress

Woman sewing soldiers' caps. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 10, no. 489 (1866 May 12), p. 293.

The apple of discord at the Geneva tribunal / Th. Nast.

"William Tell" shooting arrow of peaceful arbitration from bow of settlement at man with apple labelled "Alabama claims" on his head as crowds observe. The last scene of the William Tell tragedy shows Tell lift... More

[Cartoon relating to Republican defeat of Tammany Hall candidates in 1...

Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, 1875 Nov. 20. Reference copy may be in LOT 4405. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Tammany Hall; Pol. elections...; Cartoons, US Nov... More

A belle savage, Columbia (receiving congratulations from all parts of ...

Columbia holding papers of congratulations from William Von Bismarck, Alexander II, V.E. Manuel, United States, Austria, and Poland. Behind her stand some of the men from whom she received the papers. A jester ... More

"When the Spring-time comes, gentle"--Indian! Polygamous barbarian: "M...

Top illustration satirizing "reported alliance between the Mormons and Indians". Bottom illustration shows Jewish refugees from Russia with their belongings, in a marine terminal in the United States. Illus. in... More

Street scene in London--winter evening / Ts. Nast.

Crowded London street with food vendors, children in rags, and well-dressed men and women passing by. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1859 April 2, p. 212.

Slavery is dead(?) / Th Nast. - A black and white picture of a group o...

Two illustrations showing: Slave being sold as punishment for crime, before Emancipation Proclamation; and African-American being whipped as punishment for crime in 1866. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1867 Jan. 12, p. 24.

Our common schools as they are and as they may be [Anti-catholic, anti...

Nast, Thomas, artist. Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, v. 14, (1870 February 26), p. 140. Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Caption card tracings: Cartoons; Schools; Church and state.

What the colored race have to be thankful for / Th. Nast.

African American man preaching at pulpit in church. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 30, no. 1562 (1886 Nov. 27), p. 769.

The color line is broken / Th. Nast.

Wood engraving shows Negro holding Democratic ticket over ballot box. Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, v. 21, (1877 December 8), p. 972. Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Caption card tracin... More

The European plan / Th. Nast. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Maréchal MacMahon of France, using scissors labeled "Canal", is cutting a map of North and South America on which the Mason-Dixon line has been drawn through the Isthmus of Panama; John Bull stands to the left ... More

Innocence abroad (in search of a copyright) / Th. Nast.

Illustration shows Mark Twain holding a copy of Prince and the Pauper as he stands at the border of Canada surrounded by vegetables and a barrel of flour, after Canada denied copyright for Prince and the Pauper... More

Oscar Wilde on our cast-iron stoves. Another American institution sat...

Cartoon showing Oscar Wilde jumping from hot stove. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1882 Sept. 9, p. 575.

America for the Red Man. The most practical way of solving the Indian ...

One illustration, on page with advertisements, showing Indian pointing to dock with sign "steamers for Europe" with crowds of people departing. Another illustration showing man carrying North Pole. Illus. in: H... More

Our standard (gauge) adopted all over the union / Th. Nast.

Cartoon, on the celebration of the final conversion of broad gauge railroad tracks in the South to the standard gauge railroad tracks in the North, showing three men holding U.S. flag at front of locomotive. Il... More

Policy: a kick in the right direction / Th. Nast.

Vulture kicking another vulture (holding "canal ring" and N.Y. Board' files) out of the "Deomocratic Party" offices. Cartoon by Thomas Nast. Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, 1875 May 8, p. 388. Ref. copy may be in L... More

Peace insecure - afraid for her life / Th. Nast.

Columbia, clutching a dove to her breast, cowers beneath mock fortifications, a log for a gun barrel, a scarecrow for a soldier, along the coast of America; the flag, upside down, a sign of distress, meekly flu... More

[Composite of scenes at the end of the Civil War, including homeward m...

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1865 Jan. 25, [392-393]

Historic examples of Southern Chivalry - Dedicated to Jeff. Davis / Th...

Composite of scenes of Confederates committing atrocities upon Negroes and Union soldiers. Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, v. 7, (1863 February 7), p. 88-89. Title and other information transcribed from caption car... More

Romish politics - anything to beat Grant / Th. Nast.

Caricature of "Irish Roman Catholic invader", who is telling Horace Greeley: "The Y.M.C.A. want the Bible in the public school, assuming that this is a Christian country. We want the Priest, the Brother, and th... More

Bottom Facts / Th. Nast.. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

Editorial cartoon showing diver looking about murky ocean bottom caption reads "House Naval Committee, in trying to get some evidence of corruption on the part of Robeson (George Maxwell Robeson, 1829-1897, Sec... More

Trying to bully and browbeat each other / Th. Nast.

James G. Blaine as rhinoceros to Perry Belmont as badger: "I hope you will treat me as a gentleman. I am not in a police court to be badgered". Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, v.26 (1882 May 13), p. 301. Reference ... More

Liberty is not anarchy / Th. Nast.

Print shows the hands of Columbia(?) holding, in her left hand, a sword labeled U.S., and in her right, a handful of anarchists. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 30, no. 1550 (1886 September 4), p. 564.

Honi-Soit-Qui-Mal-Y-Pense / Th. Nast.

Political cartoon concerning the International Rifle Match between the U.S. and Ireland; British Lion tells Unicorn (holding "the law with regard to bearing arms in Ireland") to "Give him (Uncle Sam as Eagle ca... More

"News" in Washington / Th. Nast.

Spotted Tail, an Indian, telling Ulysses S. Grant that the press had published statements, to the effect that the Indians had stigmatized the Secretary of the Interior and Commissioner of Indian Affairs as liar... More

A financial lesson / Th. Nast.. 19th century, Library of Congress coll...

Uncle Sam as eagle confronting John Bull (as lion) with sheet of "American Securities". Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, 1876 Aug. 19. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracin... More

Every dog...has his day - Red gentleman [Indian] to yellow gentleman [...

African American in bg., resting on cotton bale, says "my day is coming." Illus. in: Harper's weekly, (1879 Feb. 8), cover. Ref. copy may be in SSF (Gr) - Predjudice and Antipathies. This record contains unveri... More

Which color is to be tabooed next? / Th. Nast.

Cartoon concerning Irish and Chinese immigration to the United States, showing "Fritz" and "Pat" seated at table talking. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1882 March 25, p. 192.

"The Noble Red Man" / Th. Nast.

Caricature of Indians stalking settlers cabin with intent of "bloody murder." Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, v. 22, (1878 August 10), p. 625 (incl. masthead of t.p.). Ref. copy in SSF(Gr) Indians cartoons. Title a... More

Tilden's "Wolf at the door, gaunt and hungry" - Don't let him in / Th....

Children trying to keep wolf, with collar "Democrat", and tag, "foreign Roman church," out of door with sign "The public-school system is the bulwark of the American republic and for its security the applicatio... More

On the move / Nast.. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

Sitting Bull to female personification of Canada: "Weep not, Great Mother; I must...go back to the liars and cheats" [of the U.S.] Illus. in: Harper's weekly, (1879 March 22), p. 232. Ref. copy may be in SSF - ... More

[Composite of scenes at the end of the Civil War, including homeward m...

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1865 Jan. 25, [392-393]

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