Puck magazine cover - "Killed in committee" / J.S. Pughe.
Illustration shows Nelson W. Aldrich as a large spider on a cobweb labeled "Senate Committee Room" spread between the U.S. Capitol and a "Standard Oil" tower, on which several flies labeled "Anti-Trust Bill, Fr... More
George Woodward - A ticklish feat / K.
Illustration shows President Taft balancing a cone of papers labeled "Administration" and showing the Republican elephant, on his nose; struggling to get in the cone is "Ballinger" while already inside are "Elk... More
Bringing in the Teddy-turk / K.
Illustration shows a chef labeled "Special Privilege" holding a large platter on which rests a huge turkey with the face of Theodore Roosevelt; he is about to place the platter on a table around which sit sever... More
A bad outlook for harmony / L.M. Glackens.
Illustration shows President Taft struggling to conduct an orchestra composed of two groups of musicians, on the left, playing the "Eastern Conservatism" on stringed instruments are "Root, Crane, Smoot, Depew, ... More
The leader / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows President Taft leading the Republican elephant in circles creating a rut; among those riding the elephant are Joseph G. Cannon, Nelson W. Aldrich, and James S. Sherman. Illus. in: Puck, v. 6... More
A herculean task / J.S. Pughe. - Political cartoon, public domain imag...
Illustration shows Theodore Roosevelt as Hercules wearing a lion skin and holding a sword, facing a nine-headed hydra, each head identified as that of a senator, its tail labeled "U.S. Senate". Illus. in: Puck... More
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
The flying dutchman / Kep. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows a ship labeled "Republican Machine" with Nelson W. Aldrich at the helm and Henry C. Lodge, Joseph G. Cannon, Boies Penrose, James S. Sherman and Chauncey M. Depew hanging on. The ship is star... More
Nelson W. Aldrich / F. T. Stuart.
Portrait print showing Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich, head and shoulders, facing slightly left.
Simple solution of the Panama labor problem / Ehrhart.
Illustration shows a frenzy of activity as many politicians and capitalists join the labor forces to construct the Panama Canal; Theodore Shonts, chairman of the Isthmian Canal Commission, is standing on the ri... More
Shadowed! / L.M. Glackens. - Public domain portrait print
Illustration shows Joseph G. Cannon, holding a rifle, with John Dalzell and Nelson W. Aldrich, operating a moonshine still at the opening to a cave in a wilderness area; a retort is connected to a barrel labele... More
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
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
Puck magazine cover - Discharged as cured / Albert Levering.
Illustration shows a man labeled "Consumer" walking with crutches labeled "Free Oil" and "Free Hides", and heavily wrapped with bandages labeled "Free Valerianic, Free Cerium, Free Acorns, Gambier, Fossils, Fre... More
Home from the wars / Kep. - Public domain dedication image
Illustration shows Nelson W. Aldrich as a medieval warrior returned home from battles in far-away lands; he is greeted by a robust, full-bosomed woman labeled "Privilege" with a large money bag hanging at her s... More
The Republican evangelist / Keppler., Political Cartoon
Illustration shows Theodore Roosevelt as an evangelist preaching from "My Policies" in a tent with "Sherman, Cannon, Aldrich, Ballinger, Aldridge, Barnes, [and] Woodruff" sitting on the left, and "Depew, Lodge... More
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"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 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 crafty traders and the easy Indians / Will Crawford.
Illustration shows Joseph G. Cannon and Nelson W. Aldrich dressed as a frontiersman labeled "Licensed Trader[" offering trinkets labeled "Pauper-Competition Scare, Steady-Work Yarn, Prosperity-For-All Bluff, Ca... More
The false loves of chantecler / Keppler.
Illustration shows President Taft as a rooster with members of his flock labeled "Tawney, Ballinger, Aldrich, [and] Cannon", as well as James S. Sherman, under his wings. In the background, on the left, the sun... More
Unto them that hath / J.S. Pughe.
Illustration shows an elephant labeled "G.O.P." holding a tambourine labeled "Stand Patism" and handing out free baskets labeled "Tariff Graft" containing a turkey, duck, or chicken to ragged figures labeled "C... More
A pretty high bar to clear / J.S. Pughe.
Illustration shows a group of republicans trying to push, pull, and coax the Republican elephant labeled "G.O.P." to jump a hurdle on a race course; William B. Allison stands on the far side of the hurdle, Phil... More
Puck Magazine Illustration - Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.
A book with a picture of a man riding a horse, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Portraits and news photographs by Washington, D.C.-based firm, showing people, events, architecture in Washington,... More
Always look a gift-horse in the mouth / K.
Illustration shows Nelson W. Aldrich standing next to a horse labeled "Central Bank" which he is apparently offering to Uncle Sam who is inspecting the horse's teeth labeled "Wall St. Interests". Illus. in: Pu... More
The recent flurry in the Senate / J.S. Pughe.
Illustration shows a scene on the Senate floor with several Senators engaged in a free-for-all around a signpost labeled "Rail Road Interests"; watching the melee from the "Visitors' Gallery" is Joseph R. Burton.
Arms and the men / J.S.P. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows President Theodore Roosevelt standing on one side of a scaffold, holding a large sculpted arm with a huge stick labeled "The Big Stick" for placement on a large sculpture of a female figure l... More
If Moses came down to-day / Kep.
Illustration shows an angry mob of capitalists, businessmen, and politicians, some shaking their fists at Moses, who is standing on the left holding a tablet with "The Ten Commandments". Caption: Chorus of "Co... More
In the Republican dark-room / L.M. Glackens.
Illustration shows President Taft as a photographer working in a darkroom illuminated by a small red light labeled "Public Support", developing glass plates labeled "Progressive Measures", one labeled "Tariff R... More
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
Uncle John / Frank A. Nankivell 1906.
Illustration shows John D. Rockefeller, full-length, dressed up as Uncle Sam, admiring himself in a mirror. Uncle Sam is sitting on the left in his underclothes with the an eagle perched next to him. A much lar... More
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
Sucking the good out of them / Kep.
Illustration shows President Taft as a hen sitting on eggs labeled "Reform Measures" on a nest that is infested by rats labeled "Cannon, Aldrich, Gallinger, [and] Smoot". Caption: If the trustful hen doesn't w... More
George Woodward - Republican voters' revolt / Albert Levering.
Illustration shows a wave labeled "Republican Voters' Revolt" crashing into the dining room of a ship where republicans "Cannon, Payne, Taft, Knox, Sherman, Root, Aldrich, Woodruff, Dalzell, Crane, Wickersham, ... More
George Woodward - The voice of the ocean / K.
Illustration shows President Taft sitting on the seashore with a cluster of seashells around him that are labeled "H. Taft, Sherman, Knox, Aldrich, Ballinger, Root, [and] Cannon"; he is holding two labeled "Cha... More
The chariot race / apologies to U. Checa.
Illustration shows a chariot race with "Miss Democracy driving" a team of democratic donkeys labeled "Dem. Congressional Campaign" and President "Taft" driving a team of white horses labeled "Rep. Congressional... More
Declaring a dividend / Keppler., Political Cartoon
Illustration shows a band of pirates on a beach, gathered around their booty of treasure chest and bags of gold coins. Among the pirates are John D. Rockefeller and John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Henry H. Rogers, He... More
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
"James" / Kep. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows Joseph G. Cannon handing a shoe labeled "Stand Pat" to James S. Sherman who is shining shoes labeled "Conservatism, Reactionary, Special Privileges, [and] Vested Interests"; an unidentified m... More
Like a Chinese play, it goes on forever / Frank A. Nankivell.
Illustration shows a Chinese play taking place on a small stage with Joseph G. Cannon and Nelson W. Aldrich offering two small doll-like figures labeled "Small Dealer" and "Consumer" to a dragon labeled "High P... More
Puck magazine cover - The easy umpire / Will Crawford.
Illustration shows a battered diminutive football player labeled "The Plain People" telling President Taft, as an umpire, that a player labeled "Aldrich" for the opposing team is playing a dirty game, breaking ... More
George Woodward - If anybody should ask him / Keppler.
Illustration shows President Taft as Alexander the Great accompanied by James S. Sherman, Sereno E. Payne, Nelson W. Aldrich, Joseph G. Cannon, and George W. Wickersham, standing before Uncle Sam, shown here as... More
George Woodward - The little god of love / K.
Illustration shows President Taft as a blindfolded cupid labeled "Party Solidarity" and wearing a quiver labeled "Harmony", against a backdrop of a large red heart; he is holding strings attached to four birds ... More
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The infant Hercules and the Standard Oil serpents / Frank A. Nankivell...
Illustration shows Theodore Roosevelt as the infant Hercules fighting large snakes with the heads of Nelson W. Aldrich and John D. Rockefeller. Illus. in: Puck, v. 59, no. 1525 (1906 May 23), cover. Copyright ... More
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
The Republican convention / L.M. Glackens., Political Cartoon
Illustration shows at the Republican National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, Theodore Roosevelt is passing the pike of "Policies" to William H. Taft, as "The New Mahout", sitting on the Republican elephant la... More
The building of the ark / Keppler.
Illustration shows a group of men, scoffers, labeled "Tillman, Elkins, Penrose, Crane, Lodge, Depew, Gallinger, Aldrich, [and] Sherman" watching four men labeled "Cummins, Dolliver, Gore, [and] La Follette" con... More
The siren song of partisanship / Keppler.
Illustration shows a galley labeled "Government Of, By, and For the People" sailing past rocks labeled "Bossism" where other ships have wrecked, drawn by "Party Solidarity" sung by Republican sirens "Connors, A... More
The coming lava / L.M. Glackens., Political Cartoon
Illustration shows in the left background, "Mount Sam" erupting, spewing lava labeled "Revolt Against Cannonism, Havens' Victory in New York, Indiana Upheaval, Increased Cost of Living, Demand for Lower Tariff,... More
"Here's your hat! What's your hurry?" / K.
Illustration shows Uncle Sam handing top hats to Eugene Hale and Nelson W. Aldrich outside the doors of the "U.S. Senate". Illus. in: Puck, v. 67, no. 1734 (1910 May 25), cover. Copyright 1910 by Keppler & Schwarzmann.
Where will it strike next? / K.
Illustration shows a comet labeled "Allds Investigation" striking a planet labeled "Albany Legislature" causing it to explode among planets labeled "Aldrich, Penrose, Payne, Vreeland, Dalzell, Cannon, Hitchcock... More
Bearers of evil tidings / Kep with apologies.
Illustration shows a man labeled "Protected Monopoly" lying on a bench in an Egyptian temple, with a large bloody sword labeled "Closed Mills" with which three man have been slain, one labeled "Labor", each lyi... More
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again! / Keppler.
Illustration shows a large man labeled "Monopoly", standing behind a panel, reaching around with his right arm, holding a diminutive figure labeled "Aldrich" who is pointing to an image labeled "What will happe... More
Nothing left but a statue / K. - Political cartoon, public domain imag...
Illustration shows a troop of soldiers wearing red coats, some labeled "Clothing Trust, Franchise Grabber, Food Trust, [and] Land Trust", marching past Daniel Chester French's sculpture "The Minute Man". Among ... More
Belshazzarfeller's feast / J.S. Pughe., Political Cartoon
Illustration shows John D. Rockefeller as Belshazzar sitting on a throne above a group of capitalists and politicians enjoying a feast of such dishes as "Draw Back Bon-Bons, Fruits of Monopoly, [and] Rebate Plu... More
All time heap much trouble, wow!! / Keppler.
Illustration shows a group of senators dressed as Native Americans in a war dance around a totem pole with the face of President Theodore Roosevelt carved at the top.
Under control / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows Nelson W. Aldrich as a fire chief telling fire fighters Stephen B. Elkins, Joseph G. Cannon, Sereno E. Payne, and Jacob H. Gallinger to send a fire engine labeled "Lower Tariff" back to the s... More
The runaway / L.M. Glackens. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows a runaway pig labeled "The Tariff Issue" dragging Joseph G. Cannon behind it; they are being chased by John Dalzell, Nelson W. Aldrich, Sereno E. Payne, and James S. Sherman. There is an over... More
At the keyboard / Kep. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows Nelson Aldrich and J.D. Rockefeller sitting at a keyboard overlooking Congress in session at the U.S. Capitol; Rockefeller is holding a "Prompt Book" as Aldrich plays the instrument; they are... More
Puck magazine cover - Another Saint Patrick? / L. Glackens.
Illustration shows President William H. Taft as Saint Patrick wearing a miter with the spectacles and grin of Theodore Roosevelt on it, and carrying Roosevelt's big stick wrapped in "His Policies", striding ash... More