Uncle Josh's nightmare / motion picture
"On a set of a man's bedroom, a woman can be seen helping a middle-aged man to retire. As soon as he falls asleep, an apparition appears at the edge of the room. The man begins to grapple with the vision and fe... More
Dream of a rarebit fiend. "I always like to sit in the corner of a car...
Eight-panel comic strip shows a man seated in the corner of a streetcar to avoid being crowded. In subsequent panels he is joined by three fat people and the car gradually tips over. He awakes in the last pan... More
[A Russian woman is having a nightmare showing disasterous defeats of ...
Signed on block with chop. Includes extensive Japanese text. Descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Nihon banzai hyakusen hyakushō : Long l... More
The trust promoter's nightmare / J.S. Pughe.
Illustration shows a man, possibly Robert A. Ammon, waking up from a nightmare that shows a criminal labeled "Miller" and "520 per cent" breaking stones in a prison. Earlier in the year, William F. Miller confe... More
Il sogno di Pantagruel Grossi - Public domain print
Italian political cartoon shows Alexander II, Emperor of Russia, as Pantagruel, asleep in his bed with a doll labeled "Bulgaria" in his arms. He is having a nightmarish dream with frightening visions who demand... More
The Czar sees his forces returning
Print shows Nicholas II waking from a nightmare showing the battered and wounded Russian forces returning from battle with the Japanese. Descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print spec... More
Smelling out a rat; or the atheistical-revolutionist disturbed in his ...
Print shows Richard Price seated at a desk, he turns to look over his right shoulder at a vision of an enormous Edmund Burke, his spectacles, nose, and hands emerge from the haze, a crown in one hand and a cros... More
Le cauchemar Jeu jeu jeune homme, prends ces gou gou gouttes.
Print shows an author lying on a bed being comforted by a friend after being accused of plagiarism by Truth hovering overhead; on the left is a male figure wearing a horned crown labeled "Plagiar[...]; on the l... More
Political Quixotism shewing the consequences of sleeping in patent mag...
Print shows President Jackson, sword in hand, during a nightmare, fighting a hydra with many fierce heads labeled "U.S. Bank", "Deposits", "Bribery", "Pensions", "[...] of the People", and "Corruption of the [.... More
Here I am a mile from the North Pole and no cigarettes / Silas.
Nine panel cartoon shows four men near the North Pole desperate for a cigarette. The final panel shows a man waking up from the nightmare and smoking a cigarette. Cartoon is a precursor for McCay's long runnin... More
Comfort of a Bed of Roses, British Cartoon Print, James Gillray
Charles Fox, in bed with his wife, having a nightmare. To the right, Napoleon jumps to the bed from a cannon with the words "Pour subjugeur le Monde" inscribed on the muzzle; behind him are seen pikes and a ban... More
The latest thing in nightmares / J.S.P.
Illustration shows a frightened man lying in bed, pulling up a blanket labeled "The Senate"; he sees in the darkness the spectacles and toothy grin of President Theodore Roosevelt. There is a glowing lamp on a ... More
Caricature, Their nightmare / C.J. Taylor., public domain cartoon imag...
Print shows David B. Hill and Charles F. Crisp lying awake in a bed, suffering the nightmare of a spirit dragon labeled "Third Term". Illus. from Puck, v. 38, no. 969, (1895 October 2), cover. Copyright 1895 b... More
Horrible nightmare of a worthy old gentleman / Kep.
Illustration showing "G.F. Hoar" having a troubled sleep due to writing on his bedroom wall, as stated at the Ohio Republicans convention in Columbus, Ohio, April 1900: "We have faith in American patriotism, ch... More
Puck magazine cover - "Politics makes strange bedfellows" / Dalrymple.
Print shows the ghost of the British Lion reacting with fear at finding an "Irish American" and a "German American" in a bed labeled "Anti Anglo-American Alliance". Illus. from Puck, v. 45, no. 1156, (1899 May... More
Dreams of a Russian general - Public domain portrait drawing
Print shows a Russian general standing among ruined gabions dreaming of surrender to the Japanese and being disgraced. Descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06... More
The sculptor's nightmare / motion picture
At a political club, the members debate whose bust will replace that of Theodore Roosevelt. Unable to agree, each goes to a sculptor's studio and bribes him to sculpt a bust of the individual favorite. Instead,... More
[A Russian woman is having a nightmare showing disasterous defeats of ...
Signed on block with chop. Includes extensive Japanese text. Descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Nihon banzai hyakusen hyakushō : Long l... More
The artist's dilemma / magic tricks
From Edison films catalog: The scene opens in an artist's studio, the artist asleep in his chair. A large old fashioned clock opens and a young lady comes out and awaking the artist, requests him to paint her p... More
Puck magazine cover - Kipling's terrible nightmare / Kep.
Illustration shows Rudyard Kipling sitting up in his bed, pulling the covers up for protection, on the nightstand is an inkpot labeled "Hatred"; he is dreaming of the "Anglo-German Alliance" which shows Edward ... More
El sueño de la razon produce monstros
Print shows man seated at a table, his head cradled in his arms, as if asleep. Behind him appear owls, bats and wolves. Illus. in: Caprichos de Goya, plate 43.
Il sogno di Pantagruel Grossi - Political cartoon, public domain image
Italian political cartoon shows Alexander II, Emperor of Russia, as Pantagruel, asleep in his bed with a doll labeled "Bulgaria" in his arms. He is having a nightmarish dream with frightening visions who demand... More
The Czar sees his forces returning
Print shows Nicholas II waking from a nightmare showing the battered and wounded Russian forces returning from battle with the Japanese. Descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print spec... More
Puck magazine cover - Bad dreams / Frank A. Nankivell.
Illustration shows a sleeping, bloated man labeled "Protected Monopolist" shying away from a turkey labeled "Income Tax" that appears to have risen from the remains of the Thanksgiving Day dinner labeled "High ... More
The business man's perpetual nightmare / Dalrymple.
Print shows a businessman asleep in a bed with the spirit of a two-headed congressman labeled "House" and "Senate" howling at his bedside, trying to ruin his sleep with "War Talk!, Extravagant Talk!, Appropriat... More