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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

Brussells conference, cartel magnate, Political Cartoon

Cartoon shows a man in German dress "Cartel Magnate" jumping a rope "Brussells Conference" turned by a barefoot man "Cuba" and Republican House Speaker Sereno Payne. The cartoon refers to the 1902 Brussels Suga... More

The Cuban Gordian-Knot - Drawing. Public domain image.

Cartoon shows Theodore Roosevelt and Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne tightening a knot in a cord "Tariff Law 1897 [paragraph] 209 16 Dutch" around the waist of a man "Cuba" holding a "cane knife."... More

[In the interests of humanity and the American sugar refining combine]

Cartoon shows Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne sitting on the Republican side of the U.S. House of Representatives chamber dangling a fishing line over the Democratic side. The fish hook is labeled... More

Theodore Roosevelt - [Star gazing], Political Cartoon

Cartoon shows President Theodore Roosevelt and Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne arm in arm at the end of a pier "Sugar Trust Tariff Law 1897 [paragraph] 209, 16 Dutch." The pier is held up by post... More

[Reciprocal percentage frothy Cuban relief], Political Cartoon

Cartoon shows Theodore Roosevelt and Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne holding full steins of beer. They each spit into an empty stein held by a man representing Cuba. At the foot of the man is a "c... 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

Theodore Roosevelt - Star gazing, Political Cartoon

Cartoon shows President Theodore Roosevelt and Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne arm in arm at the end of a pier "Sugar Trust Tariff Law 1897 [paragraph] 209, 16 Dutch." The pier is held up by post... More

The hemlock cup of the Republican Socrates / Kep.

Illustration shows the Republican elephant labeled "G.O.P." about to drink from a cup labeled "Reciprocity", with him are several men labeled "Root, Sherman, Cannon, La Follette, Crane, Lodge, Payne, Dick, Gall... More

Why not wear brogans? Shoes are too small

Cartoon shows Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne standing on two documents, "Tariff Law 1897 [subsection mark] 209, 16 Dutch % reduction enrich sugar trust," and "Annexation policy, assist Cuba, do n... 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

Our "Abdul the damned" / Kep. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows Joseph G. Cannon as the cruel, autocratic Sultan of the Turks, Abdülhamid II, sitting on a throne, smoking a hookah labeled "Obstruction", as two men, in the background, dressed as Turks labe... More

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

The minority / L.M. Glackens. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows several congressmen labeled "Gardner, Champ Clark, De Armond, Sulzer, Goldfogle, Ollie James, Fitzgerald, [and] Burton Harrison" and others engaged in a brawl on the floor of the House of Rep... More

Then he (Thayer) went away back - and sat down

Cartoon shows Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne and a Republican elephant sweating in the top of a tree labeled "Sugar Trust." The roots of the tree are labeled "Dutch Standard," "Cartel," and "Boun... 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

The uplifting of Cuba - Political cartoon, public domain image

Cartoon shows Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne and Republican Congressmen Robert Morris, Francis Griffith Newlands, Henry Allen Cooper, and James Albertus Tawney pulling on a rope to lift a bucket ... More

Caricature, Putting it up to him / K., public domain cartoon image

Illustration shows a oversized man labeled "Capitol", possibly Sereno E. Payne, sitting on a throne, holding a large cake labeled "Tariff Graft"; a smaller man labeled "Labor" is standing next to him, holding a... 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

The guns of reciprocity - Political cartoon, public domain image

Cartoon shows Theodore Roosevelt sitting in front of the U.S. Capitol reciting his June 13, 1902 message to Congress. On the left is a Cuban cannon firing a shot through a rolled sheet of paper, "Cuban reciproc... More

Reciprocal percentage frothy Cuban relief, Political Cartoon

Cartoon shows Theodore Roosevelt and Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne holding full steins of beer. They each spit into an empty stein held by a man representing Cuba. At the foot of the man is a "c... 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

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

The great national game - last match of the season to be decided Nov. ...

Print shows a sandlot baseball game of presidential hopefuls with James G. Blaine pitching to Chester A. Arthur, with Samuel J. Tilden behind the plate and Roscoe Conkling as umpire, at first base is Benjamin F... More

The true inwardness of the Tilden boom - the democratic tribes clamor ...

Illustration shows Samuel J. Tilden as Moses with two rays of light emitting from his forehead, standing with his back to a mountainside where some rocks look like barrels labeled with "$", and a sign that stat... More

The Presidential recruiting-office / Gillam., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows the interior of a recruiting office for the presidency with Uncle Sam and Puck examining potential recruits against a height chart labeled, from low to high, "Notoriety, Popularity, Capabilit... More

[Congressional puzzle: - find Cuba in the cartoon]

Cartoon shows a ticker tape machine labeled "Tariff Law 1897 Dutch Standard." On the right the head of the American Sugar Refining Company, Henry O. Havemeyer surrounded by three overstuffed bags labeled "Sugar... More

[The uplifting of Cuba] - Political cartoon, public domain image

Cartoon shows Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne and Republican Congressmen Robert Morris, Francis Griffith Newlands, Henry Allen Cooper, and James Albertus Tawney pulling on a rope to lift a bucket ... More

[Why not wear brogans? Shoes are too small]

Cartoon shows Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne standing on two documents, "Tariff Law 1897 [subsection mark] 209, 16 Dutch % reduction enrich sugar trust," and "Annexation policy, assist Cuba, do n... More

The leader of the minority / Keppler.

Illustration shows Uncle Sam trying to get the attention of Joseph G. Cannon who is talking with Joseph B. Foraker and Sereno E. Payne in the House chamber, as a large hand labeled "The Big Interests" wearing "... 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

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

Too many leaders / Gillam. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows a winter scene with a soldier labeled "Democracy" standing in front of a road sign that points in four directions "Free Trade, To Tariff Reform, To Protection, [and] No Policy", between his f... More

A lenten dream / J. Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows a mermaid labeled "Presidency" swimming in water with a clear view of the fish that are attracted to her. Depicted are David Davis, Grover Cleveland, Joseph E. McDonald, Benjamin F. Butler, R... More

Theodore Roosevelt - Sweetly monopolized, Political Cartoon

Cartoon shows a wealthy man "Sugar Trust" holding a cloth (?) labeled "Reciprocity" in his fist. Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne, a skeleton representing Cuba, and Theodore Roosevelt all pull on ... More

Cuban relief, U.S. labor laws ..., Political Cartoon

Cartoon shows Republican House Speaker Sereno Payne as a messenger delivering a sheet of paper "Cuban relief. U.S. labor laws. U.S. immigration law. 20% reduction reciprocity. April 1, '02" to a barefoot man "... More

[For better protection, wear blinders], Political Cartoon

Cartoon shows Theodore Roosevelt and Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne walking arm in arm between two billboards, "Help Cuba grant 25% reduction and double stock," and "Notice! Help Cuba remove Dutc... More

George Hunt - Passing everything on the road / J. Keppler.

Illustration shows a street on a winter's day, crowded with horse-drawn sleighs, some of which are attempting to get ahead of the others. On the left, a sleigh labeled "J. Gould" carrying Gould, Whitelaw Reid, ... More

Congressional puzzle: - find Cuba in the cartoon

Cartoon shows a ticker tape machine labeled "Tariff Law 1897 Dutch Standard." On the right the head of the American Sugar Refining Company, Henry O. Havemeyer surrounded by three overstuffed bags labeled "Sugar... More

The Cuban Gordian-Knot - Political cartoon, public domain image

Cartoon shows Theodore Roosevelt and Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne tightening a knot in a cord "Tariff Law 1897 [paragraph] 209 16 Dutch" around the waist of a man "Cuba" holding a "cane knife."... More

Treed at last - Political cartoon, public domain image

Cartoon shows Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne, the head of the American Sugar Refining Company, Henry O. Havemeyer, and a Republican elephant in the top of a tree labeled "Sugar Trust." The roots ... More

The fair trade minute men / Keppler.

Illustration shows Sereno E. Payne in the role of British Major John Pitcairn, commander of an occupying troop of British soldiers in Massachusetts in 1775, standing before a group of Patriots under the banner ... More

The great national game - last match of the season to be decided Nov. ...

Print shows a sandlot baseball game of presidential hopefuls with James G. Blaine pitching to Chester A. Arthur, with Samuel J. Tilden behind the plate and Roscoe Conkling as umpire, at first base is Benjamin F... More

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

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

Blundering in a perilous position / Gillam.

Illustration shows a camel that has collasped under the weight of it's burden labeled "Amendments" and Samuel J. Randall who is riding on top; concerned travelers include John Kelly, Samuel J. Tilden, Henry Wat... More

[Then he (Thayer) went away back - and sat down]

Cartoon shows Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne and a Republican elephant sweating in the top of a tree labeled "Sugar Trust." The roots of the tree are labeled "Dutch Standard," "Cartel," and "Boun... More

For better protection, wear blinders, Political Cartoon

Cartoon shows Theodore Roosevelt and Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne walking arm in arm between two billboards, "Help Cuba grant 25% reduction and double stock," and "Notice! Help Cuba remove Dutc... More

[Sereno Payne robbing a safe] - Political cartoon, public domain image

Cartoon shows Republican Speaker of the House Sereno Payne standing on a crate "1902" in front of a safe he has broken into. In the safe, labeled "Republican Pledges 1897 not to be opened until 1922," are comp... More

In the interests of humanity and the American sugar refining combine

Cartoon shows Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne sitting on the Republican side of the U.S. House of Representatives chamber dangling a fishing line over the Democratic side. The fish hook is labeled... More

Sugar trusts profits, Dutch standard hill

Cartoon shows Theodore Roosevelt, Republican Speaker of the House Sereno Payne, Long, and a man holding a sugar beet pushing a barrel "Sugar Trust Profits" up a hill "Dutch Standard Hill." A man at the top of t... 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

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