Animal magnetism - A cartoon of a man sitting in a chair talking to an...
A swipe at President Van Buren's independent treasury system and his continuation of the monetary policies of predecessor Andrew Jackson. The artist, clearly in sympathy with the Whigs, links corruption in the ... More
Ultimatum on the Oregon question, Political Cartoon
In his typically jingoist view of Polk's handling of the Oregon question, the artist Edward Williams Clay belittles the self-interested attitudes of Europe toward the dispute. The issue of whether to settle the... More
Grand Presidential sweep-stakes for 1849
The Free Soil sympathies of the cartoonist are evident in his portrayal of the 1848 presidential contest as a race between the three major candidates. The contenders are on the course. Whig candidate Zachary T... More
The late auction at St. Eustatia - by R-- & V--
Print shows the interior of an auction house where Admiral Rodney and General John Vaughan are disposing property seized from citizens on the island of Saint Eustatius which the British captured from the Dutch.
Eclipse & no eclipse or two views of one object
Two scenes showing the differing perceptions of Franklin Pierce's stand on the issue of slavery, as viewed by the North and South. The cartoon is divided vertically by "Mason & Dixon's Line." An arrow identifie... More
A piercing piece of loco foco hocus pocus
The title plays on Franklin Pierce's last name, at the expense of Whig presidential hopefuls Millard Fillmore, Winfield Scott, and Daniel Webster. The print was probably published shortly after the June 1852 Wh... More
Scene at the polls, New York City--Boxes for the distribution of ticke...
Crowd of men gathered around booths with signs "Fremont", "Buchanan", and "Fillmore". Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 2, no. 49 (1856 Nov. 15), p. 353.
The election - Drawing. Public domain image.
Two cartoons showing politicians trying to buy votes. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 1, 1857 Nov. 7, p. 713.
"Dick, hold fast, and see the salvation of god." [Massachusetts campai...
Specimen ballot issued for the 22nd District of Massachusetts (Republican). Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl... More
It appears to me very singular that we three should strike "foul" and ...
Public domain reproduction of art print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Union and liberty! And union and slavery!
An anti-McClellan broadside, contrasting Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln's advocacy of equality and free labor in the North to Democratic opponent McClellan's alleged support of the Southern slave system. ... More
Behind the scenes during American Civil War
Another venomous attack on the Lincoln administration by the artist of "The Commander-in-Chief Conciliating the Soldier's Votes, no. 1864-31," and "The Sportsman Upset by the Recoil of His Own Gun," (no. 1864-3... More
An august convention - Political cartoon, public domain image
The National Union Convention met in Philadelphia in August 1866 to create a political party that would back President Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction program and to elect a new Congress. Here, the convention ... More
Grant to Hayes - I guess that reform bait wont work this side. Better ...
A crude but charming comic send-up of 1876 Republican campaign strategy. Democratic candidate Samuel J. Tilden and an unidentified man stand fishing on the left bank of a river, their basket overflowing with th... More
Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th centu...
Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions
Let the political army have new drums also! / Gillam.
Illustration shows Ulysses S. Grant with his "Grant Boom" band comprised of Samuel J. Tilden, Lucius Q.C. Lamar, Roscoe Conkling, William W. Phelps, David Davis, James D. Cameron, John Sherman, James G. Blaine,... More
The national dime-museum - will be run during the presidential campaig...
Illustration shows a gallery of presidential candidates, clockwise, from bottom left: John Kelly as a card-playing pig, Chester A. Arthur as "The Snake Charmer" charming a snake labeled "Stalwart Vote" with a h... 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
Blaine's letter of acceptance / F. Opper.
Illustration shows James G. Blaine, startled, looking out a window in a building labeled "Star-Routers' Head-Quarters", watching as Puck, standing on a ladder labeled "Public Approval", nails a letter labeled "... More
Good men on a bad platform / Zimmerman.
Illustration shows three men labeled "Wadsworth, Davenport, [and] Genl. Carr" hanging onto each other, standing on "The One Solid Plank" labeled "Financial & Civil-Service-Reform Resolutions" of a shaky platfor... More
Not as heavy as Grover, perhaps, but then I have more lemons / Nelan.
Cartoon showing Harrison using "campaign lemon squeezer" to squeeze political appointees into coins dropping into barrel "campaign fund".
Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th centu...
Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions
Harrison and Reid, and the people
The drawing shows Columbia, the female figure of America, in a feathered crown, standing before a throne atop a pedestal leaning on a fasces. Two of its rods are labeled "S.C." and "Mass.," and are tied togeth... More
"All aboard for the millennium!" / Opper and Keppler.
Print shows "Captain Bill McKinley" standing at the bow of a steamboat labeled "High Protection" and "Monopoly & Co. builders" that has been patched in several places, listing to the stern, and is overloaded wi... More
He starts in with an Austerlitz / Dalrymple.
Print shows William McKinley sitting on a white horse on a cliff, as the brilliant leader of a successful military campaign, with Mark A. Hanna standing next to him, holding a banner that states "Three Cheers a... More
Caricature, Cupid's candidate / F. Opper., public domain cartoon image
Print shows former Benjamin Harrison holding a bouquet of flowers and with a floral garland around his neck, with which Cupid has lassoed him. Illus. from Puck, v. 38, no. 988, (1896 February 12), cover. Copyr... More
He shouldn't have any trouble in choosing / Dalrymple.
Print shows Father Knickerbocker, symbolic figure of New York City, labeled "Greater New York" with a "Vote" in his pocket, deciding between the "Tammany" Tiger (John C. Sheehan?), on the left, representing "Sp... More
"Busted!" / J.S. Pughe. Joseph Pulitzer, Political Cartoon
Print shows William Jennings Bryan carrying a "Cross of Gold", a "Crown of Thorns", and a carpetbag labeled "W.J.B. Speeches" as he walks along railroad tracks headed in the opposite direction of Washington, D.... More
A young head on old shoulders / Keppler.
Print shows Puck tugging on the coattails of Theodore Roosevelt's coat, telling him to think before he speaks; Roosevelt is delivering a campaign speech from a platform. Caption: Puck Governor, don't forget t... More
Puck magazine cover - Heeding history's warning / Dalrymple.
Print shows Admiral George Dewey sitting on a chair amid newspaper headlines proclaiming "Dewey is the Man", "Daily Press. Dewey for President", and "For President George Dewey suggested by Yellow Journals"; th... More
Danish election returns - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Suffragettes, London, George Grantham Bain Collection
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. General information about the George Grantha... More
Caricature, He can't see them / Dalrymple., public domain cartoon imag...
Illustration shows William Jennings Bryan carrying a banner that states "16 to 1 will help you" and Adlai E. Stevenson carrying a banner that states "I ran with Cleveland, vote for me", standing in front of a g... More
Caricature, The "fake" beggar / Keppler., public domain cartoon image
Illustration shows William Jennings Bryan with a prosthesis labeled "Anti-Expansion" attached to the knee on his right leg, which is labeled "16 to 1" and walking with the aid of a wooden cane labeled "Populism... More
President Roosevelt, Speaker Cannon and members of the Republication N...
H48689 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
But you can't make him drink / Keppler.
Illustration shows William Jennings Bryan, his hat falling to the ground and with one foot braced against a water trough, trying to pull a donkey labeled "Democracy" to the trough where the water is labeled "Br... More
"Take your choice, gentlemen" / Keppler., Political Cartoon
Illustration shows Puck standing on a ballot box between President Theodore Roosevelt, who has one foot on the "Constitution", is waving a sword labeled "Militarism" in a threatening manner above his head, and ... More
A chance at last / J.S. Pughe. - Political cartoon, public domain imag...
Illustration shows Alton Parker, David Hill, John Williams, Arthur Groman, Richard Olney, and Grover Cleveland riding on a camel labeled "Reorganization" crossing the "Desert of Bryanism" with William Jennings ... More
President Roosevelt, members of the Notification Committee and guests,...
H48633 U.S. Copyright Office. Library has two copies of this print in the PRES FILE. Copyright 1904 by Underwood & Underwood.
Putting the screws on him / Keppler.
Illustration shows George B. Cortelyou turning a vice to squeeze money for Theodore Roosevelt's campaign from a bloated man labeled "The Trusts". Illus. in: Puck, v. 56, no. 1444 (1904 November 2), cover. Copy... More
Mr. Sisyphus Cortelyou rolling it up / Keppler.
Illustration shows George Cortelyou, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, as Sisyphus rolling a large boulder labeled "Majority for Roosevelt" up a steep hill. Illus. in: Puck, v. 56, no. 1437 (1904 ... More
Hoist, the friend of the comic people / L.M. Glackens.
Illustration shows a vignette cartoon with panels from comic strips featuring Foxy Grandpa, Alphonse and Gaston, Happy Hooligan and the donkey Maud, Buster Brown, and the Katzenjammer Kids around a central pane... More
The professional bridegroom / Keppler., Political Cartoon
Illustration shows William Jennings Bryan as the groom, the "Best Man", both "Usher[s]", the "Bride's Pa", the "Maid of Honor", both bridesmaids, and the priest at a wedding ceremony where he is marrying "Miss ... More
The charliebear / Kep. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows Charles W. Fairbanks as a teddy bear. Caption: Devised by the publicity department of the Fairbanks boom, to counteract the alarming popularity of the teddybear. Illus. in: Puck, v. 61, no. ... More
The one best belle of the ball / L.M. Glackens.
Illustration shows Theodore Roosevelt, William H. Taft, Joseph G. Cannon, Charles W. Fairbanks, and Thomas C. Platt wearing dresses for a ball; Roosevelt has selected Taft as the "best belle of the ball" or the... More
"The winning of the West" / Will Crawford.
Illustration shows William H. Taft on horseback during a tour of the American West where he is making a campaign stop to address a gathering of cowboys, farmers, lumberjacks, and businessmen. Taft's clothing an... More
Extending the olive branch - Drawing. Public domain image.
Taft, presidential candidate, offering olive branch to Senator Joseph Foraker, who opposed many of Roosevelt's policies. "Ohio" on platform. (DLC/PP-1932:0042). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (... More
Like stopping a pig in an alley The president seems to be having a har...
Newspaper clipping of cartoon showing Theodore Roosevelt herding a pig "Delegate" into a pen labeled "The Taft Lot." Cartoon refers to Roosevelt's efforts to wrangle delegates for William Howard Taft in the 190... 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
Parade of unemployed men, carrying signs, New York
A group of men holding signs on a city street. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Protesters] - Public domain demonstration photograph
A group of people walking down a street holding signs. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
'Twas Andy started the ball! - Drawing. Public domain image.
(DLC/PP-1932:0042). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: New York Herald, Feb. 25, 1909.
In the coming era of socialism / Harry Grant Dart.
Illustration shows police breaking up a demonstration by capitalists who are turning the tables on the socialists by demanding their rights. Also shows a capitalist rally in a "Fifth Avenue Dive", socialist thu... More
Socialists, Union Sq. - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The walls of Jericho / Keppler., Political Cartoon
Illustration shows supporters of a "Square Tariff Deal", carried in an ark by "Folk, Clark, Gore, Harmon, [and] Beveridge", march on Jericho, blowing ram-horns labeled "The Voice of the People" causing the wall... More
Roy Shattuck - Public domain photograph, glass negative
Photograph shows Roy L. Shattuck who pled not guilty to charges that he conspired with four other unsucessful Republican candidates to corrupt elections in Terre Haute, Indiana. (Source: Flickr Commons project,... More
[The Voisin brothers, French aviation pioneers. Gabriel Voisin (1880-1...
A couple of men standing next to each other. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Puck magazine cover - Getting his bumps / L.M. Glackens.
Illustration shows a baseball player sitting on one end of a seesaw labeled "1912" and a man labeled "The Politician" being bounced around on the other end, causing him to lose his top hat and papers; standing ... More
The combination / Kep. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows William Jennings Bryan trying to open a safe labeled "The Presidency" using a combination from a sheet of paper labeled "16 to 1, Populism, Anti-Imperialism, Predatory Wealth, [and] Anti-Ever... More
Mrs. Nina E. Allender., Head and Shoulders Portrait
Title transcribed from item. Summary: Nina E. Allender, studio portrait, head and shoulders. The caption on an alternate photograph in the same folder reads: Mrs. Nina E. Allender of Washington, D.C., formerly ... More
Vice Pres't. Marshall - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
Photo shows Vice President Thomas R. Marshall (1854-1925) on street with a crowd, probably in Washington, D.C. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2008)
The day after. Licked, and the world laughs at you! / L.M. Glackens.
Illustration shows a human figure with a large globe for a head looking at a campaign poster labeled "Vote For "William Jenkins the People's Choice" showing a bust portrait of Jenkins that has been pasted on a ... More
Labor Party, First National Covention, Chicago, Ill., Nov. 22, 1919
Public domain image of a historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
[Suffragists demonstrating against Woodrow Wilson in Chicago, 1916]
Title derived by Library of Congress staff. Summary: Photograph of (mostly female) suffrage supporters demonstrating with signs addressed to President Woodrow Wilson while assembled along a street in Chicago. S... More
Campaign in Illinois. One of the big Woman's Party street banners bein...
Title transcribed from item. Summary: Photograph of banner hanging from building. Banner: "Women voters, you have the vote. Get it for all American women. Vote against Wilson. He opposes national woman suffrage... More
CONFEDERATE REUNION. PRESIDENT AND MRS. WILSON; MARSHALL, ETC. REVIEWI...
A crowd of people standing around a clock tower, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955.... More
WOMAN SUFFRAGE PICKET PARADE - Public domain demonstration photograph
A black and white photo of a group of people holding signs, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing,... More
Suffragette pickets at White House, Washington, D.C., 12517 N.Y. Del
Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. General information about the National Photo Company collection is available ... More
LIBERTY LOANS. LIBERTY BELL, REPLICA; 3RD LOAN DRIVE
A black and white photo of a group of people, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. Ge... More
Party watchfires burn outside White House, Jan. 1919.
Title transcribed from item. Summary: Photograph of National Woman's Party watchfire demonstrators standing with banners and fire in urn in front of White House. One banner reads, "President Wilson is deceiving... More
Palmer Committee - Public domain photograph
Two men standing next to each other in front of a building. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Irish Demonstration, 4/1/20 - A black and white photo of a group of pe...
A black and white photo of a group of people holding signs. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Mrs. Guilford Dudley of Nashville with ear trumpet, talking into ear ...
No. CH708. Public domain photograph of politician, meeting, government and politics, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Warren G. Harding - Public domain photograph, glass negative
A black and white photo of a man in a suit. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Irish Demonstration, 4/1/20 - A black and white photo of a group of pe...
A black and white photo of a group of people holding signs. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
C.B. Huntress, children Marion, Douglas, & Jack
Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negatives or negative sleeves. Date from caption list. Caption from caption list: The official handshaker of the Republican campaign. C.B... More
Herald election screen - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
Public domain photograph of department store building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Warren G. Harding - Public domain portrait photograph
Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negatives or negative sleeves. Caption from caption list: The Republican nominee for the Presidency photographed on the links at Chevy Ch... More
Warren G. Harding - Public domain portrait photograph
A black and white photo of a man giving a thumbs up. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
'Tomato Can' radio microphone presented to Smithsonian Institution. Wa...
A black and white photo of a man in a tie. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Picketers at White House with signs: "A Little Child Shall lead them,...
A black and white photo of a group of people holding signs. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Bonus demonstration at Capitol - Glass negative photogrpah. Public dom...
Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negatives or negative sleeves. Date from related negative LC-F8-18648. General information about the National Photo Company collection is... More
Mrs. Coolidge & Girl Scouts, 101723
Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Date from related neg. LC-F8-26950. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. General information about the National Ph... More
Health for Children, The hope of the Future
A group of people riding on the back of a truck. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[President Coolidge with members of National Rehabilitation Committee ...
National Photo Company Collection. Item in album: v. 1, p. 35, no. 29894.
President Elect Gerardo Machado at Mt. Vernon, 41725
Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. General information about the National Photo Company collection is available ... More
Ku Klux Klan parade, 91326 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. General information about the National Photo Company collection is available ... More
Democratic baseball team, 42426
Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. General information about the National Photo Company collection is available ... More
Another election loser pays. Another Al Smith better paid off today wi...
A man pushing a cart with a sign on it. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
From House of Commons. Honorable [...] Brockway, member of the British...
A group of men standing next to each other. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Protesters with signs: "Johnson unfair to labor," "Reinstate Donovan,...
A black and white photo of a group of people holding signs. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Trade talk starts. Prime Minister William McKenzie-King, of Canada, le...
Two men standing next to each other in a room. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Commands VFW, Washington, D.C. Oct. 2. Bernard W. Kearney, of New York...
A black and white photo of a man in a suit. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Newly elected heads of Gorgas Memorial Institute. Washington, D.C., De...
A black and white photo of three men sitting at a table. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
First democrat in 24 Years. Washington D.C. Winner in the November ele...
A black and white photo of a man sitting at a desk, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified data on the negative or negative sleeve. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. General infor... More
Lady lawmakers of into huddle. Washington D.C. July 23. An impromptu m...
A couple of women standing next to each other. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Purge Senators at Democratic Caucus. Washington, D.C., Dec. 31. Intend...
A black and white photo of two men in suits. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Governor-elect of Maryland luncheon guest of President Roosevelt. Wash...
A black and white photo of a man thinking or listening. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
V.P. Garner congratulates Sen. Hattie W. Caraway, Demo. of Ark. on her...
A black and white photo of two people shaking hands. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
City officials hear the speeches made at mass meeting of Works Progres...
Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More