"Independence Day" of the future / C.J. Taylor.
Print shows a future 4th of July celebration where women have gained suffrage and equality; it shows young and old women ringing a bell labeled "Equal Rights", as women emerge from underground and participate i... More
"And John, he pays the freight" / F.M. Hutchins.
Print shows Queen Victoria holding up an infant labeled "Little New Duke of York. Christening Robe Cost £300." She presents the baby to John Bull who is holding a paper that states "Heavy Expense Account - Roya... More
The chorus of the newly-converted communists / Dalrymple.
Print shows Benjamin Harrison playing the "Communists' Chorus" on a large pipe organ, with "Tom Reed" and "McKinley" singing along; all are wearing liberty caps. Includes text of the chorus, which laments "The ... More
The rival May parties / Dalrymple., Political Cartoon
Print shows hopeful presidential candidates dancing around the "Republican Presidential Nomination" maypole, hanging onto ribbons labeled "New York" (Levi P. Morton), "Maine" (Thomas B. Reed), "Indiana" (Benjam... More
Now for his third term leap - Public domain banknote scan
"Fall Elections 1895" on broken trapeze. No publication information. (DLC/PP-1934:0123). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).
Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th centu...
Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions
Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th centu...
Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions
Sentimentality - Drawing. Public domain image., Political Cartoon
Satire on the vanity of extreme indulgence in pets. "To the memory of those who might have been saved" on monument. No accession number; "1628F" and "4 Apr '47" on verso. No publication information. Forms part ... More
The grand old game of tit for tat / Dalrymple.
Print shows Uncle Sam, looking obstinate and pointing his finger at some point between the "Germany Home Market" and the "France Home Market", as he responds to their complaints. He is standing on the left, at ... More
The financial fakir fooling the farmers / J.S. Pughe.
Print shows a man wearing a sash labeled "Harvey" with a horn attached, standing on a platform with stacks of books, pointing to a board that states "Coin's Financial School - Declare fifty cents Silver to be W... More
Our American girls are capturing the House of Lords / C.J. Taylor.
Print shows a group of women in a gallery "Reserved for American Wives of English Lords" holding strings attached to crowns on the heads of their husbands in the House of Lords. Illus. from Puck, v. 38, no. 98... More
"Step up to the captain's office and settle!" / F. Opper.
Print shows Uncle Sam at a cashier's window labeled "U.S. Treasury" next to a notice that states "Pay Your Income Tax Here - No Escape for Millionaire Tax-Dodgers". Russell Sage, Hetty Green, and George J. Goul... More
Puck magazine cover - His battle-ground / C.J. Taylor.
Print shows William E. Chandler, former Secretary of the Navy under President Arthur, saluting from a trapdoor in the floor where he is in hiding; red-stained papers labeled "Plan of Campaign Against England" b... More
The sea-serpent season upon us again / F. Opper.
Print shows a "Sensation Press" reporter standing on the shore near "Gray Gables", Grover Cleveland's summer home at Cape Cod, pointing to a sea serpent labeled "3d Term Twaddle". Caption: The latest and most ... More
"Let us have peace" / C.J. Taylor.
Print shows President Grover Cleveland and British Prime Minister Robert Cecil, Lord Salisbury, dressed as Natives, smoking peace pipes filled with "Common Sense Tobacco"; sitting with Cleveland, also dressed a... More
Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th centu...
Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions
Puck's labor-saving suggestion for Cupid's summer work / C.J. Taylor.
Print shows a vignette cartoon with Puck, at top center, manipulating an electric bow-shooting device, which sends arrows toward couples in the surrounding vignettes, where they are sitting beneath trees on the... More
Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C., Political Cartoon
A black and white drawing of a man and a woman, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Portraits and news photographs by Washington, D.C.-based firm, showing people, events, architecture in Washington... More
It never loses its popularity / Ehrhart.
Print shows a young man and a young woman sitting on a love seat, he holds her hand and appears ready to propose to her, while behind them question marks labeled "Tariff Question, Chinese Question, Armenian Que... More
The silver-tongued ventriloquist and his dummies / F. Opper.
Print shows a "Silver Mine Owner" as a "silver-tongued ventriloquist" sitting on a box labeled "16 to 1" on a stage, with William Jennings Bryan as a dummy sitting on his lap, holding papers labeled "Free Silve... More
Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C., Political Cartoon
A drawing of two women on a pier with umbrellas, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Portraits and news photographs by Washington, D.C.-based firm, showing people, events, architecture in Washingto... More
Puck magazine cover - Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.
A magazine with a cartoon of a man and a woman, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Portraits and news photographs by Washington, D.C.-based firm, showing people, events, architecture in Washington... More
Atlas Joe; or, the fearful responsibilities of a self-appointed manage...
Print shows newspaper editor Joseph Pulitzer as Atlas, supporting a globe labeled "American Affairs, English Affairs, African Affairs, Cuban Affairs, [and] South American Affairs" on his back, sitting at a desk... More
He did it all / F. Opper. - Victorian era public domain image
Print shows a vignette cartoon with President McKinley standing at center holding a hat labeled "Inexhaustible Prosperity Hat" and a magic wand, behind him are "Joshua" and "Moses" who has beams of light emanat... More
Papa's pet / Dalrymple. - Public domain portrait engraving
Print shows President McKinley as a father showing favoritism by holding an infant labeled "High Protective Tariff", while ignoring another infant labeled "Financial Question" crying in a high chair. Illus. fr... More
Attacking him in broad daylight / Dalrymple.
Print shows a large policeman labeled "Civil Service Reform" holding a nightstick labeled "Public Opinion", and standing outside a building labeled "Public Offices"; he is about to be assaulted by two diminutiv... More
Caricature, Time nearly up / Keppler., public domain cartoon image
Print shows Uncle Sam standing on American soil next to the docks of the "U.S.A. and Cuban S.S. Line", looking over his shoulder at Cuba in flames. Caption: Uncle Sam It's a good rule, when you're mad, to cou... More
The new field of labor for the up-to-date divine / Dalrymple.
Print shows the "Rev. Dr. N. Dorser" sitting at a table writing testimonials about the quality of various products, such as the "magnificent House Cleaning number" of a magazine, and "Before Using" and "After U... More
His contribution to the Christmas gayety / Keppler.
Print shows President McKinley with an enormous white elephant labeled "Philippines" wearing an eye patch labeled "Aguinaldoism" behind him, speaking to the 55th Congress; many of the congressmen react with fea... More
The duty of the hour; - to save her not only from Spain, but from a wo...
Print shows a female figure labeled "Cuba" holding the Cuban flag, caught in a frying pan labeled "Spanish Misrule" that is being held above flames labeled "Anarchy" raging between fighting factions labeled "In... More
Social hypocrisies, and the painful scenes they save us from / F. Oppe...
Print shows a vignette cartoon showing men and women in various social situations where politeness overrides one's actual emotional response, maintaining decorum and preventing a social disaster. Illus. from P... More
Puck magazine cover - Puck Christmas / Harrison Fisher '98.
Print shows Puck standing next to a camera, dangling marionette figures of well-dressed men before a woman holding a lorgnette, reclining on a seat across the room. Illus. from Puck, v. 44, no. 1136, (1898 Dec... More
The yellow pest - putting its nose into everything / Dalrymple. Joseph...
Print shows President William McKinley sitting at a desk, holding a large paper that shows "President McKinley's War Policy". A newspaper reporter, most likely Joseph Pulitzer", leaning through an open window a... More
The old "Americanism" good enough / Keppler.
Print shows Pope Leo XIII climbing the dome of the U.S. Capitol, carrying a cross; Uncle Sam tell him to come down from there.
Puck magazine cover - Bryan's thanksgiving / Dalrymple.
Print shows William Jennings Bryan chasing a turkey labeled "Nov. Election"; the tail feathers of the turkey are labeled with the states of the union, Bryan has managed to pull out the one labeled "Nebraska". ... More
Not so bad / Frank A. Nankivell '99.
Print shows two fashionably dressed women, a mother and her daughter, attending a football game. Caption: Mrs. Newcome (her first game) Oh! isn't it awful? Horrible! Why, they will kill that man underneath! /... More
Caricature, A division of labor / Keppler., public domain cartoon imag...
Print shows the British Lion labeled "England" lying in the foreground with a concerned look on its face, while in the background, a man labeled "France" is talking on the telephone to a man labeled "Russia", o... More
Our busy old women / J.S. Pughe. Joseph Pulitzer
Print shows a large monument constructed "A.D. 1898" showing statues of President William McKinley labeled "Administration", General William R. Shafter labeled "Army", and Admiral George Dewey labeled "Navy", a... More
The idol of the aunties / Dalrymple. Joseph Pulitzer
Print shows Emilio Aguinaldo standing at center, wearing military uniform, and holding a flag and a sword, around him are many old men dressed as women, supplicating themselves and tossing roses at his feet, am... More
Caricature, The old story / Keppler., public domain cartoon image
Illustration shows a monkey wearing a plumed hat labeled "European Powers" and a cat wearing clerical robes labeled "Missionary" in front of a fireplace, the cat is reaching a paw toward the flames and a chestn... More
Caesar up to date / Ehrhart. - Public domain dedication image
Robert Van Wyck, in body of water, holding onto ice blocks "ice trust", and saying to man wearing helmet and holding up life preserver "Tammany machine power", "Help me, Cassius, or I sink!" Illus. in: Puck, v.... More
Caricature, A sad case / Dalrymple., public domain cartoon image
Illustration shows Puck massaging the scalp of a deranged-looking Richard Olney who is sitting on a bench in a padded cell in the "Hopeless ward for incurables" and holding a rattle of William Jennings Bryan as... More
Puck magazine cover - Our beloved German-American / D.K.
Illustration showing a well-dressed man sitting in a chair, reading a newspaper with the headline "American Politics", through large spectacles labeled "Made in Germany"; he is smoking a cigar(?) through a larg... More
Easter / Frank A. Nankivell. - Drawing. Public domain image.
Special Easter edition cover, in a very art nouveau style, shows a woman performing a magic trick by making Easter eggs and other prizes flow from a piece of paper rolled up like a cone; also a young girl with ... More
Caricature, The "living" issue / Keppler., public domain cartoon image
Illustration shows William Jennings Bryan pulling on strings attached to a skeleton labeled "16 to 1" trying to make it jump like a wooden toy. Caption: Bryan They say it's dead! Can't you see it move? Illus.... More
The spider and the three silly flies / J.S. Pughe.
Illustration shows William Jennings Bryan as a large spider labeled "Free Silver" with three flies labeled "White, Schurz, [and] Godkin" caught in his web labeled "16 to 1," "Anti-expansion," "Chicago Platform"... More
Thanks to whom thanks are due / Dalrymple.
Illustration shows President William McKinley, standing, leading a toast to a dejected William Jennings Bryan sitting in a chair labeled "Guest of Honor"; seated around the table are, among others, "Teddy" Roos... More
A hard game of "follow your leader" / Keppler.
Illustration shows William Jennings Bryan leading a donkey labeled "Dem" loaded down with a platform, including bunting, labeled "Democratic Platform" and boxes labeled "Anti-expansion," "Anti-trust," and "Free... More
The promised feast / J.S. Pughe., Political Cartoon
Illustration shows President William McKinley, on the left, offering up a steaming plate of bloated male figures labeled "Commercial Trusts" and, on the right, William Jennings Bryan offering up a similar plate... More
The same old game / J.S. Pughe.
Illustration shows Senator Mark Hanna grabbing Uncle Sam by the coat collar and gesturing toward Senator George Edmunds hiding behind a door in a building labeled "Ship Builders' Trust"; protruding from Hanna's... More
He shouts for Bryan, but this is the way he will vote / Dalrymple.
Illustration shows Richard Croker as the Tammany Tiger, dressed in formal wear and wearing a sash labeled "Tammany," proclaiming that he/Tammany supports William Jennings Bryan for president while, behind his b... More
Catching the celestial ballot / Frank A. Nankivell '99.
Illustration showing two Irishmen discussing a portrait of George Washington. Signed on stone in lower right. Caption: Clancy I wonder whoi Washington wore a pigtail? Casey Sure, oi dunno! Mebby Chinamin hod... More
The coming struggle / Keppler. - Drawing. Public domain image.
Illustration shows President Roosevelt as a knight on horseback carrying a lance labeled "Reciprocity" facing a giant ogre labeled "Infant Industries" and leaning on a club labeled "Dingley Tariff"; in the back... More
The modern Samson / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows a man labeled "Riotous Striker" pushing down pillars labeled "Order, Law, Capital, Labor, Enlightenment, [and] Progress" causing a building (or temple) to crash down upon itself. Caption: He... More
Willing to compromise / Frank A. Nankivell.
Illustration shows a native king sitting on a throne, speaking with his advisors about the presence of a missionary on the coast. Caption: "Your Majesty," said the right-hand man of the native king, "there is ... More
A hint to the Democratic platform makers / Keppler.
Illustration shows several men identified by last name "Hill, Jones, Olney, Clark, Bailey, Shepard, Watterson, [and] Lamont" carrying planks of lumber which are identified as Democratic policies from previous e... More
Love's course among the crowned heads / Ehrhart.
Illustration shows Alfonso XIII, the young King of Spain, holding onto the robe of Pope Leo XIII, with his mother, María Cristina, standing next to him on the viewing stand as young women are presented to him a... More
Eastward ho! - Drawing. Public domain image.
Britannia, a female figure dressed in armour and holding a trident, introduces India, depicted as a young woman, elegantly dressed in native costume, to Lord Kitchener. India keeps her eyes cast to the ground,... More
Caricature, Small praise / Gallaway., public domain cartoon image
Illustration shows a salesman telling an old farmer that the "Reaper" on display will do as much work as "five hired-men"; the old farmer responds that he can do more than that by himself. Caption: Agent This... More
Caricature, A capitol nuisance / Keppler., public domain cartoon image
Illustration shows President Theodore Roosevelt sitting at a desk that is overwhelmed with papers requiring his immediate attention; reaching through the stacks of paper is a large hand labeled "Public Receptio... More
A hard baby to bring up / Keppler.
Illustration shows an unruly infant labeled "Arbitration" is sitting, crying in a high chair, Oscar Straus, as a nurse, is measuring out a spoonful of "Anti-Strike Tonic", and a puzzled "Dr. Hanna" is standing ... More
A strenuous reciprocity counter, Political Cartoon
Cartoon shows a boxing sugar beet "Producers" punching Theodore Roosevelt labeled "Reciprocity Champion" with fists labeled "Teller Investigation" and "Reciprocity Resolution Cuban Congress Nov. 28, '02." Ro... 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
A hint to organized labor / J.S. Pughe.
Illustration shows a well-dressed man labeled "Walking Delegate" wearing sandwich boards that state "Notice to Businessmen - This is to certify that the Labor Trust, like all other Trusts, has been duly Incorpo... More
Theodore: I think I'll walk / William H. Walker 1902.
Cartoon showing Theodore Roosevelt sliding off the back of a beleagured looking elephant labeled "GOP" and whose hind legs drag ball-and-chains labeled "Cuba" and "High Tariff", he says, "I think I'll walk". "T... More
The European Partingtons / J.S. Pughe., Political Cartoon
Illustration shows John Bull, representing "England", and a line of European rulers with the attributes of the Nicholas II "Russia", William II "Germany", Franz Joseph I "Austria", Emile Loubet "France", Victor... More
Puck magazine cover - Defining the doctrine / Keppler.
Illustration shows a young boy labeled "Venezuela" complaining to Uncle Sam about the presence of a German battleship; Uncle Sam explains to him that the Monroe Doctrine will protect him from violence, but that... More
As the law stands / J.S. Pughe.
Illustration shows a wealthy old man as a passenger in an automobile driven by his chauffeur, they are racing through the countryside during a cross-country auto race and have struck several pedestrians who are... More
China safe - for the present / J.S. Pughe.
Illustration shows an eagle labeled "Germany" and the Russian Bear relaxing after eating, there are bones labeled "Shan-Tung" and "Manchuria" at their feet. Caption: Russia and Germany Of course we want peace... More
A timely warning / J.S. Pughe. - Public domain dedication image
Illustration shows the Republican elephant wearing a hat labeled "G.O.P." and "High Protective Tariff" and a swimsuit labeled "Tariff-Protected Trusts", wading offshore toward huge waves labeled "Public Patienc... More
The modern Cincinnatus, who will not leave his plough / J.S. Pughe.
Illustration shows former president Grover Cleveland as "Cincinnatus" plowing a field; an elderly woman labeled "Democracy" is standing in the field, holding a paper which states "Cleveland's letter of retireme... More
The Bliss-Palma idea of equity La idea de equidad de Bliss-Palma.
Cartoon shows a figure of Justice with two heads, those of Special Envoy to Cuba Tasker Bliss and President of Cuba Tomás Estrada Palma. Justice holds a scale "Reciprocidad" (Reciprocity.) On the left are weigh... More
Puck magazine cover - Merely another figurehead / Kep.
Caricature showing Richard "Boss" Croker nailing figurehead of M'Clellan to ship "Tammany". Illus. in: Puck, v. 54, no. 1391 (1903 Oct. 28), cover. Copyright by Keppler & Schwarzmann.
Spite can not budge it / Kep. - Drawing. Public domain image.
Illustration shows General Nelson A. Miles trying to push over a monument that states "To the Army in the Philippines in Recognition of a Difficult Task, Well Done". Illus. in: Puck, v. 53, no. 1368 (1903 May ... More
The only way out - fighting them with their own weapons / Keppler.
Illustration shows a larger-than-life-size man, the representative for the "Employers Union", who gestures toward a sign on a wall around a construction site, the sign states "Notice - The right to lock out is ... More
In unions there is strength! / J.S. Pughe.
Illustration shows a man labeled "Employer's Union" and a man labeled "Workingman's Union" drinking a toast while sitting on the back of a man sprawled on the ground, clutching papers labeled "Bribes" and "Brok... More
Puck magazine cover - Merely another figurehead / Kep.
Illustration shows Tammany Hall boss Richard Croker as a pirate nailing a new figurehead labeled "McClellan" to the bow of a ship labeled "Tammany"; the old figurehead labeled "Van Wyck" lies on the ground.
Caricature, Rubbish / Ehrhart., public domain cartoon image
Illustration shows four legislators dropping their "Bluff Legislation, The Original Trust Buster, Combination Crusher [and] Anti-Trust Bill" into a barrel labeled "Receptacle for Anti-Trust Bills" before enteri... More
Hold on Teddy, lets talk it over / Donahey.
Newspaper clipping of cartoon showing Theodore Roosevelt shooting pistols at the feet of a man labeled "Railroads." Cartoon referes to Roosevelt's efforts to regulate railroads. Signature: Donahey. From Cleve... More
The poor man's candidate / Ehrhart., Political Cartoon
Illustration shows President Theodore Roosevelt standing on a reviewing stand, holding hat in raised right hand as a large group of capitalists, industrialists, and financiers wearing the tattered clothing of t... More
Mars triumphant / Keppler. - Public domain dedication image
Illustration shows Mars, the Roman god of war, sitting on a throne with his arms folded across his chest and a sword resting on his lap, he is illuminated by a ray of light beaming from above; at center a broke... More
Caricature, Not quite ready / Keppler., public domain cartoon image
Print shows the Russian Bear sitting at a table, carving a large roast beef labeled "Siberian Railway", serving pieces on the table are labeled "Enlarged Navy", "New Spheres of Influence", and "Better Financial... More
Puck: "Congratulations, Mr. President; they wanted you" / Keppler.
Illustration shows Puck reaching from the Puck Building to the White House to congratulate Theodore Roosevelt for winning the presidential election; they are shaking hands. Illus. in: Puck, v. 56, no. 1445 (19... More
Wanted: an occupant / J.S. Pughe., Political Cartoon
Illustration shows several vignettes that illustrate the difficulty of catching a vice presidential candidate, including offering some "Possible Premiums", such as a "Cabinet Portfolio", a "Carnegie Hero Pensio... More
The good old days / Kep. - Drawing. Public domain image.
Illustration shows President Theodore Roosevelt sitting in a chair labeled "Presidency" with a fasces behind his left shoulder and with a gag labeled "Civil Decency" in his mouth; he is looking at a spirit of h... More
A Christmas call / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows Mars, the Roman god of war, with bandages on his head, arm, and foot, sitting in his tent with a map of "Manchuria" on the small table next to him; hanging on the wall behind him are his helm... More
The game of life / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows a young man with a "B.A." diploma in his pocket, leaving various sports equipment on the ground behind him, as he strides foward into a bright future; the world, in the shape of a globe, appe... More
The Benodellocinch / K. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows Benjamin B. Odell with two heads as he acts in the capacity of "Governor" of New York and as "Chairman Rep. State Com." with the governor side wielding a quill pen labeled "Veto Power" over p... More
The way of the transgressor is-- / J.S.P.
Illustration shows a large bull labeled "Beef Trust" wearing a crown, sitting on its haunches, with its front hooves crushing a "Cattle Raiser" and a "Consumer"; a jester labeled "Anti-Trust Laws" is flogging i... More
The Hoosier Don Quixote / J.K. after Doré.
Illustration shows Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks as Don Quixote, he is standing with shield and lance next to a well on which stands a suit of armor labeled "Indiana Organization", to the right of Fairban... More
A cabinet that could afford it - Drawing. Public domain image.
Illustration shows eight men and one woman sitting and standing around a table, each is identified with a Cabinet position: J.P. Morgan as "Sec'y Navy", Thomas W. Lawson as "Sec'y War", Thomas F. Ryan as "Att'y... More
Puck magazine cover - The American Samson / J.S. Pughe.
Illustration shows Theodore Roosevelt as Delilah with a broken pair of shears, one side labeled "Senate" and the other labeled "House"; behind, reclining on a bed is "Samson", a long-haired old man labeled "The... More
The waters of reciprocity / K. - Political cartoon, public domain imag...
Illustration shows Leslie M. Shaw riding on a hobby horse labeled "Shaw's Orations", calling out to fleeing citizens in a valley to stand their ground in the face of a weakening "Stand-Pat Dam" in the backgroun... More
Ready for the next / Keppler. - Drawing. Public domain image.
Illustration shows Uncle Sam as a matador wiping the blood off his sword after dispatching a bull labeled "Beef Trust" in a bullring with a portly man labeled "Monoply" anxiously leaning over the wall. Illus. ... More
Will the white slave have a Lincoln? / Ehrhart.
Illustration shows a man labeled "'Independent' Labor" tied to a post labeled "Organized Tyranny" and being whipped by a man labeled "Professional Entertainer"; in the background, a factory is burning. Illus. ... More
The morning after / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows a bald eagle bruised and battered, standing on a pile of spent fireworks, following the celebration of the fourth of July. Illus. in: Puck, v. 57, no. 1479 (1905 July 5), cover. Copyright 19... More
Seeing the old year out / Keppler.
Illustration shows a group of men gathered around a table for a banquet as an old man labeled "Lost Reputation" departs and a cherub labeled "1906" arrives. Illus. in: Puck, v. 58, no. 1504 (1905 December 27),... More
Overheard in the "twilleries" - Drawing. Public domain image.
A young, slender woman wearing a hat with a cock's tail converses with an older, heavyset woman dressed in a hat, embellished with a sporran. They stand in the Tuileries, a public garden. Inscribed below title... More
Football in 1906 / J.S. Pughe. - Political cartoon, public domain imag...
Illustration shows a lighthearted look at the game of football as though it were played by dainty men of effeminate natures.
On to Washington! / Kep. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows a large hot air balloon with Theodore Roosevelt's face, flying a banner that states "Republican Congressional Candidates", and carrying a basket overflowing with election hopefuls labeled "Ca... More