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1902 finds the helm in safe hands / Keppler.

Illustration shows President Theodore Roosevelt, dressed for rough seas, standing at the helm labeled "Ship of State", with a firm grip on the wheel. Illus. in: Puck, v. 50, no. 1296 (1902 January 1), cover. C... More

Waiting for scraps from the Thanksgiving table / Dalrymple.

Print shows Richard Croker sitting at a table, sharpening a large knife; there is a turkey labeled "Patronage of Greater N.Y." on a platter on the table. A small a dog labeled "Platt", sitting on a hassock next... More

Down in the world / C. Hassman.

Illustration shows European leaders from England, France, Italy, Japan, Russia, Germany, Austria, and Turkey, among the crowd enjoying the entertainments at the "Casino Del' Europe". Illus. in: Puck, v. 60, no... More

The modern Colossus. Eighth wonder of the world

Martin Van Buren's inability to bridge the distance between the "Conscience," or abolitionist, Whigs and conservative Democrats is portrayed as his downfall in the 1848 presidential race. Van Buren led the Free... More

The plan, or a scene in the French cabinet, Sepr. 1779, British Cartoo...

Cartoon shows Benjamin Franklin standing, center, holding a copy of the "Plan" which calls for draining of the "British Ocean" to facilitate an invasion by French troops; in his other hand are strings connected... More

"He made some hootch and tried it on the dog"

An old man with a scraggly goatee, holding a partially eaten sandwich and a bottle, looks at his dog in amazement as the animal's back hunches, his eyes cross and his hair stands on end. Caption label from exhi... More

Triomphe de Marat - A cartoon of a group of people holding signs

Jean Paul Marat with crown of laurel leaves carried on shoulders of man around whom others are crowded; celebrating his acquittal by Revolutionary Tribunal.

The "Boy of the period" stirring up the animals

Print shows a caricature of financier Jay Gould, left, who attempts to corner the gold market, represented by bulls and bears in a cage. On Black Friday, September 1869, in the midst of scandal, President Uly... More

The ballance [sic] of power / RS [monogram].

British cartoon shows a scale on which Britannia outweighs a Frenchman, a Spaniard, America (represented by a Native woman wearing a feathered headdress), and a Dutchman. Includes ten lines of verse.

Democratic platform illustrated, Political Cartoon

Another attack on the 1856 Democratic platform as pro-South and proslavery. The Buchanan-Breckenridge ticket is reviled on the basis of recent developments occurring during the outgoing Pierce administration. I... More

An hieroglyphycal epistle from [Britannia toe] Admiral [Rodney], Briti...

Print shows a rebus letter from Britannia to Admiral Rodney. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5, no.5658 Forms part of: British Cartoon Pr... More

In the White House pantry - Newspaper, public domain, Library of Congr...

Newspaper clipping of cartoon showing Theodore Roosevelt, dressed as a child, eating from a jam jar reading "second term" while reaching for a jam jar reading "third term" as Taft, Root, and Crane stand by wait... More

A privy council. Book illustration from Library of Congress, British C...

Print shows a meeting of the George III, portrayed as an ass wearing an ermnie robe, and his council of ministers, portrayed as various animals; whispering into the king's ear is Lord Bute represented by a bird... More

We are getting there fast / F. Opper.

Print shows a young woman wearing bloomers, saying good night to a young man at the front door; the young man's mother, also wearing bloomers and holding a newspaper or magazine that states "The Advanced Woman"... More

The looking glass for 1787. A house divided against itself cannot stan...

A satire touching on some of the major issues in Connecticut politics on the eve of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution. The two rival factions shown are the "Federals," who represented the trading inter... More

"Our congressman" - past and present / F. Opper.

Caricature showing congressman making patriotic speech in Congress in the past, and in the present as being bogged down with people lobbying for many different things. Illus. in: Puck, 1881 March 8, p. 16.

When the Prince of Wales visits Washington

(DLC/PP-1933:0112). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Chicago Tribune, July 27, 1919.

The unknown / J.K. with apologies to J.C. Dollman.

Illustration shows a young woman, nude to the waist, kneeling with hand raised over a fire labeled "Equal Rights" among a cluster of chimpanzees with human faces; the chimpanzees appear to be afraid of the flam... More

The "secession movement", Confederate States of America.

The movement of several Southern states toward secession in early 1861 is portrayed as a doomed enterprise. The artist shows Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana, all represented by men riding donkeys, ... More

An English jack-tar giving monsieur a drubbing

Cartoon showing English sailor beating French nobleman with walking stick while dog attacks the man's poodle; sign above pub door reads, "Keppel's cordial. Harland's intire"; portrait of Admiral Keppel is the... More

John Bull and the Baltimoreans / Wm. Charles, del et sculp.

In marked contrast to the Alexandrians print, the Baltimoreans offered the British invaders stiff resistance. Here Charles portrays the repulsion of the Royal Army at Fort McHenry and the gallant performance o... More

Je tient mon pied du bœuf - il faut faire trois choses Le calculateur ...

Print shows (on the left) an aristocrat and a clergyman, each with a hand on a low post, and a member of the Third Estate placing both of his hands on top of the others. "Pied de Bœuf" is a pun on "Œil de Bœuf"... More

The Lilliputian Dancing School, or ... Monsr. Gravieulo Tottibone, Fre...

Caricature. Unprocessed in PR 06 CN 798.

Don Jumpedo in the character of Harlequin jumping down his own throat ...

"An engraving, showing Harlequin, the lower half of his body placed within a sort of pedestal, gradually disappearing down his own throat, his mask appearing above; his legs and much of his body and head are go... More

The comparison French Folly opposed to British wisdom / June, sc. ; J....

"An engraving in two divisions; in that on our left a French officer, "1," with a closed letter in his hand and his finger on his lips, walks away from another, "2," who asks for news from him... In the divisio... More

The north star. Book illustration from Library of Congress, British Ca...

Print shows Lord Bute seated on clouds from behind which project rays of the sun, he holds a cat-o'-nine-tails in one hand, a purse in the other, his feet rest on an open volume of "the Laws of England". To his... More

A speedy & effectual preparation for the next world / Mathina [or Matt...

"A lady sits, in profile to the right, at a dressing-table; she is dipping a brush into a pot marked Rouge, other toilet implements and a looking-glass are on the table..." (Source: George) This record contains... More

An extraordinary, gazette, or the, disappointed politicians, British C...

Print shows a group of British politicians sitting and standing around a table in a public house or club reading the latest news of a dispatch from General Henry Clinton possibly referring to his evacuation of ... More

The Treaty of Commerce or New coalition / G.R., delint. ; Lewis 16, fe...

"Louis XVI (left) and George III (right) sit together, amicably clinking glasses; the latter's right hand is on the shoulder of Louis, who says, with a sly smile, Mon cher Ami I will teach a you de Politess Fra... More

Portrait d'apres nature du Sr. Harné natif de Dôle en Franche Comté Gr...

Print shows Sr. Harné, a grenadier in the French Guards, and Sr. Humbert, leaders, respectively, of the first and second assaults on the Bastille, 14 July 1789, full-length portrait, standing, facing each other... More

Vie très croyable des moines / N. Walkcheim inv. & sculp.

Scenes showing monk holding skull and preaching to crowd from pulpit, monks dining at table with three women, and preparing food in kitchen. Forms part of: French Political Cartoon Collection (Library of Congress).

Le Carnaval de 1814, ou Le marcaroni Impérial

Cartoon shows Napoleon and Cambacérès as a harlequin and punch, respectively; between them is a table on which is a map of Europe. Cambacérès ladles out a macaroni soup comprised of the unpopular actions and ev... More

The funeral procession of the rump / G. Cruikshank invt. et fect., Bri...

A satire on the defeat of Hobhouse by Lamb at the Westminster Election. The Rump, or remnant of Reformers, is represented by the hind-quarters of a cart-horse, with its hoofs in the air, carried on a knacker's ... More

Grand fantastical parade, New-York, Dec 2d. 1833

Another burlesque parade (see no. 1833-11), satirizing Andrew Jackson as a military hero and President and the local militia displays of the period. The print apparently portrays one of the mock processions act... More

The cut direct. Or a scene in high life at Saratoga Springs

One of two prints by "HD" (identified by Weitenkampf and others tentatively as Henry Dacre) based on incidents during President Van Buren's visit to the resort at Saratoga Springs, New York, during the summer o... More

A globe to live on! - Public domain book illustration, Library of Cong...

Prominent Democratic party publicists Francis Preston Blair and Amos Kendall are portrayed as Siamese twins, joined at the mid-section, and standing on a large globe. Blair (left) was the influential editor of ... More

Loco Foco and nulification nuptials, Political Cartoon

A satire on the surprising alliance, forged early in the presidential campaign of 1840, between the Van Buren administration and southern or "nullification" Whigs in the circle of John Calhoun. At left editor ... More

The mountain in labor - Public domain book illustration, Library of Co...

The artist employs Aesop's fable about the mountain which was said to be in labor, its dreadful groans attracting expectant crowds only to be disappointed when it issued forth a small mouse. Here the mountain i... More

Jamie & the bishop - Political cartoon, public domain image

One of James Gordon Bennett's perennial editorial campaigns against the Catholic bishop of New York John Hughes is the subject of "Jamie & the Bishop." On the left Scottish-born "Jamie" Bennett, a quill pen beh... More

Battle of Cerro Gordo - Public domain book illustration, Library of Co...

An attack on James K. Polk's attempts to undermine Winfield Scott's military efforts and reputation through his handling of the Mexican War in April 1847. Shortly after Scott's victory at Cerro Gordo, Polk disp... More

The true story of the capture of Jeff. Davis

Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1865 by Gibson & Co. in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Ohio. Inscribed in ink below title: Filed June ... More

Civil Service Reform wood engraving, Library of Congress

Cartoon showing office-seekers kneeling at base of equestrian statue of Andrew Jackson, with one saying, "St. Jackson, can't you save us? Can't you give us something?" Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1877 March 31, p. 256.

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th centu...

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions

Comment vous ne vous arretez pas ... Vous ne máimez plus. Je commence...

A man glances at a woman as he passes her on the street. No copyright information found with item. Signed, lower center: Ricardo Flores. Title inscribed above image. Bequest and gift; Caroline and Erwin Swann; ... More

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

Puck magazine cover - Arthur's awkward "white elephant" / Gillam.

Print shows President Chester A. Arthur sitting on a rock with a large white elephant that looks like Roscoe Conkling standing next to him; Arthur is wondering how to get rid of the elephant. Uncle Sam, holding... More

Caricature, Our congressman / J. Keppler., public domain cartoon image

Illustration shows a richly dressed man standing in the street in a neighborhood of lavish homes, with two large bags of money hanging at his sides, they are labeled " Profits as Attorney at Law" and "Profits a... More

"The Germans supported me nobly" --J.G. Blaine / F. Opper.

Illustration shows two men and Carl Schurz, holding hands and labeled "C. & H.", sitting on James G. Blaine who is lying on the ground wearing armor. Illus. from Puck, v. 16, no. 403, (1884 November 26), cover... More

The World's International and Cotton Centennial Exposition, New Orlean...

Illustration shows Uncle Sam and Liberty greeting a group of women labeled "Mexico, Brazil, Cuba, Peru, La Plata, Chili, Hayti, [and] Ecuador" to the World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition in New O... More

John A. Logan in 1859 / Gillam.

Illustration shows John A. Logan standing at center, holding a paper that states "No Interference with Slave-Hunters!", and looking over his left shoulder at two slave hunters rounding up a family of fugitive s... More

New York's Republican "standard-bearer" / F. Opper.

Print shows Levi P. Morton with cane, holding a "Check Book", and his left arm around a standard that states "Down with the Iniquitous Democratic Party!! It has the Impudence to Tax Prosperity Instead of Povert... More

Caricature, American "rocks" / Ehrhart., public domain cartoon image

Print shows a well-dressed American woman carrying a hod full of moneybags toward a destitute British nobleman who is using her money to shore-up his castle and get himself back on a sound financial footing. C... More

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

Trying his patience / Dalrymple., Political Cartoon

Print shows a disgruntled Uncle Sam, as a dairy farmer, standing on the right, holding a bucket labeled "U.S. Treasury" and a stool, on his way to milk a cow; at center is a cow labeled "Commonwealth" and a fat... More

The gay Lothario of Europe / C.J. Taylor.

Print shows a man labeled "Russia" standing at center with several women standing around him holding notes proclaiming his love and affections for each; some are labeled "Austria, United States, France, [and] G... More

"Charity begins at home" / Dalrymple., Political Cartoon

Print shows Uncle Sam standing on an island labeled "Philippines" at an open gate labeled "Open to All Nations on Equal Terms"; he is welcoming an international crowd to enter through the gate. A female figure ... More

The jingo at his old tricks again / Keppler.

Illustration showing the mythological figure Hermes/Mercury, as "Commerce", standing atop a cliff extending his arm to "Peace" standing on a cliff opposite with the Nicaragua Canal separating them, on the cliff... More

The shade of Jefferson protests / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows David B. Hill standing on a platform, speaking to an unseen audience; he holds a paper that states "Jefferson! Jeffersonianism!! Jeffersonian Simplicity!!!" The ghost of Thomas Jefferson is t... 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

Goggles have their uses / Ehrhart., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows a vignette cartoon showing a fashionably dressed woman wearing goggles taking a drive in an automobile. Through a series of vignettes her slim figure and dress attract considerable attention,... More

The ex-scarecrow of Europe / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows the Russian Bear as a soldier with rifle turned into a scarecrow labeled "Russia"; a crow labeled "Japan" bites its nose, another crow labeled "England" is perched on its cap, and a crow labe... More

At the horse show / Ehrhart. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows a vignette cartoon with, at center, fashionably dressed women admiring a statue of a horse, and vignettes showing women's fashions, contrasting an automobile to a horse, the latest in horse f... More

[Making a clearing] - Drawing. Public domain image.

Two mosquitos stand conversing on top of a man's head. Behind them, a third mosquito observes their exchange. No copyright information found with item. Published caption: First Mosquito.--"Come, Bill, an' bring... More

The national bench show / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows the "Republican Kennels" and the "Democratic Kennels" at the "National Bench Show" with President Theodore Roosevelt as a dog with his trainer Mark "Hanna" and an old woman labeled "Dem. Part... More

Puck magazine cover - Setting the signals / Grant Hamilton.

Illustration shows Uncle Sam raising a red signal flag labeled "Big Crops" and "Prosperity" and a yellow signal flag labeled "Business" and "Confidence" over the U.S. Capitol building. In the background, delega... More

The unwelcome light / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain imag...

Illustration shows Puck directing a large floodlight to illuminate a cave Charles H. Dietrich, Joseph R. Burton, and J. Edward Addicks shying away from the light, Pennsylvania governor Samuel W. Pennypacker, as... More

America's greatest Pecksniff / Keppler after Barnard.

Illustration shows a man described as "America's greatest Pecksniff", an allusion to Dickens' character Seth Pecksniff in the novel Martin Chuzzlewit. He stands, full-length, facing slightly right, holding a pa... More

Such mild news comes from the war that Nicholas says, "I will go to th...

Descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Nihon banzai hyakusen hyakushō : Long live Japan: One hundred victories, one hundred laughs. Forms p... More

Caricature, "Good offices" / W. A. Rogers., public domain cartoon imag...

Photograph of a cartoon showing Theodore Roosevelt standing between Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and Emperor Meiji of Japan, with his hands on their shoulders; a scroll reading "Let us have peace" rests upon a dr... More

The rival pulpiteers / Keppler., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows the Democratic Donkey as a woman sitting in a pew in a church with William Jennings Bryan preaching "Jeffersonian Simplicity" from a pulpit, on the right are Alton B. Parker, Henry Watterson,... More

The busy showman.--III - Political cartoon, public domain image

Photograph of a cartoon showing Theodore Roosevelt carrying a "big stick" as he leads a formation of armored elephants carrying cannons and naval personnel out of the sea; rock in foreground reads Morocco (via ... More

Our forefathers fought for a principle - there is no fight in us / Ehr...

Illustration shows two scenes, at top left is "The Spirit of '76" showing a family about to sit down to tea, as boxes of tea are visible, through a window in the back of the room, floating in Boston Harbor. The... More

A speech in the House of Representatives / Albert Levering.

Illustration shows at center a man speaking on the floor of the House chamber while other legislators attend to their own business. The audience in the gallery above strains to hear without realizing that the p... More

The same old model / L.M. Glackens.

Illustration shows William Jennings Bryan showing a model sailboat labeled "Personal Popularity" to Uncle Sam who questions him about the missing keel for his boat; hanging on the wall in the background is a ke... More

Puck magazine cover - The "fixed" umpire / L.M. Glackens.

Illustration shows a baseball game between the "Ultimate Consumer A.C." and the "Monopoly Giants" where a "Giants" ballplayer is sliding head-first into a base and is being tagged out by an "Ultimate Consumer A... More

The laughter of the gods / Kep.

Illustration shows two diminutive figures labeled "Democratic Principles" and "Republican Principles" arguing between themselves; in the background are four large men, "the Gods", labeled "Democratic Boss, Priv... More

Puck magazine cover - Shoplifting / Gordon Grant '10.

Happy new year! - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows Father Time ringing bells proclaiming "The Greatest Good for the Greatest Number", while a crowd in the street celebrates the New Year by using noisemakers, horns, drums, and cymbols to sound... More

Nothing can keep it out / K. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows a strong beam of light labeled "Republican Tariff's Responsibility for High Cost of Living" flooding the home of a family sitting around a table; the beam of light comes from a tall building ... More

Hatched one at last / L.M. Glackens.

Illustration shows Uncle Sam as a rooster crowing, standing next to Dame Democracy as the hen that laid the egg which has just hatched, producing a chick labeled "Wilson". Caption: After twenty years of unprod... More

'Tenshun!! - Public domain drawing, Political Cartoon

Public domain photo of drawing, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

All will be well with Prudence at the wheel

(DLC/PP-1933:0112). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Chicago Tribune, Jan. 2, 1926.

Stephen finding his mother, US Democratic party

Northern Democratic presidential candidate Stephen A. Douglas was widely criticized for his campaign tours of the country--an unusual practice for a presidential nominee. In an attempt to evade such opprobrium ... More

The battle of Booneville, or the great Missouri "Lyon" Hunt

A jubilant Northern portrayal of the rout of Missouri secessionist governor Claiborne F. Jackson and Gen. Sterling Price at Booneville on June 17, 1861. (See "Strayed," no. 1861-31.) Here a lion with the head o... More

La sublime porta crollante Grossi, Political Cartoon

Italian political cartoon shows delegates to the Congress of Berlin outside a castle with a crumbling entrance labeled "Sublime Porta" which is supported by timbers labeled "Del Bosforo", "Discordi", "Rivolta M... More

Incontro diplomatico Rencontre diplomatique Grossi, Political Cartoon

Italian political cartoon shows Otto von Bismarck and Gyula Andrássy with rockets labeled "Bismark" and "Andrassy" under their arms, shooting over rooftops on a collision course across a night sky filled with s... More

Rivista aerostatica Grossi - Print, Library of Congress collection

Italian political cartoon shows the aftermath of the Congress of Berlin and the Treaty of Berlin; from left, a bottle-shaped airship labeled "Cipro", "Congresso", and "Angleterre", with a figure identified as J... More

A gallery of pen sketches in black and white of our Michigan friends "...

This is a collection of cartoons and caricatures of Michigan's business leaders, professionals, politicians, and other notables drawn by cartoonists from such newspapers as the Detroit News and the Free Press. ... More

A gallery of pen sketches in black and white of our Michigan friends "...

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