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Tyrants prostrate liberty triumphant, Political Cartoon

Tyrants prostrate liberty triumphant, Political Cartoon

A polemic applauding Democratic support of the Dorrite cause in Rhode Island. (See also "Trouble in the Spartan Ranks," and "The Great Political Car and Last Load of Patriots," nos. 1843-6 and 1845-5). In the ... More

Sold for want of use - Public domain book illustration, Library of Congress

Sold for want of use - Public domain book illustration, Library of Con...

Bucholzer again uses animal characterizations to poke fun at the respective faults of prominent Democrats in the 1844 presidential race. In an interior, Whig nominee Henry Clay conducts a livestock auction, off... More

Texas coming in. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Texas coming in. Book illustration from Library of Congress

A pro-Democrat cartoon forecasting the collapse of Whig opposition to the annexation of Texas. James K. Polk, the expansionist candidate, stands at right near a bridge spanning "Salt River." He holds an America... More

The whale that swallowed Jonah - Public domain book illustration, Library of Congress

The whale that swallowed Jonah - Public domain book illustration, Libr...

An election-year cartoon satirizing disharmony within the Whig ranks on the bank issue. The artist suggests a division of opinion between New England's Daniel Webster and presidential nominee Henry Clay on the ... More

Rowing him up Salt River - Public domain book illustration, Library of Congress

Rowing him up Salt River - Public domain book illustration, Library of...

The cartoonist is optimistic about the prospects of Whig presidential candidate Zachary Taylor, here shown rowing Democratic oppponent Lewis Cass up the river of political misfortune. Cass, seated in the stern,... More

"Misery acquaints a man with strange bed-fellows"

"Misery acquaints a man with strange bed-fellows"

A satire on the unlikely alliance of rival editors Horace Greeley and James Watson Webb in support of Zachary Taylor for the presidency in 1848. Unlike Webb, one of Taylor's earliest and most enthusiastic New Y... More

The grand national fight 2 against 1 fought on the 6th of Nov. 1856 for one hundred thousand dollars

The grand national fight 2 against 1 fought on the 6th of Nov. 1856 fo...

The familiar metaphor of the presidential contest as a boxing match is invoked once again. (For an earlier example see "Set to Between the Champion Old Tip and the Swell Dutchman of Kinderhook," no. 1836-12.) T... More

The undecided political prize fight, Political Cartoon

The undecided political prize fight, Political Cartoon

A pro-Breckinridge satire on the 1860 presidential contest. Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln (right) and Democrat Stephen A. Douglas (left) appear as boxers squaring off in a ring before a small crowd of on... More

Waiting for the word - Drawing. Public domain image.

Waiting for the word - Drawing. Public domain image.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a rural landscape, horses, horse riding, farm animals, farmers, livestock, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Caricature, A sop to Cerberus / Gillam., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, A sop to Cerberus / Gillam., public domain cartoon image

Print shows Chester A. Arthur offering a "Bill Excluding Chinese for 10 Years", in the shape of a Chinese man's face, to a three-headed Cerberus labeled "Western Vote" with the heads labeled "Demagogue, Hoodlum... More

Another restorer of antiquities à la Cesnola / Gillam.

Another restorer of antiquities à la Cesnola / Gillam.

Print shows Charles A. Dana as an archaeologist who has just excavated a statue labeled "S.J.T." and "Buried in 1876" from "Greystone", behind which Henry Watterson, on the left, and John Kelly, on the right, g... More

George Hunt - Democratic harmony under the Jeffersonian banner / J. Keppler.

George Hunt - Democratic harmony under the Jeffersonian banner / J. Ke...

Illustration shows Thomas F. Bayard carrying a banner that shows a portrait of Thomas Jefferson and is labeled "Jeffersonian Principles", with a streamer at top that states "A Government of the People, by the P... More

Our national dog-show / Gillam., Political Cartoon

Our national dog-show / Gillam., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows a dog show where a variety of breeds are competing; in the upper left corner, labeled the "Judges' Stand" are several newspaper editors, among them are James Gordon Bennett (N.Y. Herald), Whi... More

Barkis is willin' / Gillam. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Barkis is willin' / Gillam. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Print shows an Irishman man labeled "Democracy" standing at center, holding a small glass slipper labeled "'84 Presidential Nomination", with Samuel J. Tilden and Charles A. Dana as courtiers standing behind hi... More

Shylock's bad bargain / Gillam., Political Cartoon

Shylock's bad bargain / Gillam., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows Jay Gould as Shakespeare's Shylock from the Merchant of Venice, racing past the Doges' Palace in the Piazzetta di San Marco in Venice, being hounded by several men labeled "German Vote, Merch... More

Men may come, and men may go; but the work of reform shall go on forever / J. Keppler.

Men may come, and men may go; but the work of reform shall go on forev...

Illustration shows Columbia standing with Puck's figure for the "Independent" party/vote and Puck who is holding a design drawing for a statue labeled "Reform", which is under construction behind them by "D.W. ... More

The fishing season of 1884 - Drawing. Public domain image.

The fishing season of 1884 - Drawing. Public domain image.

Picryl description: Public domain image of fishing, fishing boat, river, lake, nature, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Caricature, "A unit" / F. Opper., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, "A unit" / F. Opper., public domain cartoon image

Illustration shows Grover Cleveland shaking hands with Puck's figure for the Independent Party labeled "Independent Voter"; behind them are bell tents with banners labeled "Reform". In the lower left corner is ... More

The only source from which he gets absolution / J. Keppler.

The only source from which he gets absolution / J. Keppler.

Illustration shows Whitelaw Reid, as a bishop, absolving James G. Blaine, who is kneeling on a long list of scandals, at a confessional labeled "Tribune Sanctum". Includes a statement published in the "N.Y. Tri... More

The "three honest men" of Wall Street declare for Blaine / F. Opper.

The "three honest men" of Wall Street declare for Blaine / F. Opper.

Illustration shows Russell Sage, Jay Gould, and Cyrus W. Field as the Three Musketeers standing on Wall Street with their swords raised in support of James G. Blaine as the Republican presidential candidate; Sa... More

Caricature, His soonness / F. Opper., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, His soonness / F. Opper., public domain cartoon image

Illustration shows New York Governor Hill pressing the "Notoriety" button for the "Presidential Elevator"; Uncle Sam, the manager of the elevator, is sitting nearby and tells Hill that he is too early, also sug... More

Puck's presidential possibilities. No. I, The national knife-grinder / F.M. Hutchins.

Puck's presidential possibilities. No. I, The national knife-grinder /...

Print shows presidential hopeful John Sherman, wearing a tall stove-pipe hat, standing in the middle of a village street, operating a grinding wheel labeled "Nomination" and sharpening a large knife labeled "La... More

The new coat / F. Opper. - Public domain photogrpaph

The new coat / F. Opper. - Public domain photogrpaph

Print shows William E. Chandler as a store clerk at the "Republican Misfit Clothing Company" helping David B. Hill purchase some new clothes; Hill is trying on a new coat that has a large golden medal labeled "... More

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th century, 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

Well protected / C.J. Taylor. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Well protected / C.J. Taylor. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Print shows William McKinley walking down a street in the neighborhood of "Anarchy Slum" with a tall, well-dressed female figure labeled "Gold Standard" on his arm and two policemen labeled "Palmer" and "Buckne... More

Caricature, Put in his place / Dalrymple., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, Put in his place / Dalrymple., public domain cartoon image

Print shows William Bourke Cockran, labeled "Democratic Sound Money League" delivering a speech at Madison Square Garden in New York City, during which he presses down upon the back of William Jennings Bryan wh... More

Poor Tammany! / F. Opper. - Public domain portrait engraving

Poor Tammany! / F. Opper. - Public domain portrait engraving

Print shows the Tammany Tiger wearing a campaign button that states "16 to 1 Bryan and Sewall", and a watch chain with a "Pawn Ticket" instead of the watch, bemoaning the fact that the Republican Party platform... More

The frog who tried to be as big as a bull / J.S. Pughe.

The frog who tried to be as big as a bull / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration showing William McKinley as a bull standing next to a small pond, looking at a puffed up frog wearing a top hat and a bandolier. Illus. in: Puck, v. 47, no. 1205 (1900 April 11), centerfold. Copyr... More

How will our German-American vote? / Dalrymple.

How will our German-American vote? / Dalrymple.

Illustration shows an elderly German American man with one hand pointing to his head and the other pointing to a coin bank labeled "Savings Bank" on a table, he winks to reinforce that he thinks his investments... More

The power behind the scare-crow / J.S. Pughe.

The power behind the scare-crow / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows a scarecrow in a corn field labeled "Nomination"; it is fashioned out of pieces of cloth labeled with the names of several states "Indiana, Illinois, Mass., Mich., Georgia, New York, Pennsylv... More

"Terrible Teddy" waits for "the unknown" / Keppler.

"Terrible Teddy" waits for "the unknown" / Keppler.

Illustration shows President Theodore Roosevelt as a boxer sitting on a stool with his arms resting on the ropes in the near corner of a boxing ring, waiting for a challenger to enter the ring and sit in the va... More

The puzzled chicks / J.S. Pughe., Political Cartoon

The puzzled chicks / J.S. Pughe., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows Theodore Roosevelt and William Jennings Bryan as hens among confused chicks labeled "Reciprocity, Anti-Money Devil, Over-Capitalization, Gov't Control of Rail Roads, Income Tax, Anti Wall St.... More

The courtship of Bill Taft / Keppler.

The courtship of Bill Taft / Keppler.

Illustration shows a shy Theodore Roosevelt, as John Alden, talking to Priscilla Mullins labeled "Republican Party" sitting before a fireplace, with spinning wheel nearby, while William H. Taft, as Myles Standi... More

Why not introduce a little novelty into the campaign? / J.S. Pughe.

Why not introduce a little novelty into the campaign? / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows a vignette cartoon with William Jennings Bryan and William H. Taft debating from the rear of a railroad car while whistle-stop campaigning, working shifts shaking hands, kissing babies, "Awar... More

Ruth and Naomi / Kep. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Ruth and Naomi / Kep. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows Theodore Roosevelt as Naomi and William H. Taft as Ruth from the biblical story of loyalty. Caption: Ruth Taft Whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge; thy polic... More

The campaign Santa Claus / Frank A. Nankivell 1908.

The campaign Santa Claus / Frank A. Nankivell 1908.

Illustration shows a man, possibly Thomas F. Ryan, labeled "Postmaster General" dressed up like Santa Claus, standing beneath a sign that states "What is home without Statistics", placing sheets of paper labele... More

The live wire / K. - Public domain dedication image

The live wire / K. - Public domain dedication image

Illustration shows a live wire transmitting electricity spelling "Vice Presidency" dripping red drops and with jolts of lightning around it as it dangles between potential candidates in the upcoming presidentia... More

"Go home! D'yer hear me? Go home!" / L.M. Glackens.

"Go home! D'yer hear me? Go home!" / L.M. Glackens.

Illustration shows a man labeled "Republican Campaign Manager" waving a cane, topped with the head of an elephant, at a small dog wearing a collar labeled "The Tariff" that has been following him. Illus. in: P... More

"Go on! You ask 'em! They can't do more than refuse" / J.S. Pughe.

"Go on! You ask 'em! They can't do more than refuse" / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows the Democratic donkey carrying the "Democratic Dough Bag" and the Republican elephant carrying the "Republican Dough Bag" as they walk down "Wall Street", seeking campaign funding for the upc... More

"I've had a perfectly corking time!" / K.

"I've had a perfectly corking time!" / K.

Illustration shows Theodore Roosevelt sitting on a bench, resting a mallet labeled "My Policies" on his right knee; there is a large jar labeled "Republican Convention" that he has just corked on the bench next... More

The vision of Joan of Arc / J. Norman Lynd (after Jules Bastien Lepage).

The vision of Joan of Arc / J. Norman Lynd (after Jules Bastien Lepage...

Illustration shows Theodore Roosevelt in a grove of trees, as a young Joan of Arc experiencing a vision of himself wearing a suit of armor and receiving a large sword labeled "Third Term". Illus. in: Puck, v. ... More

Woodrow and the bean-stalk / L.M. Glackens.

Woodrow and the bean-stalk / L.M. Glackens.

Illustration shows a man labeled "Wilson" with an axe labeled "Tariff Revision" has chopped through vines labeled "Excessive Protection" causing a giant labeled "Monopoly" to fall to the ground. Illus. in: Puc... More

The boy scout / Will Crawford. - Political cartoon, public domain image

The boy scout / Will Crawford. - Political cartoon, public domain imag...

Illustration shows President Taft as a scout sneaking up on a tipi labeled "Outlook Wig-Wam" which shows the shadows of several men wearing feather headdresses, the one on the left may be Theodore Roosevelt. I... More

"The irrespressible conflict" Or the Republican barge in danger

"The irrespressible conflict" Or the Republican barge in danger

The cartoon reflects the considerable bitterness among New York Republicans at the party's surprising failure to nominate New York senator William H. Seward for president at its May 1860 national convention. Th... More

God grant us peace We shall see more Rads "bottled up" in November.

God grant us peace We shall see more Rads "bottled up" in November.

Print shows a double campaign placard or sign. The work may be an uncut proof for two placards, produced for both Republican and Democratic camps during the 1868 campaign. It is unclear whether the Grant image ... More

The old bull dog on the right track

The old bull dog on the right track

An election year cartoon measuring Democratic candidate McClellan's military failures against the recent successes of his successor, Ulysses S. Grant. At right Grant, portrayed as a bulldog wearing a collar lab... More

The presidential sweepstakes of 1844. Preparing to start

The presidential sweepstakes of 1844. Preparing to start

Again, the race motif is used to parody election-year rivalries. (See "Footrace, Pensylvania Avenue," no. 1844-41). Here the artist portrays the candidates as horses, lining up before a stand from which several... More

The political gymnasium - Drawing. Public domain image.

The political gymnasium - Drawing. Public domain image.

A general parody on the field of presidential candidates and their supporters in the 1860 campaign. At the far left stands Constitutional Union party vice presidential candidate Edward Everett, as a muscle man ... More

Where both platforms agree--no vote--no use to either party / J.A. Wales.

Where both platforms agree--no vote--no use to either party / J.A. Wal...

Illustration shows James Garfield and Winfield S. Hancock nailing a Chinese man between two "Anti-Chinese" boards labeled "Republican Plank" and "Democratic Plank". Illus. in: Puck, v. 7, no. 175 (1880 July 14... More

The pedlar and his pack or the Desperate effort, an over balance

The pedlar and his pack or the Desperate effort, an over balance

A satire on the reverse impact of John Binns's anti-Jackson "coffin handbill" campaign during the presidential race of 1828. Editor-publisher Binns supports on his back a large load of coffins, upon which are ... More

Managing a candidate - Print, Library of Congress collection

Managing a candidate - Print, Library of Congress collection

A caustic portrayal of the abolitionist Whigs' manipulation of Winfield Scott during the 1852 campaign. Influential Whigs (left to right) New York "Times" editor Henry J. Raymond, "Tribune" editor Horace Greele... More

White Mountains in labour - Political cartoon, public domain image

White Mountains in labour - Political cartoon, public domain image

The artist belittles the Democrats' relatively undistinguished choice for presidential nominee in 1852, Franklin Pierce. The cartoon is based on Aesop's fable about the mountain which, being in labor, groaned s... More

The great November contest. Patriotism: versus Bummerism

The great November contest. Patriotism: versus Bummerism

The strongly racist character of the Democratic presidential campaign of 1868 is displayed full-blown in this elaborate attack on Reconstruction and Republican support of Negro rights. Horses with the heads of ... More

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th century, 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 - Self-supporter Sammy / F. Opper.

Puck magazine cover - Self-supporter Sammy / F. Opper.

Print shows two images of Samuel J. Tilden, dressed identically, to the left and right of a barrel full of coins, labeled with monogram "SJT"; papers extending from their pockets state "For President, S.J. Tild... More

Getting them into line for 1884 / Gillam.

Getting them into line for 1884 / Gillam.

Print shows Benjamin F. Butler as a military officer sitting on a horse, gesturing with his "Programme" to a snickering man labeled "Solid South" to get him to fall into line with Butler's support for his presi... More

Put 'em on ice! / Gillam. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Put 'em on ice! / Gillam. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows Uncle Sam putting politicians, newspaper editors, and others on "Ice" in an icehouse to keep them cool until campaign time for the presidential election. Among those depicted are Ulysses S. G... More

"A sail! A sail!!" / J. Keppler.

"A sail! A sail!!" / J. Keppler.

Illustration shows a woman labeled "Dem. Party" on the rocky coast of a deserted island, nearby is an empty jug labeled "Bourbonism the Only Subsistence for 16 Years (1860-76)" and a broken cask labeled "For 8 ... More

The bogus workingman and his lonsome boom / F. Opper.

The bogus workingman and his lonsome boom / F. Opper.

Illustration shows Benjamin F. Butler as a laborer standing next to a box of tools labeled "Tools for Exhibition Purposes", telling his valet, labeled "Butler's Valet" to "keep an eye on the valuables", at whos... More

The return from exile / Dalrymple., Political Cartoon

The return from exile / Dalrymple., Political Cartoon

Print shows William McKinley, as Napoleon I, riding a white horse labeled "Ohio" and carrying a sword labeled "McKinley", on the banks of a river, leading an army that includes Benjamin Harrison, Thomas B. Reed... More

Caricature, A bad outlook for him, public domain cartoon image

Caricature, A bad outlook for him, public domain cartoon image

Print shows a man labeled "Bossism" armed with weapons labeled "False Count", "Fraudulent Registration", "Intimidation", and "Deals"; behind him are two policemen labeled "Independent Democrat" and "Independent... More

Caught in his own trap / Dalrymple.

Caught in his own trap / Dalrymple.

Print shows David B. Hill caught in a large claw-type animal trap labeled "Nomination for N.Y. Governorship"; a sign posted next to the trap states "This Trap was set by David B. Hill to catch an Anti-Snapper".... More

Coxey'[s ... patern]alism" / C.J. Taylor.

Coxey'[s ... patern]alism" / C.J. Taylor.

Print shows "Gen. Coxey" carrying a sword labeled "Sensation" and leading a band of disgruntled citizens marching under the banner "We Want $500,000,000 in Irredeemable Money! and Death to Interest on Bonds!"; ... More

Too much like Cæsar / C.J. Taylor.

Too much like Cæsar / C.J. Taylor.

Print shows Benjamin Harrison as Caesar, standing in the foreground, wearing a Roman toga and a laurel wreath; Thomas B. Reed as Cassius and William McKinley as Brutus are standing in the background, wearing Ro... More

The poster craze in candidateville / C.J. Taylor.

The poster craze in candidateville / C.J. Taylor.

Print shows Uncle Sam strolling through a maze of presidential campaign posters along "Presidential Avenue" being posted by several of the candidates, including William "McKinley on his High Charger 'War-Tariff... More

No party lines when the national honor is in peril / Dalrymple.

No party lines when the national honor is in peril / Dalrymple.

Print shows the combined forces of the gold standard supporters, including some newspaper editors, and a reluctant William McKinley, marching under the standard "The Nation's Credit Must Be Upheld", toward a fo... More

The old leading man retires / J.S. Pughe.

The old leading man retires / J.S. Pughe.

Print shows Matthew S. Quay and Thomas C. Platt holding papers labeled "Great Republican Farce Comedy - Presidential Aspirations - Star Part", with Thomas B. Reed, William B. Allison, William McKinley and Levi ... More

He did not think so in '92 / Keppler.

He did not think so in '92 / Keppler.

Print shows William Jennings Bryan casting a vote for the nomination of J.B. Weaver, the Populist Party candidate in 1892, instead of the Democratic Party candidate, Grover Cleveland. Bryan supported the "Popul... More

Impudence / Ehrhart. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Impudence / Ehrhart. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Illustration shows William Jennings Bryan offering his small, ineffective umbrella labeled "16 to 1," "Anti-trust," and "Anti-Expansion," to a woman labeled "Columbia" who is carrying a more effective umbrella ... More

A hint to the Democratic convention / Keppler.

A hint to the Democratic convention / Keppler.

Illustration showing Puck holding an artist's palette and brushes, with a box of paints at his feet, gesturing toward a portarit of Richard Olney, labeled "Straight Democracy." Caption: Puck Here is an able D... More

Picking his way / J.S. Pughe. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Picking his way / J.S. Pughe. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows the Republican elephant labeled "Republican Party" walking on stilts labeled "Senate" and "House" on a path covered with eggs labeled "Monopoly, High Tariff Excuses, 'Bad Trusts', Labor Quest... More

Transformed / J.S. Pughe. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Transformed / J.S. Pughe. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Illustration shows an old woman labeled "Miss Democracy" riding on the Democratic donkey along a dirt road labeled "Political Pike"; there is a banner labeled "S and S" (Safe and Sane) hanging from the donkey's... More

A wolf from Wolfert's Roost / Keppler.

A wolf from Wolfert's Roost / Keppler.

Illustration shows Alton B. Parker(?) as a wolf wearing a sheep skin labeled "Parker Boom" standing on a bluff overlooking a herd of sheep labeled "Democratic Patronage". Illus. in: Puck, v. 55, no. 1420 (1904... More

Puck magazine cover - Theodore Roosevelt - Time! / J.S. Pughe.

Puck magazine cover - Theodore Roosevelt - Time! / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows President Theodore Roosevelt and Alton B. Parker as boxers in a boxing ring, shaking hands before the start of the match; Uncle Sam, as the referee, stands in the background. Illus. in: Puck... More

The retirement of David / Ehrhart., Political Cartoon

The retirement of David / Ehrhart., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows David B. Hill as a farm wife feeding chickens, geese, and pigs, with several vignette scenes showing Hill working the farm, shopping, and pontificating to a group of hayseed farmers; the fina... More

"I've got a permit" / L.M. Glackens.

"I've got a permit" / L.M. Glackens.

Illustration shows William H. Taft sitting on the shore of a small fishing hole labeled "Nomination Pool", holding a fishing pole, he has a jug of "White House Apple Jack" next to him; a sign on the right state... More

"I wonder if I am his valentine" / Kep.

"I wonder if I am his valentine" / Kep.

Illustration shows Charles W. Fairbanks as an old woman sitting in a rocking chair in front of a fireplace, holding a portrait of the Republican Elephant; he is wearing a pair of shoes labeled "Nomination Sneak... More

The lost child / Ehrhart. - Drawing. Public domain image.

The lost child / Ehrhart. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Illustration shows six policemen labeled "Chafin, Taft, Debs, Watson, Hisgen, [and] Bryan" gathering around a young boy labeled "Reactionary Voter" standing on "Radical Ave.", who appears confused by all the po... More

The return of the scouts / Keppler.

The return of the scouts / Keppler.

Illustration shows Moses C. Wetmore and Norman E. Mack carrying a shoulder pole labeled "For Contributions" from which hangs a tiny bag, they explain to William Jennings Bryan, as Moses, seated with Henry Watte... More

"And the waters were divided" / Kep.

"And the waters were divided" / Kep.

Illustration shows Woodrow Wilson, as Moses, standing on a rock with left arm raised, at the parting of the seas labeled "Republican Split" through which a horde of Democrats labeled "Marshall, M'Combs, Bryan, ... More

The trusts - the tariff - the nigger in the woodpile / J. Norman Lynd.

The trusts - the tariff - the nigger in the woodpile / J. Norman Lynd.

Illustration shows Woodrow Wilson pulling a leg labeled "The Tariff" that is caught in a woodpile labeled "The Trusts". The Democratic donkey observes from the far end of the woodpile. Title transcribed from it... More

The Republican Party going to the right House

The Republican Party going to the right House

Abraham Lincoln's supporters are portrayed as radicals and eccentrics of various stripes. The satire is loosely based on an anti-Fremont cartoon from the previous presidential race, "The Great Republican Reform... More

Pilgrims' progress - Political cartoon, public domain image

Pilgrims' progress - Political cartoon, public domain image

Democratic party war-horse Andrew Jackson appears frequently in the satires of the 1844 election campaign. Here, wearing a long frock coat and tall hat, he leads a donkey carrying Democratic candidates Polk and... More

The modern Colossus. Eighth wonder of the world

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 great footrace for the presidential purse (100,000 and picking) over the Union Course 1852

The great footrace for the presidential purse (100,000 and picking) ov...

Satire on the presidential election of 1852, showing Winfield Scott, Daniel Webster, and Franklin Pierce competing in a footrace before a crowd of onlookers for a $100,000 prize (the four-year salary for a pres... More

The right man for the right place

The right man for the right place

Another satire complimentary to Fillmore, whose campaign slogan was "the right man in the right place." Fillmore was nominated at the American party's February 22 convention in Philadelphia. Here he is the embo... More

The seven stages of the office seeker / Clay, fecit.

The seven stages of the office seeker / Clay, fecit.

A satire on patronage and corruption in New York State politics, based on the medieval theme, perpetuated in American folk art, of the "life and ages of man." Here the seven stages are illustrated as key points... More

Swallowed! / J.S. Pughe. - Victorian era public domain image

Swallowed! / J.S. Pughe. - Victorian era public domain image

Illustration shows William Jennings Bryan as a large snake labeled "Populist Party" entwined around a donkey labeled "Democratic Party" and about to swallow it. Illus. in: Puck, v. 47, no. 1218 (1900 July 11),... More

The great American steeple chase for 1844

The great American steeple chase for 1844

An imaginative and elaborate parody on the upcoming 1844 presidential campaign. The artist favors Whig nominee-apparent Henry Clay and is highly critical of incumbent John Tyler. The "chase" for the presidency ... More

Virtuous Harry, or set a thief to catch a thief!

Virtuous Harry, or set a thief to catch a thief!

A satire on the Whig party's anti-annexation platform. The question of whether or not to annex Texas was a large issue separating candidates in the 1844 campaign. Annexation's serious implications for the futur... More

Fording Salt River. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Fording Salt River. Book illustration from Library of Congress

An election-year satire favoring Free Soil candidate Martin Van Buren in the 1848 presidential contest. A long-legged John Van Buren carries his father piggyback through Salt River, heading toward the White Ho... More

Quartette from the new opera of the "Whig celebration at Lundy's Lane." Tune "Will you come to the bower"

Quartette from the new opera of the "Whig celebration at Lundy's Lane....

Winfield Scott's controversial performance as commander in the War of 1812 battle at Lundy's Lane turned to account by the artist in this parody of the general's candidacy in 1852. The battle of Lundy's Lane ag... More

In a critical condition / F. Opper.

In a critical condition / F. Opper.

Print shows a domestic scene with Benjamin F. Butler as the mother of a sick child labeled "Butler Boom" who is being examined by Puck as a physician; various medicines labeled "Grand Reforms, Tewksbury Investi... More

The new Democratic eucalyptus tree purifies a political morass / J. Keppler.

The new Democratic eucalyptus tree purifies a political morass / J. Ke...

Illustration shows Grover Cleveland as a large tree labeled "Eucalyptus Clevelandus" with roots labeled "Honor" and "Honesty", and branches that spread over swamp land from which rise gaseous ghosts labeled "St... More

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th century, 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

Leap-year / J. Keppler. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Leap-year / J. Keppler. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Illustration shows a wetland labeled "Campaign Swamp" with William M. Evarts and John G. Carlisle as two cranes on the left and several frogs identified as "Lincoln, Arthur, Robeson, Edmunds, Cameron, Sherman, ... More

The opening of the "aggressive" campaign / J.K.

The opening of the "aggressive" campaign / J.K.

Illustration shows Whitelaw Reid, in the dark shadows of a street, pouring alcohol from a large jug labeled "Tribune Tonic Crooked Campaign Brand" into the open mouth of an Irish man wearing a plumed hat, a cap... More

The bounty jumper of 1894 / Dalrymple.

The bounty jumper of 1894 / Dalrymple.

Print shows Benjamin Harrison standing on the deck of a ship labeled "Republican Party", under sails labeled "Prohibitory Protection"; he is holding a rope that leads to a rowboat labeled "McKinleyism" with Wil... More

Puck magazine cover - No turkey for David! / Dalrymple.

Puck magazine cover - No turkey for David! / Dalrymple.

Print shows a distraught David B. Hill sitting on the ground on a broken ladder labeled "Machine Nomination for Gov. of N.Y.", holding a hatchet labeled "Hill" in his left hand and a turkey feather labeled "Def... More

Puck magazine cover - Rival political gardeners / F. Opper.

Puck magazine cover - Rival political gardeners / F. Opper.

Print shows Roswell P. Flower and Levi P. Morton watering flowers labeled "Presidential Hopes" by pouring money on them; Morton's flower is much taller than Flower's flower. Caption: The same method, but diffe... More

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