Matty taking his second bath in Salt River
A satire published before the Democratic convention, predicting would-be presidential nominee Martin Van Buren's second "bath in Salt River" (the first one being his unsuccessful bid for reelection in 1840). O... More
Political cock fighters. Book illustration from Library of Congress
A figurative portrayal of the 1844 presidential contest as a cock-fight, in which Whig candidate Henry Clay prevails. Clay and Democratic opponent Polk battle in a pit or ring as several prominent political fi... 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
Political guillotine. Book illustration from Library of Congress
A cryptic satire critical of Lewis Cass and incumbent President James K. Polk. The work probably appeared prior to the Whig national convention (June 9-10), since reference is made to a Clay-Fillmore ticket. (T... More
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
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
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
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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
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 true inwardness of the Tilden boom - the democratic tribes clamor ...
Illustration shows Samuel J. Tilden as Moses with two rays of light emitting from his forehead, standing with his back to a mountainside where some rocks look like barrels labeled with "$", and a sign that stat... More
The 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
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"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
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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
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
Puck magazine cover - The free silver jabberwock / Keppler.
Print shows a gigantic man labeled "Free Silverite" with the wings of a bat and the tail of a dragon, emerging from a dark forest carrying papers that state "Free Silver and Repudiation" and bearing down on a k... More
Puck magazine cover - He'll never catch it / Keppler.
Print shows David B. Hill as an arctic seal hunter anxiously sitting on a block of ice next to a hole, holding a harpoon labeled "Peanut Politics", waiting for a seal; behind him a seal labeled "Dem. Presidenti... 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
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
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 - The struggle for life / Dalrymple.
Illustration showing "Teddy" Roosevelt, in his rough-rider uniform, being drawn to "Vice Presidential Waters" by four women labeled "North," "East," "South," [and] "West." Illus. in: Puck, v. 47, no. 1210 (190... 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
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
Uncle Sam's hallowe'en / Ehrhart., Political Cartoon
Illustration shows a vignette cartoon, with, at center, Uncle Sam looking into a mirror while descending a stairway in a hall, "Swallow" and "Watson" are standing in the hall, holding candles; in the vignette a... More
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
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
Puck magazine cover - The large-ical candidate / Zim.
William Howard Taft standing at door of "the Presidency," holding paper from Justice Brewer recommending him for the Presidency, and saying, "I wonder if Justice Brewer was joking?" Illus. in: Judge, v. 51, 190... 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
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
The republican hare and the democratic tortoise / L.M. Glackens.
Illustration shows a turtle with the face of William Jennings Bryan and a rabbit with the face of William H. Taft in a race. Caption: The Tortoise If that chap only goes to sleep, I'll win out by a mile. Illu... 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
The lost ski / Kep. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows President Taft skiing down a steep slope labeled "Nomination Slide 1912"; one ski is labeled "Control of Senate" and the other, which has broken its strap and come loose, is labeled "Control ... More
Between the devil and the deep sea / Keppler.
Illustration shows Theodore Roosevelt as a large red-suited devil sitting on cliffs at seaside; a diminutive "G.O.P." elephant, holding a paper labeled "Nomination" behind its back, stands at Roosevelt's feet. ... More
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
"After you, Teddy!" / Kep. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows Theodore Roosevelt on his way to the "Hall of Fame" is passing between two rows of kings, emperors, military leaders, statesmen, and others, including on the left, possibly Ramses I, King of ... 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
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
![A black and white drawing of a man standing next to a cabin ["Harrison & Tyler" campaign emblem], Political Cartoon](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTMvaGFycmlzb24tYW5kLXR5bGVyLWNhbXBhaWduLWVtYmxlbS0wZTAxMmQtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/18/webp "A black and white drawing of a man standing next to a cabin [\"Harrison & Tyler\" campaign emblem], Political Cartoon")
A black and white drawing of a man standing next to a cabin ["Harrison...
An untitled woodcut, bold in design, apparently created for use on broadsides or banners during the Whigs' "log cabin" campaign of 1840. In front of a log cabin, a shirtsleeved William Henry Harrison welcomes a... More
Balloon ascension to the presidential chair
Reflecting Whig preelection confidence in the campaign of 1844, the artist portrays that party's ascendancy over the Democrats in the race for the presidency. Bucholzer uses the metaphor of a hot-air balloon ra... More
The champion ready for another bout
Illustration shows Benjamin Harrison, standing in boxing ring, pulling on a boxing glove labeled "Protection", with man labeled "Labor" seated in his corner. Grover Cleveland, with patch over right eye labeled... More
Stop! Look!! Listen!!! / Keppler., Political Cartoon
Illustration shows Theodore Roosevelt charging through air at a high rate of speed at an extremely large President Taft who is seated on top of the White House. Uncle Sam appears as a professor of physics "to w... More
A contested seat, US Democratic party
The artist anticipates a Whig victory in the 1852 presidential contest. The scene takes place in an interior, carpeted or tiled with a grid-and-star pattern. At left, Whig candidate Winfield Scott, in military ... More
A foot-race - Public domain drawing
A figurative portrayal of the presidential race of 1824. A crowd of cheering citizens watch as candidates (left to right) John Quincy Adams, William Crawford, and Andrew Jackson stride toward the finish. Henry... More
Swallowed! / J.S. Pughe. - Political cartoon, 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 rebound of the ball - Public domain book illustration
A satire on the Democrats' defeat in the fall New York state elections, here viewed as a referendum on Van Buren's independent treasury, or "Sub-treasury" system. A large ball labeled "Sub Treasury" is pushed d... More
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 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
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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.
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
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.
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.
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
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
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
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.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMDUvY294ZXlzLXBhdGVybmFsaXNtLWNqLXRheWxvci0wZjk1MzYtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/26/webp "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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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
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) 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
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.
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
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 Democratic funeral of 1848 - Political cartoon, public domain imag...
Foreseeing political death for the Democrats in the election, the artist imagines a funeral of the party's standard-bearers with a procession of the faithful. Democratic senators (left to right) Sam Houston of ... More
Scene in a New Hampshire court.--General Pierce examining a witness. S...
Two humorous incidents supposedly from the life of Franklin Pierce. On the left, a repartee wherein Pierce, the distinguished trial lawyer, is embarrassed by an ignorant witness. Armed with pages of notes, Pie... More
Loco Foco hunters treeing a candidate
A satire on the Democrats' or "Loco Focos'" 1852 pursuit of Franklin Pierce for the presidential nomination. At the foot of the White Mountains in the "Dismal Swamp," an immense, swampy region of North Carolina... More
Caricature, The rivals in Ohio / Gillam., public domain cartoon image
Illustration shows Allen G. Thurman on one side of a man labeled "Liquor Interest" and John Sherman on the other side; Thurman represents "The Ohio Democracy is the liquor dealers old friend!!", while Sherman e... More
Blundering again! / Gillam., Washington, D.C., Political Cartoon
Print shows a group of Democrats on a log raft that is breaking up within sight of land, with two logs labeled "New Jersey [and] New York" coming loose and drifting away; there is a small sail labeled "Democra[... More
"Stop thief!" / Gillam. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration, reminiscent of Thomas Nast's cartoon of the same title published in Harper's Weekly, October 7, 1871, hence "That trick is very stale", shows a group of monopolists and Blaine supporters scatterin... More