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 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.
Picryl description: Public domain image of fishing, fishing boat, river, lake, nature, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
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.
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, "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
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 /...
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
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
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Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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
"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...
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.
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 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 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.
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
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
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.
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. 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
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
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
The trap sprung! The kinderhook fox caught!
A parody of Democratic efforts to reelect incumbent Martin Van Buren in the face of broad popular support for Whig candidate William Henry Harrison. The print is a crude woodcut evidently based on Napoleon Saro... More
The masked battery or Loco-Foco strategy
Another commentary on the Texas question (see "Texas Coming In," no. 1844-28), illustrating Democratic campaign strategy as advanced by Andrew Jackson. The idea of the annexation of Texas, repudiated by many of... More
A correct chart of Salt River - Public domain book illustration
"Salt River," the fictitious river of political doom, is charted here as a meandering stream of Democratic misfortunes. The chart was purportedly "prepared by Father Ritchie," i.e., Democratic editor and Polk a... More
The telegraphic candidates - Steam locomotive, Public domain image
In a race between the railroad and the telegraph the "telegraphic candidates," Lewis Cass and William O. Butler, are first to the White House. The artist ridicules Zachary Taylor for his hazy stance on major ca... More
A little game of bagatelle, between Old Abe the rail splitter & Little...
The contest for the presidency in 1864 is depicted as a game of bagatelle (a game similar to pool) between Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln and Democrat George B. McClellan. Lincoln (left) holds a cue "Bal... More
The gunboat candidate at the Battle of Malvern Hill
Democratic presidential candidate George Brinton McClellan is lampooned as an incompetent military leader. He sits in a saddle mounted on the boom of the Union ironclad vessel "Galena." The print recalls two p... More
Leaders of the Democratic Party, Confederate States of America.
A searing, election-year indictment of four prominent figures in the Democratic party, three of them former Confederate officers. Former New York governor and Democratic presidential nominee Horatio Seymour is... More
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Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions
The recruiting-sergeant and the tough subject / Gillam.
Illustration shows Benjamin F. Butler as a "Recruiting-Sergeant" holding a paper that states "Join the Butler Army OH! - Victory and Spoils in 1884", appealing to a man sitting on a chair, holding a "Southern V... More
Persuasive nymphs trying to lure the coy faun into the presidential wa...
Print shows Thomas A. Hendricks, Abram S. Hewitt, Charles A. Dana, and Henry Watterson as nymphs in women's clothing attempting to coax Samuel J. Tilden as a faun into water labeled "Presidential Waters"; alrea... More
Still waiting / F. Opper. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Print shows several men with brooms and shovels locked outside a fence with a large, spiked gate labeled "Civil Service Reform", among them are Thomas F. Bayard, Samuel J. Tilden, Henry Watterson, Charles A. Da... More
The receiving-vault of the Republican politicians who defied public mo...
Illustration shows a procession carrying an embalmed James G. Blaine to place among other embalmed Republicans in an Egyptian tomb; among those previously embalmed are Thomas C. Platt, Stephen W. Dorsey, Thomas... More
A flag the Independents will fight under / J. Keppler.
Illustration shows the Puck figure for the "Independent" party standing on a raised platform, hoisting a flag that states "For President G. Cleveland" showing a portrait of Grover Cleveland, and a female figure... More
Out of a job once more! / F. Graetz.
Illustration shows the entrance to the "Republican Headquarter" with a foot extending out the door, having given the boot to a barrel dressed as a cleric labeled "Clerical Slanders", a bag labeled "British Gold... More
We claim everything - me & Jack / Gillam.
Illustration shows the tattooed legs and bottom of James G. Blaine and the tail of a dog labeled "We Claim Everything - Me & Jack" in a lake next to a bar of soap labeled "Hurrah Soap - to Remove Tattoo"; they ... More
Caricature, The dear creatures / F.M.H., public domain cartoon image
Print shows an old woman sitting on a bench, holding a purse labeled "G.O.P.", with Benjanim Harrison on the left and William McKinley on the right, vying for her attentions. Caption: Old Party (coyly) Oh! yo... More
Among the silent ones / C.J. Taylor.
Print shows Uncle Sam holding a paper labeled "Political Guide" and riding on a camel being led by Puck through the "City of Silence", past several silent sphinxes labeled "Tom Reed, Allison, McKinley, Morton, ... More
Spring music - see poem page 107 / Dalrymple.
Print shows Levi P. Morton sitting in a chair on a porch, listening to the buzz of a large bee labeled "Presidential Bee"; on a table in front of him is a seltzer bottle labeled "Popularity Spring Tonic".
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
Last ghost-dance of the free silver tribe - just before being sent to ...
Print shows a Native encampment of the Democrat/Populist presidential candidate and his followers dancing around a campfire labeled "Repudiation"; depicted are, from left, "Peffer, Jerry Simpson, Teller, Vest, ... More
True democracy is safe! / C.J. Taylor.
Print shows a man identified as a "Sound Money Democrat" holding up a campaign banner that states "For President - For Vice President Palmer and Buckner.
Never too late to run / Frank A. Nankivell.
Illustration shows octogenarian Henry G. Davis as a runner being attended to by Arthur P. Gorman who is putting a bandage on Davis'es right knee. Illus. in: Puck, v. 55, no. 1430 (1904 July 27), cover. Copyrig... More
[Political cartoons related to Secretary of War William H. Taft runnin...
Two political cartoons on one sheet: cartoon on left by Clifford Berryman published in the Washington Star, April 28, 1907, shows Taft leaving a dog labeled "Politics" behind in Washington, D.C., as he travels ... More
Times have changed / K. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows a dejected, well-dressed man labeled "The Corporation" sitting next to an ice bucket filled with bottles labeled "Wall St. Brand, Privilege Brut, Immunity Fizz, [and] Stand Pat Sec", while in... More
Teddy the old Dutch cleanser - with acknowledgments to Old Dutch Clean...
Illustration shows Theodore Roosevelt as an old Dutch maid carrying a large club. Caption: Chases dirt - and everything else. Illus. in: Puck, v. 71, no. 1840 (1912 June 5), cover. Copyright 1912 by Keppler & ... More
Quoth the raven, "nevermore" / Kep., Political Cartoon
Illustration shows President Taft sitting at a desk, working late, frightened, his hair standing on end, as a raven labeled "Teddy", with the face of Theodore Roosevelt, perched on a bust opposite, cries, "Nev... More
Here we go again - Drawing. Public domain image.
Cartoon shows the Democratic donkey and the GOP elephant as competing organ grinders, each with a monkey begging for "Votes." The organs are actually television sets, one showing the head of the Democratic pre... More
The meeting at Saratoga. "Like boxers thus before the fight, their ha...
The second of two prints by "HD" portraying scenes from President Van Buren's visit to the resort at Saratoga Springs, New York, during the summer of 1839. (See also "The Cut Direct," no. 1839-3.) The satire co... More
Do it now! The President would jump right into river improvement and g...
Newspaper clipping of cartoon showing Theodore Roosevelt deeping the Mississippi River with a shovel. Inthe background Uncle Sam is digging the Panama canal and a man labeled Germany says "Der selfish pig vas g... More
Studying political economy. Book illustration from Library of Congress
A crudely drawn but complex satire mocking Zachary Taylor's military background and lack of political experience. Student Zachary Taylor, wearing a paper cap made out of the journal "The True Whig" is seated on... More
Bursting the balloon - Political cartoon, public domain image
Democratic frustrations in the race for the "Presidential Chair" are again parodied in the sequel or companion to "Balloon Ascension to the Presidential Chair" (no. 1844-32). Here the ascent of the Democrats is... More
The national game. Three "outs" and one "run"
A pro-Lincoln satire, deposited for copyright weeks before the 1860 presidential election. The contest is portrayed as a baseball game in which Lincoln has defeated (left to right) John Bell, Stephen A. Douglas... More
Sitting up with a sick friend / L.M. Glackens.
Illustration shows President Taft lying in a bed with a "Reactionary Ice Bag" on his head; the Republican elephant is keeping a bedside vigil and attempting to keep him cool with a fan labeled "Hope". On a near... More
Puck magazine cover - Both satisfied / F.M. Hutchins.
Print shows a female figure labeled "Rep. Party" trying to choose from among three suitors labeled "McKinley, Reed, [and] Harrison"; another female figure labeled "Dem. Party" is walking in the background with ... More
Ornithology - Engraving, Public domain image, Political Cartoon
A mild election-year cartoon portraying Whig presidential candidate Winfield Scott (left) as a turkey and Democrat Franklin Pierce (right) as a gamecock. The two face each other from opposite sides of "Mason &... More
Ager vs. information Young America politics.
Illustrations showing (1) a stranger interviews an Illinois native about Abraham Lincoln and the native goes into an "ager shake" (malarial chills); and (2) children discuss whom their fathers will vote for in ... More
Rip Van Winkle's return / Gillam., Political Cartoon
Illustration shows a scene outside a building labeled "Washington Inn" with an image of the U.S. Capitol on the sign; a large group of Republican legislators, politicians, and others are laughing at an old man ... More
Out of the frying-pan into the fire / Gillam.
Illustration shows James G. Blaine trying to climb over a wall labeled "National Garden Post No Bills" and "No Admittance to Lobbyists, Jobbers & Other Objectionable Characters"; he is carrying a bag over his s... More
A little private mutual admiration scheme, - Joss Ben and his only pri...
Illustration shows Benjamin F. Butler as a Chinese man sitting on a pedestal next to a pillar on the left that states "A Goodman Weighing 250 lbs." and a paper lantern labeled "It Shines Only for US" on the rig... More
"What are the wild waves saying, sister?" / Gillam.
Illustration shows James G. Blaine, dressed like a farmer with a patch labeled "Vindication" on his pants, standing next to John A. Logan who is dressed as a girl; they are on a beach looking out to sea, watchi... More
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Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions
He can't beat his own record / J. Keppler.
Illustration shows James G. Blaine standing on a racetrack labeled "Republican Race Track" in an arena, apparently frozen in position as his tattooed ghost races past him and a sign that states "Presidential Ra... More
They can not stop the wheel / F. Opper.
Illustration shows John Kelly and Benjamin F. Butler struggling against a waterwheel labeled "Cleveland Boom" driven by rushing water from a trough labeled "Popular Enthusiasm" in a millrace outside a "Reform M... More
Shut out again! - and all her own doing, too! / C.J. Taylor.
Print shows an old woman labeled "Dem. Party" sitting on snow-covered steps outside a door labeled "Public Confidence", the door has a padlock on it, at her feet is a hat box labeled "Free Silver in Ohio" and a... More
Waiting for the good times to blow over / Dalrymple.
Print shows a large female figure holding a cornucopia labeled "Prosperity 1895", floating toward rays of light that illuminate industrial facilities; she hovers above a group of men gathered around a platform ... More
Look out, there, boys! / Dalrymple., Political Cartoon
Print shows a gigantic snowball labeled "Morton Boom" rolling down a hillside toward four men labeled "Allison, Reed, McKinley, [and] Harrison". At the top of the hill are Thomas C. Platt, Levi P. Morton, and a... More
Puck magazine cover - Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.
A book with a cartoon of a turkey on it, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Portraits and news photographs by Washington, D.C.-based firm, showing people, events, architecture in Washington, D.C. ... More
Political pirates / C.J. Taylor., Political Cartoon
Print shows William Jennings Bryan as a pirate on a ship labeled "Popocracy", standing on a barrel, playing a violin, attempting to lure a nearby ship labeled "National Prosperity" close enough so that his band... More
The Supreme Court, - "as it may hereafter be constituted" / F. Opper.
Print shows a trial taking place at the U.S. Supreme Court where the regular justices have been replaced by hayseed justices; in the foreground is a "Waiting Pen for Gold Bugs and Millionaires" where "W. Rockef... More
Out of a clear sky comes a fierce nor'wester! / Dalrymple.
Print shows several men on a ship at sea with a waterspout, labeled "Western Republican Silver Sentiment" and looking like Thomas H. Carter, bearing down on the ship; at the helm, labeled "Sound Money" is John ... More
We ought to be thankful / C.J. Taylor.
Print shows a large female figure wearing a fur-lined cape, holding a fan labeled "Fashion", and using a magic wand to create flower-strewn rain clouds that drive away the remnants of the presidential campaign ... More
Making-up for a new rôle / Dalrymple.
Print shows David B. Hill dressed as a hayseed with hat and feather labeled "I am a Popocrat", a fake beard labeled "Populism", and a button labeled "16 to 1" on his vest; he is holding a feather labeled "I am ... More
A painful position for nurse McKinley / F. Opper.
Print shows William McKinley dressed as a nurse, perspiring, sitting in a rocking chair with an infant labeled "Gold Standard" on his lap and another child labeled "High Protection" crying on the floor. Captio... More
"Tammany is great and Croker gets the profit" / Keppler.
Illustration shows Richard Croker looking pleased with himself, holding a large knife labeled "Tammany Vote" behind his back; hobbling down the road in the background is a wounded William Jennings Bryan. Illus... More
Another explosion at hand / Keppler., Political Cartoon
Illustration shows William Jennings Bryan, using the hot-air from his "speeches", to inflate a large balloon labeled "Imperialism", of President McKinley dressed as the "Emperor of USA", holding a sceptor in on... More
Puck magazine cover - Branded but not "broken" / Keppler.
Illustration shows Theodore Roosevelt as a wild centaur or bucking bronco firing two handguns into clouds labeled "Wild Talk" and "Speeches", and with "GOP" branded on his left rear flank; Mark Hanna stands in ... More
Caricature, "The good doctor" / Dalrymple., public domain cartoon imag...
Illustration shows former president Grover Cleveland as a doctor at bedside attending to a donkey labeled "Dem. Party" suffering from an undisclosed illness (Bryanism or the failure of the Democratic Party in t... More
Wanted - another Moses / Kep. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows the Democratic donkey labeled "Dem. Party" with six followers, placing a cradle labeled "Cleveland's cradle 1884" into a river. Pyramids are visible in the background. Illus. in: Puck, v. 54... More
Caricature, A harmless tour / J.S. Pughe., public domain cartoon image
Illustration shows a family of bears dressed as humans near railroad tracks, the youngest cub is crying; a train labeled "Presidential Special" has just passed and standing on the back of the last car is Presid... More
The warrior's return / Keppler., Political Cartoon
Illustration shows President Theodore Roosevelt as a knight on horseback carrying a lance labeled "Reciprocity" over his shoulder with a sack labeled "Campaign Funds" hanging from it; in the background is a gia... More
Campaign number / Frank A. Nankivell 1904.
Illustration shows Columbia standing between President Theodore Roosevelt and Alton B. Parker, each kneeling on one knee, about to kiss her hands. Illus. in: Puck, v. 56, no. 1441 (1904 October 12), cover. Cop... More
Caricature, Milking time / Keppler., public domain cartoon image
Illustration shows Thomas Taggart, Democratic National Committee chairman, on the left, and George B. Cortelyou, Republican National Committee chairman, on the right, milking a cow into buckets labeled "Dem. Ca... More