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Federal Theatre Marionettes present "A Christmas carol"

Federal Theatre Marionettes present "A Christmas carol"

Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of "A Christmas Carol" at the Repertory Theatre, showing a man in period costume playing a horn while walking down a street. Work Projects Administration Poster C... More

Izutsu kumenosuke, Utagawa Kunisada, Japan - Ukiyo e print

Izutsu kumenosuke, Utagawa Kunisada, Japan - Ukiyo e print

Print shows Izutsu Kumenosuke, full-length, standing, holding a puppet portraying a man, possibly himself. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005... More

A black and white photo of a group of children, West Virginia. Farm Security Administration photograph.

A black and white photo of a group of children, West Virginia. Farm Se...

Public domain photograph of Great Depression, farm, farmer, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Federal Theatre - Marionette Theatre presents "RUR" Remo Bufano director.

Federal Theatre - Marionette Theatre presents "RUR" Remo Bufano direct...

Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of "RUR" at the Marionette Theatre, showing abstract image with text. Date stamped on verso: Jan 5 1939. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library o... More

The boss - Drawing. Public domain image.

The boss - Drawing. Public domain image.

(DLC/PP-1933:0079). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "What's the Matter with America" by William Allen White, Collier's magazine (Nov. 10, 1906), p. 16.

"The shoe bears" A marionette play.

"The shoe bears" A marionette play.

Poster for presentation of "The shoe bears" at the Sioux City Art Center, showing stylized heads of three bears. Date stamped on verso: Jan 13 1941. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress).

Bon Ton Burlesquers 365 days ahead of them all.

Bon Ton Burlesquers 365 days ahead of them all.

Caption: On the string. Created and "copyright 1898 by The H.C. Miner Litho. Co., N.Y." No. 6090. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

[Russian soldiers frightened by toy figures of Japanese soldiers hanging by strings]

[Russian soldiers frightened by toy figures of Japanese soldiers hangi...

Signed on block by artist in lower right, includes chop. Includes extensive Japanese text. Descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Nihon ban... More

Federal Theatre - Marionette Theatre presents "RUR" Remo Bufano director.

Federal Theatre - Marionette Theatre presents "RUR" Remo Bufano direct...

Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of "RUR" at the Marionette Theatre, showing abstract image with text. Date stamped on verso: Jan 5 1939. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library o... More

The real objection to Smoot / Keppler.

The real objection to Smoot / Keppler.

Illustration shows an old man labeled "Mormon Hierarchy", wearing a coat of stitched together fragments of cloth labeled "Polygamy, Mormon Rebellion, Resistance to Federal Authority, Blood Atonement, Murder of ... More

The European "concert" / J.S. Pughe., Political Cartoon

The European "concert" / J.S. Pughe., Political Cartoon

Print shows a crazed man representing the Czar of "Russia" sitting on a throne, manipulating marionettes that represent "France" (Felix Faure), "Austria" (Franz Joseph I), "Italy" (Umberto I), "Germany" (Willia... More

Member of the Red Dust Players, Oklahoma City theater group, operating puppets for the entertainment of meeting of UCAPAWA (United Cannery, Agricultural, Packing, and Allied Workers of America) members. Bristow, Oklahoma

Member of the Red Dust Players, Oklahoma City theater group, operating...

Public domain photograph of indoor, interior activity, America in the 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Puck magazine cover - Buncombe and Boodle / Dalrymple.

Puck magazine cover - Buncombe and Boodle / Dalrymple.

Print shows William Jennings Bryan as a puppet being manipulated by a well-dressed man sitting on a large money bag labeled "Silver Mining Syndicate" and listing names and dollar amounts, "Hearst $75,000,000, F... More

[Gilt and leather puppets performing shadow play in theater and musical ensemble (gamelan?) in front, Java, Indonesia]

[Gilt and leather puppets performing shadow play in theater and musica...

Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection. Public domain photograph of leather object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Puppets come to life] - Public domain book illustration

[Puppets come to life] - Public domain book illustration

Ukiyo-e print illustration showing puppets fighting backstage after the people have gone; opposite page contains text. Page in: Momo Sanjin yawa. Kōto [Kyoto] : Ryūsuiken zōhan, Tenpō 12 [1841]. Published in: ... More

Kage e. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Kage e. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Print shows two geishas entertaining a man, one is making shadow puppets and the other is playing a shamisen.

[Ventriloquist with two puppets]

[Ventriloquist with two puppets]

Title devised by cataloger. No publication information. Gift; Mrs. Peter Grant; 1940; (DLC/PP-1940:008). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

A black and white photo of two windows, West Virginia. Farm Security Administration photograph.

A black and white photo of two windows, West Virginia. Farm Security A...

Public domain photograph of window, architectural element, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bon Ton Burlesquers 365 days ahead of them all.

Bon Ton Burlesquers 365 days ahead of them all.

Caption: On the string. Created and "copyright 1898 by The H.C. Miner Litho. Co., N.Y." No. 6090. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

[Russian soldiers frightened by toy figures of Japanese soldiers hanging by strings]

[Russian soldiers frightened by toy figures of Japanese soldiers hangi...

Signed on block by artist in lower right, includes chop. Includes extensive Japanese text. Descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Nihon ban... More

Mutsuki, Utagawa Kunisada, Japan - Ukiyo e print

Mutsuki, Utagawa Kunisada, Japan - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a woman with a child playing with a marionette. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Hōsai gosekku no asobi : ... More

Puck magazine cover - The Tammany alliance / J.S. Pughe.

Puck magazine cover - The Tammany alliance / J.S. Pughe.

Print shows the Tammany Tiger, well-dressed and sitting on top of a scale model of a building labeled "Tammany Hall"; it has made a puppet by tying a stick labeled "Platt's Dummy", with the head of Benjamin F. ... More

Puck magazine cover - Punch and Judy / L.M. Glackens.

Puck magazine cover - Punch and Judy / L.M. Glackens.

Illustration shows William Jennings Bryan as a puppet using a large stick to beat another puppet labeled "Public Duties" in a marquee labeled "Chautauqua Circuit". Illus. in: Puck, v. 74, no. 1901 (1913 August... More

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

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

[Chinese man frightened by two toy figures of Japanese soldiers and a turtle hanging by strings]

[Chinese man frightened by two toy figures of Japanese soldiers and a ...

Signed on block by artist in lower right, includes chop. Includes extensive Japanese text. Descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Nihon ban... More

Adieu Bastille - A drawing of a man with a lion on a leash

Adieu Bastille - A drawing of a man with a lion on a leash

Print shows a member of the Third Estate playing a bagpipe, standing next to a tame lion, representing the monarchy, and manipulating marionettes, representing the clergy and the nobility, on a string tied to h... More

Sugimotoya no kakae oume - Public domain scan / drawing

Sugimotoya no kakae oume - Public domain scan / drawing

Print shows a woman seated on the floor holding a puppet portraying a woman, possibly the shopkeeper Oume of Sugimoto-ya. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print spec... More

Our American girls are capturing the House of Lords / C.J. Taylor.

Our American girls are capturing the House of Lords / C.J. Taylor.

Print shows a group of women in a gallery "Reserved for American Wives of English Lords" holding strings attached to crowns on the heads of their husbands in the House of Lords. Illus. from Puck, v. 38, no. 98... More

The silver-tongued ventriloquist and his dummies / F. Opper.

The silver-tongued ventriloquist and his dummies / F. Opper.

Print shows a "Silver Mine Owner" as a "silver-tongued ventriloquist" sitting on a box labeled "16 to 1" on a stage, with William Jennings Bryan as a dummy sitting on his lap, holding papers labeled "Free Silve... More

A black and white photo of a door with a window, West Virginia. Farm Security Administration photograph.

A black and white photo of a door with a window, West Virginia. Farm S...

Public domain photograph of window, architectural element, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a fence and a building, West Virginia. Farm Security Administration photograph.

A black and white photo of a fence and a building, West Virginia. Farm...

Public domain photograph - United States during the 1930s and 1940s, Farm Security Administration, New Deal, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Federal Theatre - Marionette Theatre presents "RUR" Remo Bufano director.

Federal Theatre - Marionette Theatre presents "RUR" Remo Bufano direct...

Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of "RUR" at the Marionette Theatre, showing abstract image with text. Date stamped on verso: Jan 5 1939. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library o... More

A sunday show - profit for pagan and preacher / F. Opper.

A sunday show - profit for pagan and preacher / F. Opper.

Print shows Robert G. Ingersoll speaking from a stage in an auditorium filled with an audience whose heads are half-dollar coins; dangling from a cord at the edge of the stage is Thomas De Witt Talmage as a mar... More

The isthmian canal game / Kep. - Drawing. Public domain image.

The isthmian canal game / Kep. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Illustration shows a railroad lobbyist with a puppet show; the puppets, labeled "Nicaragua Route" and "Panama Route" stand in opposition to each other. Caption: Railroad Lobbyist The railroads won't have to c... More

At present he works Bulgaria / Kep.

At present he works Bulgaria / Kep.

Illustration shows a puppeteer labeled "Russia" with marionettes labeled "Bulgaria" and "Macedonia" engaged in a sword fight; the Bulgarian puppet is about to cut the head off the Macedonian puppet who has drop... More

Gala puppet circus Clowns, cowboys, acrobats, animals, and novelty acts.

Gala puppet circus Clowns, cowboys, acrobats, animals, and novelty act...

Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of a puppet circus, showing head of a clown. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress).

Two young men holding a painting of a cow, West Virginia. Farm Security Administration photograph.

Two young men holding a painting of a cow, West Virginia. Farm Securit...

Public domain photograph of Great Depression, farm, farmer, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bon Ton Burlesquers 365 days ahead of them all.

Bon Ton Burlesquers 365 days ahead of them all.

Caption: On the string. Created and "copyright 1898 by The H.C. Miner Litho. Co., N.Y." No. 6090. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

[Chinese man frightened by two toy figures of Japanese soldiers and a turtle hanging by strings]

[Chinese man frightened by two toy figures of Japanese soldiers and a ...

Signed on block by artist in lower right, includes chop. Includes extensive Japanese text. Descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Nihon ban... More

Blowing up the Pic Nic's;--or--Harlequin Quixotte attacking the puppets / Js. Gillray, invt. & fect ., British Cartoon Print

Blowing up the Pic Nic's;--or--Harlequin Quixotte attacking the puppet...

"Sheridan leads the forces of the professionals against the amateurs of the Pic Nic Society, who are performing on a small, elegant stage, rising (without orchestra) from the boards in the foreground where thes... More

This will be an internal explosion / Keppler.

This will be an internal explosion / Keppler.

Print shows the child king Alfonso XIII as a wooden puppet slumped over on the "Throne of Spain" with a clergyman standing next to him, and on the walls to the right are portrait paintings of "Charles V, Ferdin... More

A black and white photo of a man opening a door, West Virginia. Farm Security Administration photograph.

A black and white photo of a man opening a door, West Virginia. Farm S...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a worker, construction, carpenter, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[ Three women dressed as puppets - scene from "On the Riviera"]

[ Three women dressed as puppets - scene from "On the Riviera"]

Production photograph from the film "On the Riviera." (General) The Library of Congress provides access to these materials for educational and research purposes and makes no warranty with regard to their use f... More

Puppets for the show, Red House, West Virginia

Puppets for the show, Red House, West Virginia

Picryl description: Public domain image of famine, hunger, powerty, refugees, people suffering, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Playing with a puppet] - Public domain  drawing

[Playing with a puppet] - Public domain drawing

Print shows kabuki actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I in the role of a puppeteer, standing, full-length, facing right, holding a puppet of the courtesan Matsuyama above his head. Adachi modern reprint (Showa). Descrip... More

Puck magazine cover - Grand opera opens / L.M. Glackens.

Puck magazine cover - Grand opera opens / L.M. Glackens.

Illustration shows Giulio Gatti-Casazza and Oscar Hammerstein throwing puppets labeled "Tenor, Second Tenor, Contralto, Baritone, Basso, Mezzo Soprano, [and] High Soprano" at each other. Illus. in: Puck, v. 64... More

Deku to kinchaku, Hokkei Totoya - Ukiyo e print

Deku to kinchaku, Hokkei Totoya - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a puppet with face obscured by a veil sitting next to a traditional money bag. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the se... More

[Puppets come to life] - Public domain book illustration

[Puppets come to life] - Public domain book illustration

Ukiyo-e print illustration showing puppets fighting backstage after the people have gone; opposite page contains text. Page in: Momo Sanjin yawa. Kōto [Kyoto] : Ryūsuiken zōhan, Tenpō 12 [1841]. Published in: ... More

The master Valasek 18 - Public domain  drawing

The master Valasek 18 - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows William II, Emperor of Germany, as a gigantic puppet master with two small figures sitting on his knees, one labeled "Austrian Germans" and the other labeled "Hungarians"; they hold numerous chain... More

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

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