[Congressional puzzle: - find Cuba in the cartoon]
Cartoon shows a ticker tape machine labeled "Tariff Law 1897 Dutch Standard." On the right the head of the American Sugar Refining Company, Henry O. Havemeyer surrounded by three overstuffed bags labeled "Sugar... 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
Extinct / Will Crawford. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows the Republican elephant among the bones and ghosts of dinosaurs, one is offering a membership card that states "Ancient Order of Extinct Animals - Membership Ticket".
The sphinx and the candidates / Keppler.
Illustration shows Charles Evans "Hughes" as a sphinx labeled "Senate" and "Assembly" in a desert at night with a donkey and an elephant standing in the foreground, and several presidential candidates on the le... More
Puck magazine cover - The great renunciation / L.M. Glackens.
Illustration shows the Republican elephant labeled "G.O.P." wearing an engagement ring and William H. Taft wearing a tuxedo, embracing; Taft is smiling, while the elephant is weeping as it holds up a portrait o... More
George Woodward - A ticklish feat / K.
Illustration shows President Taft balancing a cone of papers labeled "Administration" and showing the Republican elephant, on his nose; struggling to get in the cone is "Ballinger" while already inside are "Elk... More
The tariff triumph of pharaoh Wilson / Keppler.
Illustration shows President Wilson as a pharaoh riding in an Egyptian chariot drawn by the Democratic donkey; he is holding a small sword and ropes attached to a man labeled "Monopoly" with his arms bound behi... More
Stranger things have happened. Hold on, and you may walk over the slug...
Cartoon showing Thomas F. Bayard holding on to tail of Democratic donkey, which is going over cliff, and man standing by Republican elephant, which is lying on ground; the White House in background, with flag "... More
A new bull in the ring / F. Graetz.
Print shows Chester A. Arthur riding the Republican elephant tossed high in the air in a "Political Arena", the elephant is patched with scandals labeled "Credit Mobilier, Collusion with Monopolies, Back Pay Gr... More
The Republican convention / L.M. Glackens., Political Cartoon
Illustration shows at the Republican National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, Theodore Roosevelt is passing the pike of "Policies" to William H. Taft, as "The New Mahout", sitting on the Republican elephant la... More
Will the history of Napoleon's return repeat itself? / Kep.
Illustration shows the return from political exile of Theodore Roosevelt dressed as Napoleon I, standing before French troops under the command of President Taft, who is riding the Republican elephant. They car... More
[Cartoon relating to Republican defeat of Tammany Hall candidates in 1...
Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, 1875 Nov. 20. Reference copy may be in LOT 4405. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Tammany Hall; Pol. elections...; Cartoons, US Nov... More
Theodore: I think I'll walk / William H. Walker 1902.
Cartoon showing Theodore Roosevelt sliding off the back of a beleagured looking elephant labeled "GOP" and whose hind legs drag ball-and-chains labeled "Cuba" and "High Tariff", he says, "I think I'll walk". "T... More
A timely warning / J.S. Pughe. - Public domain dedication image
Illustration shows the Republican elephant wearing a hat labeled "G.O.P." and "High Protective Tariff" and a swimsuit labeled "Tariff-Protected Trusts", wading offshore toward huge waves labeled "Public Patienc... More
Tethered / Kep. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows William Jennings Bryan and William H. Taft driving a stake labeled "Publicity" into the ground in a wilderness area; a rope labeled "Public Opinion" is tied to the stake and one end is tied t... More
The leader / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows President Taft leading the Republican elephant in circles creating a rut; among those riding the elephant are Joseph G. Cannon, Nelson W. Aldrich, and James S. Sherman. Illus. in: Puck, v. 6... More
"Oh, Teddy, dear Teddy, come home to us now, ... / L.M. Glackens.
Illustration shows Theodore Roosevelt meeting with William II, the emperor of Germany, Armand Fallières, of France, Victor Emmanuel III, the King of Italy, and King Edward VII, of Great Britain, being interrup... More
An elephant on his hands / L.M. Glackens.
Illustration shows President Taft as a ringmaster watching two men labeled "Radical Republican" and "Conservative Republican" who are fighting as they get in a tattered "G.O.P." elephant costume. Caption: Ring... More
(Dis-) "honors are easy." Now both parties have something to hang on /...
Cartoon showing Republican elephant hanging onto Democratic tiger which is hanging onto Chinaman's pig-tail who is hanging onto branch of Liberty Tree which is being uprooted to topple all over cliff into rocky... More
This is the "pull" that civil service reform has with this administrat...
Cartoon showing Benjamin Harrison on Republican Party elephant labeled "Tannerism," which is tearing down civil service rules, as Theodore Roosevelt, Thompson, and C. Lyman try to restrain elephant by pulling o... 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
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
"Where's my square deal?" / J.S. Pughe.
Illustration shows James H. Hyde labeled "Life Insurance Company" drowning in a sea of papers labeled "Exposure, Bribery, Syndicate Profits, Dummy Deals, Wholesale Graft, Fake Transactions, Juggled Reports, 'Ye... 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 hemlock cup of the Republican Socrates / Kep.
Illustration shows the Republican elephant labeled "G.O.P." about to drink from a cup labeled "Reciprocity", with him are several men labeled "Root, Sherman, Cannon, La Follette, Crane, Lodge, Payne, Dick, Gall... More
An awful blow / K. - Public domain dedication image
Illustration shows a weather vane with an elephant labeled "G.O.P." being blown in all directions by clouds labeled "New Nationalism, Radicalism, Insurgency, Conservatism, [and] Standpatism" showing the face of... More
"Step up, gentlemen, and try your luck!" / Dalrymple.
Print shows a ringmaster labeled "Harrity Chairman Dem. Natl. Com." standing on the left and the Democratic Donkey wearing a saddle labeled "1896" and "$50,000 a year for the man who can ride on this donkey to ... More
The last straw / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows the Republican elephant collapsing under the weight of Republican and/or Roosevelt policies, such as a large crown labeled "Imperialism", a "Big Stick", a basket labeled "Odellism", a mail po... More
Puck magazine cover - The clumsy elephant / J.S. Pughe.
Illustration shows an elephant labeled "G.O.P." lamenting a broken pail labeled "Full Dinner Pail" on the ground before him; the U.S. Capitol building is in the background. Caption: "Gosh! How am I to get that... More
The judgement of Solomon Taft / L.M. Glackens.
Illustration shows President Taft as Solomon holding a baby elephant labeled "G.O.P." aloft in one hand and a large sword labeled "Party Cleaver" in the other; one man labeled "Stand-Patter" pleads for Solomon ... More
The confusion of tongues / L.M. Glackens.
Illustration shows disagreement among many Republicans who were working together to construct a tower labeled "Republican Harmony"; they have broken off into small factions clustered around building blocks labe... More
"Hail, Caesar! We who are about to die salute thee!" / Wilder.
Illustration shows the Republican elephant labeled "G.O.P." bowing to Theodore Roosevelt as the Roman emperor, Caesar, in a colosseum. Illus. in: Puck, v. 71, no. 1838 (1912 May 22), cover. Copyright 1912 by K... More
[Members of the Republican team of the House of Representatives paradi...
Photoprint by National Photo Co. Public domain scan of the vintage baseball memorabilia, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Mr. Hill tries it on / Gillam. - Steam locomotive, Public domain image
Illustration shows the Governor of New York, David B. Hill, riding backwards on the Democratic donkey labeled "Democracy" running on railroad tracks near a sign that states "Look Out for the Enlightening Expres... More
Puck magazine cover - The whole thing / Grant Hamilton.
Illustration shows President Theodore Roosevelt wearing a white elephant costume labeled "Republican Party" with the U.S. Capitol in the background.
Puck's mid-summer outing at Harmony Park / J.S. Pughe.
Illustration shows democrats and republicans, capitalists, social reformers, political symbols, and others enjoying a summer outing at a park. Illus. in: Puck, v. 56, no. 1433 (1904 August 17), centerfold. Cop... More
Awaiting the "third party" - Drawing. Public domain image.
Illustration shows a donkey labeled "Democratic Party" and an elephant labeled "Republican Party" sitting on a porch; a stork carrying a bag labeled "Dr. Stork" is coming around the corner of the building. Cap... More
Hanging on / Kep. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows President Taft climbing a mountain labeled "White House Glacier" with members of his campaign committee hanging from ropes attached to his waist, on the left are "Crane", and "Penrose", and t... More
G.O.P., reports of my death are greatly exaggerated
Donkey (Democratic Party), moose (Progresive Party) and crow watching wounded elephant (Republican Party) from cliff. (DLC/PP-1932:0042). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). P... More
The revival of an ancient skin game / Keppler.
Illustration shows President Taft as the biblical figure Jacob wearing robes labeled "Progressivism" and goat skins labeled "Delegates", kneeling before the Republican elephant labeled "G.O.P." as the aged bibl... More
Members of the Republican baseball team of the House of Representative...
Baseball team, some riding on an elephant, parading around field prior to game with Democratic team. Photoprint by National Photo Co.
A trio that must go / F. Graetz.
Print shows a "Church Bell" as a female figure, an injured elephant labeled "Republican Party" with bandages and an eye patch labeled "Nov. 1882", and a Chinese man. Illus. from Puck, v. 14, no. 339, (1883 Sep... More
Bigger than - his party / Keppler., Political Cartoon
Illustration shows President Theodore Roosevelt standing on one side of a scale labeled "Public Opinion" and an elephant labeled "G.O.P." standing on the other. Illus. in: Puck, v. 51, no. 1314 (1902 May 7), c... More
Then he (Thayer) went away back - and sat down
Cartoon shows Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne and a Republican elephant sweating in the top of a tree labeled "Sugar Trust." The roots of the tree are labeled "Dutch Standard," "Cartel," and "Boun... More
Puck magazine cover - Taking his medicine / J.S. Pughe.
Illustration shows President Theodore Roosevelt giving the Republican elephant labeled "G.O.P." a spoonful of "Trust Legislation Tonic"; on the elephant's abdomen is a "Reciprocity Plaster". Illus. in: Puck, v... More
Puck Magazine Illustration - Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.
A magazine with a cartoon of a man in a top hat, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Portraits and news photographs by Washington, D.C.-based firm, showing people, events, architecture in Washingto... 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
Who are you? / L.M. Glackens. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows the Democratic donkey and the Republican elephant in a stable eating hay; they both turn to look at a goat labeled "Consumers' Party" that has just arrived to join them in the stable.
Out of one into another? U.S. "Now don't be frightened into that trap"...
Cartoon relating to Republican defeat of Tammany Hall candidates in 1875 elections. Uncle Sam is warning elephant ("Republican vote") to avoid entering "Reformed Tammany Hall", having just emerged, sweating, fr... More
The Republican elephant and his growing burden / J.S. Pughe.
Illustration shows the Republican elephant using his trunk to support, overhead, an infant labeled "Infant Industries" in a cradle labeled "Protective Tariff"; the U.S. Capitol building is visible in the backgr... More
"I wonder if it's loaded!" / J.S. Pughe.
Illustration shows an elephant labeled G.O.P. holding a double-barrel shotgun in its trunk, pointed toward itself, the rifle is labeled "Trust Issue Tariff Reform" and "1904". Illus. in: Puck, v. 53, no. 1366 ... More
The village blacksmith / L.M. Glackens., Political Cartoon
Illustration shows, on the left, Theodore Roosevelt, hand resting on a sledgehammer labeled "My Policies", standing at the entrance to his shop "T. Roosevelt Horseshoer & Wheelwright" with "Dr. Abbott" at his s... 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
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
Unto them that hath / J.S. Pughe.
Illustration shows an elephant labeled "G.O.P." holding a tambourine labeled "Stand Patism" and handing out free baskets labeled "Tariff Graft" containing a turkey, duck, or chicken to ragged figures labeled "C... More
A much-needed comedy element in the campaign of 1900 / Dalrymple.
Illustration showing Admiral George Dewey as a circus clown, with William Jennings Bryan on a donkey labeled "Dem Party" and William McKinley on an elephant labeled "GOP" under the big top of a circus; Puck, as... More
Trying to drag him from his altar and his idol / Dalrymple.
Illustration shows an old man labeled "Progressive Republican" trying to pull an aged and battered elephant labeled "G.O.P." from where it kneels before a golden idol with a "$" on its chest, sitting on a pedes... More
Tariff reforming 57th Congress, 2nd session
Cartoon shows a wealthy man "Sugar Trust" seated in a chair '[paragraph] 209 16 Dutch" smoking a pipe "Sec. 4 Tariff Law 1897" from which issues smoke labeled "Reciprocity." A man "Beet Sugar" pulls on the back... More
A pretty high bar to clear / J.S. Pughe.
Illustration shows a group of republicans trying to push, pull, and coax the Republican elephant labeled "G.O.P." to jump a hurdle on a race course; William B. Allison stands on the far side of the hurdle, Phil... More
Just made for each other / L.M. Glackens.
Illustration shows William H. Taft sitting on a hammock with the Republican elephant labeled "G.O.P." wooing her with a box of "Ohio Bonbons". Illus. in: Puck, v. 61, no. 1586 (1907 July 24), cover. Copyright ... More
Exercising the mounts / Frank A. Nankivell 1907.
Illustration shows a bloated William Jennings Bryan with a paper extending from a pocket labeled "Membership Fat Man's Club. W.J. Bryan", riding a diminutive Democratic donkey and William H. Taft riding a dimin... More
The kidnappers / Hy Mayer ; by Hy Mayer.
Illustration shows at center, Theodore Roosevelt kidnapping the "G.O.P." elephant (this figure can be rotated 180° to show Roosevelt being kidnapped by the "G.O.P."); around this image are vignette scenes showi... More
An awful blow / K. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows a weather vane with an elephant labeled "G.O.P." being blown in all directions by clouds labeled "New Nationalism, Radicalism, Insurgency, Conservatism, [and] Standpatism" showing the face of... More
His triumphal progress / Dalrymple., Political Cartoon
Print shows a nervous William McKinley riding in a lop-sided chariot with a large gold dollar labeled "Gold Standard" on one side and a tiny wheel labeled "Tariff?" on the other; the chariot is being pulled by ... More
Our Christmas tree / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Print shows Uncle Sam and Columbia taking Christmas presents off a Christmas tree and distributing them to Native children labeled "Hawaii, Samoa, Puerto Rico, Cuba, [and] Philippine". Illus. from Puck, v. 46,... More
Congressional puzzle: - find Cuba in the cartoon
Cartoon shows a ticker tape machine labeled "Tariff Law 1897 Dutch Standard." On the right the head of the American Sugar Refining Company, Henry O. Havemeyer surrounded by three overstuffed bags labeled "Sugar... More
Treed at last - Political cartoon, public domain image
Cartoon shows Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne, the head of the American Sugar Refining Company, Henry O. Havemeyer, and a Republican elephant in the top of a tree labeled "Sugar Trust." The roots ... More
An eruption of Mount Teddy / Keppler.
Illustration shows President Theodore Roosevelt as a volcano erupting and spewing a dark cloud labeled "Tax on Wealth", which causes an elephant labeled "G.O.P." to race for safety; on the left, is a mountain s... More
Conflict of authority / K. - Public domain book illustration
Illustration shows the Democratic donkey recklessly driving an automobile labeled "Democratic Party", bearing down on the Republican elephant labeled "G.O.P." standing in the middle of the roadway; an arm label... More
Puck magazine cover - The strap-hanger / L.M. Glackens.
Illustration shows Theodore Roosevelt dressed as an elderly woman, wearing furs, and holding onto a strap labeled "Outlook" on a crowded streetcar, addressing the Republican elephant labeled "G.O.P." sitting on... More
An elephant on his hands / L.M. Glackens.
Illustration shows President Taft as a ringmaster watching two men labeled "Radical Republican" and "Conservative Republican" who are fighting as they get in a tattered "G.O.P." elephant costume. Caption: Ring... 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
For their own good / J.S. Pughe.
Print shows President Cleveland adding boards labeled "Extension of Civil Service Reform under President Cleveland" to a fence with boards labeled "Extension of Civil Service Reform under Pres. Harrison", "Exte... More
W-h-o-a!!! / Dalrymple. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Print shows William McKinley driving a large circus carriage labeled "McKinley's Presidential Band Wagon" being pulled by the Republican Elephant labeled "G.O.P." which has come to a stop at a sign at the edge ... More
Congress - 14th Amendment 2nd section Kemble
Cartoon shows Congress as a fat man asleep in a hammock labeled "Law Enforcement." A broken blunderbuss, labeled "14th Amendment, 2nd Section," lies at his feet. A small black boy walks by holding a drum, but a... More
Puck magazine cover - Theodore Roosevelt - Solitaire / J.S. Pughe.
Illustration shows the Republican elephant labeled "G.O.P." sitting on a stool with the U.S. Capitol and the White House within view. He is holding with his trunk a playing card with Theodore Roosevelt on it an... More
Trouble ahead for the trainer / J.S. Pughe.
Illustration shows President Theodore Roosevelt as a trainer in a circus, holding a whip and getting tangled in ropes attached to a hippopotamus labeled "The Trusts", an elephant labeled "G.O.P.", a donkey labe... More
In ad land / Ehrhart. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows a vignette cartoon, at center is President Theodore Roosevelt and members of his cabinet in a meeting, most are identified by a signboard advertising a patent medicine or other product that i... More
"Now we see through a glass, darkly" / K.
Illustration shows two large cut-outs of the Republican elephant labeled "Republican Partisanship" propped up by boards labeled "Patronage" and "Party Platform", and the Democratic donkey labeled "Democratic Pa... More
The indian medicine show / L.M. Glackens.
Illustration shows Theodore Roosevelt as an Indian medicine man beating a drum labeled "The New Nationalism" while standing in a cart with "Publisher Howland" and "Editor Abbott" who are selling bottles of "Out... More
The campaign issue / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows the Republican elephant labeled "G.O.P." holding an empty "Dinner Pail" which he is asking a woman labeled "Mrs. Consumer" to fill, she is holding an "Empty Market-Basket" labeled "Tariff Tax... More
"Merry Christmas, Bill!" / K. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows lame duck president William H. Taft having Christmas dinner at the White House, served by the Republican elephant, when the Democratic donkey bursts through a window, making an "informal" vis... More
"It's comin' after us!" / Kep. - Political cartoon, public domain imag...
Illustration shows the ghost of the Republican elephant rising from behind a tombstone that states "Sacred to the Memory of a United Republican Party"; "Taft" and "Teddy" believe that it is coming after them an... More
"Down with the bosses!" / J. Norman Lynd.
Illustration shows Theodore Roosevelt grimacing in anger with both arms raised; he is wearing Uncle Sam's clothes, who is running off in a barrel to hide his nakedness, also departing in fear are the Republican... 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
Republican elephant Judy, etc. - Public domain print
Photograph shows the Republican elephant, Judy, and the Democratic donkey, Jennie, in Coney Island preparing to go to Washington; on the right, on horseback, are the two famous Abernathy boys, Louis and Temple ... More
Our own Manchu dynasty, which is about due for a bump / Frank A. Nanki...
Illustration shows the Republican elephant labeled "G.O.P." as an emperor during the Manchu Dynasty, sitting on a throne looking at a men labeled "Wilson, Champ Clark, Foss, Harmon, [and] Underwood" armed with ... More
The sacred elephant / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain imag...
Illustration shows a procession led by vice-presidential candidate Charles W. Fairbanks followed by President Theodore Roosevelt and the Republican elephant wearing banners stating "World Power and Empire", "Ro... More
"Hurry, William, and hook me up!" / K.
Illustration shows President Taft struggling to dress the Republican elephant in a dress labeled on one side "Reactionaries" and on the other "Insurgents"; he is unable to bring the two sides together in the ba... More
[Massachusetts did it] - Drawing. Public domain image.
Cartoon showing Massachusetts Governor Calvin Coolidge riding atop a Republican elephant, stomping a snake labeled "Radicalism."
[Then he (Thayer) went away back - and sat down]
Cartoon shows Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne and a Republican elephant sweating in the top of a tree labeled "Sugar Trust." The roots of the tree are labeled "Dutch Standard," "Cartel," and "Boun... More
Getting it out of his system Ed. Valtman
Editorial cartoon drawing shows the Republican elephant, seasick, leaning over the stern of a ship labeled "Ship of State" where he has vomited "McCarthyism" onto the waves below. Signed on lower right. Publis... More
When Teddy comes marching home L.M. Glackens
Illustration shows a vignette cartoon with Theodore Roosevelt holding an elephant skull labeled "G.O.P", quoting "Alas, poor Yorick!"; sending "a wireless message to the Reactionaries" of lightning bolts; becom... More
Puck magazine cover - "Fireman, save my child!" / Kep.
Illustration shows the Republican elephant lowering President Taft from a window in a burning building to Theodore Roosevelt as a fireman on a ladder. Billowing clouds of smoke labeled "Consumers Revolt" engulf... More
Salvation is free, but it doesn't appeal to him / Kep.
Illustration shows Theodore Roosevelt, looking somewhat devilish, as a minister standing in a pool labeled "Teddyism", attempting to pull the Republican elephant in for an immersion baptism; there is a small "T... More
When Teddy comes marching home L.M. Glackens
Illustration shows a vignette cartoon with Theodore Roosevelt holding an elephant skull labeled "G.O.P", quoting "Alas, poor Yorick!"; sending "a wireless message to the Reactionaries" of lightning bolts; becom... More