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Puck magazine cover - An old imposition / C.J. Taylor.

Puck magazine cover - An old imposition / C.J. Taylor.

Print shows President Cleveland as a railroad conductor collecting fares from William McKinley, who is holding a ticket labeled "War Tariff Pass" and an elderly man, dressed as an infant labeled "Infant Industr... More

An old fable brought up to date / Keppler, Jr.

An old fable brought up to date / Keppler, Jr.

Print shows a "countryman" labeled "Rep. Party" with a whip, driving a donkey labeled "Taxpayer" who is carrying a large sack labeled "War Tariff" that contains a counter weight labeled "Iniquitous Pensions" on... More

"Who laughs last laughs best" / Dalrymple.

"Who laughs last laughs best" / Dalrymple.

Print shows Grover Cleveland driving a stagecoach labeled "Administration Coach" carrying "Columbia" and being pulled by two horses labeled "Honest Principles" and "Sound Policy"; it is stuck in a hole labeled ... More

The opening of the gate / Dalrymple.

The opening of the gate / Dalrymple.

Print shows Uncle Sam opening the "Protection Gate" at the "U.S. Custom House" where a sign states "Reduction of Tolls from 50 to 38 Percent. Wool, Lumber, Twine, and Fresh Fish, Free!!. The Roman god Mercury i... More

America's partisan "patriots" / C.J. Taylor., Political Cartoon

America's partisan "patriots" / C.J. Taylor., Political Cartoon

Print shows Benjamin Harrison pointing to himself, John Sherman with a sign that states "The Sherman Bill Did It!", William McKinley holding a sign that states "The McKinley Bill Did It!", and Thomas B. Reed po... More

The inconsistency of the protectionist believer / Dalrymple.

The inconsistency of the protectionist believer / Dalrymple.

Print shows a wealthy businessman with his family boarding a steamer "to Europe", a porter carries their single bag of luggage. When the family returns home, at the end of their summer shopping spree, the busin... More

We four and no more - Drawing. Public domain image.

We four and no more - Drawing. Public domain image.

Picryl description: Public domain image of armed forces, cavalry, infantry, 18th-19th century war, military conflict, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The open sesame / C.J. Taylor. - coin, public domain photograph

The open sesame / C.J. Taylor. - coin, public domain photograph

Print shows William McKinley as Ali Baba kneeling before a slightly opened door in the "High-Tariff Robber Barons Cave", holding a bag labeled "McKinley Boom Fund", which is being filled with coins issuing from... More

Crowning the abomination / Dalrymple., Political Cartoon

Crowning the abomination / Dalrymple., Political Cartoon

Print shows a huge figure labeled "Tariff for Trusts" wearing a quilted cape labeled with products and percentages, holding papers labeled "Concessions", and sitting between the Senate and House chambers, with ... More

A troublesome infant - he grows faster than his god-fathers expected / Dalrymple.

A troublesome infant - he grows faster than his god-fathers expected /...

Print shows a crying infant labeled "Dingley Tariff" wearing clothing labeled "Deficit from July 1st to Nov. 15th $44,411,144", sitting in a high chair, holding a tiny pair of pants labeled "Dingley Tariff". A ... More

All a question of the scale we do it on / F. Opper.

All a question of the scale we do it on / F. Opper.

Print shows a vignette cartoon depicting how the economies of scale of an operation or event determines public opinion, for instance, "no. 9" shows a handful of criminals robbing a citizen on the street, they a... More

They can't be hitched to the same carriage J.S. Pughe

They can't be hitched to the same carriage J.S. Pughe

Print shows President William McKinley at the reins of a carriage labeled "Administration" carrying Uncle Sam and Columbia; three men labeled "Hanna, Lodge, [and] Dingley" are having difficulty harnessing two u... More

The guns of reciprocity - Political cartoon, public domain image

The guns of reciprocity - Political cartoon, public domain image

Cartoon shows Theodore Roosevelt sitting in front of the U.S. Capitol reciting his June 13, 1902 message to Congress. On the left is a Cuban cannon firing a shot through a rolled sheet of paper, "Cuban reciproc... More

Reciprocal percentage frothy Cuban relief, Political Cartoon

Reciprocal percentage frothy Cuban relief, Political Cartoon

Cartoon shows Theodore Roosevelt and Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne holding full steins of beer. They each spit into an empty stein held by a man representing Cuba. At the foot of the man is a "c... More

Landed / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Landed / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows Alton B. Parker pulling a donkey to safety across a bridge constructed of planks labeled "Conservatism, Sanity, Tariff Reform, Anti-Trust, [and] Financial Plank" that is breaking apart; falli... More

Farthest north / J.S. Pughe. - Public domain dedication image

Farthest north / J.S. Pughe. - Public domain dedication image

Illustration shows the frozen heads of Joseph G. Cannon, Leslie M. Shaw, Nelson W. Aldrich, and Joseph B. Foraker around two shipwrecks labeled "Philippine Free Trade" and "Tariff Reform"; other heads are label... More

The consumer's only chance / Frank A. Nankivell.

The consumer's only chance / Frank A. Nankivell.

Illustration shows a woman mooring an airship to the chimney on the roof of her home by the light of a full moon; on board the airship are "American Goods Bought in England" that are being smuggled into the U.S... More

The coming lava / L.M. Glackens., Political Cartoon

The coming lava / L.M. Glackens., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows in the left background, "Mount Sam" erupting, spewing lava labeled "Revolt Against Cannonism, Havens' Victory in New York, Indiana Upheaval, Increased Cost of Living, Demand for Lower Tariff,... More

Bearers of evil tidings / Kep with apologies.

Bearers of evil tidings / Kep with apologies.

Illustration shows a man labeled "Protected Monopoly" lying on a bench in an Egyptian temple, with a large bloody sword labeled "Closed Mills" with which three man have been slain, one labeled "Labor", each lyi... More

If at first you don't succeed, try, try again! / Keppler.

If at first you don't succeed, try, try again! / Keppler.

Illustration shows a large man labeled "Monopoly", standing behind a panel, reaching around with his right arm, holding a diminutive figure labeled "Aldrich" who is pointing to an image labeled "What will happe... More

Doubly unfortunate-- built on the sand, and divided against itself

Doubly unfortunate-- built on the sand, and divided against itself

"War tariff"; "free whiskey" on planks under elephant. Title on verso. (DLC/PP-1932:0029). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Harper's weekly, 32:640 (Aug. 25, 1888).

Unto them that hath / J.S. Pughe.

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

Liberty triumphant; or the downfall of oppression

Liberty triumphant; or the downfall of oppression

Political cartoon shows New England colonists' response to the British Tea Tax, enacted by Lord North's ministry in 1773, superimposed over a map of the Northern and Middle British Colonies. Probably published... More

Worrying the bull - Political cartoon, public domain image

Worrying the bull - Political cartoon, public domain image

In a ring a large bull, wearing a ribbon marked "The Rough & Ready" between its horns, faces five matadors. The bull represents Zachary Taylor, nicknamed "Old Rough and Ready." The matadors are prominent Whigs,... More

The blessings of liberty or how to "hook" a "gentleman of color"

The blessings of liberty or how to "hook" a "gentleman of color"

A diverse group of abolitionists try to drag an unwilling black man toward the left with a large gaff hook. Holding the hook are (left to right) an old hag, a Quaker man, and two other homely men. The hag dec... More

Experiments on the tight rope - Political cartoon, public domain image

Experiments on the tight rope - Political cartoon, public domain image

A figurative portrayal of Whig candidate Winfield Scott's failure in the 1852 presidential contest, attributed by the artist to his alliance with abolitionist interests. Scott is hoisted aloft via a pulley sys... More

The greatest show on earth - "who can ride the mule?" / J. Keppler.

The greatest show on earth - "who can ride the mule?" / J. Keppler.

Illustration shows a circus performance under the big top with Uncle Sam as ringmaster for a show with a bucking bronco or donkey labeled "Tariff Question"; the donkey has already thrown one man labeled "Democr... More

The end of a bad show / J. Keppler.

The end of a bad show / J. Keppler.

Illustration shows a scene in the "Grand National Congressional Theatre" at the conclusion of the performance of "Fair Promise Combination No. 47 - Great Reform Bill - Act I Tarif Reform - Act II Civil Service ... More

A new way of "waking" the Democratic shaughraun / Gillam.

A new way of "waking" the Democratic shaughraun / Gillam.

Print shows a small, rustic room crowded with members of the Democratic Party, some dressed as old women, others drinking and smoking clay pipes; one man, the "Shaughraun" labeled "Democratic Party" is lying on... More

Mr. McKinley presents a counter attraction to his "all wool" suit of clothing

Mr. McKinley presents a counter attraction to his "all wool" suit of c...

"If you don't see what you want, ask for it" on sign; "Suit of war taxed common cloth. Tariff 89%" on coat; "Untaxed whiskey, 20 [cents] gal." on jug. Title on verso. Variant title on verso: The McKinley 'all w... More

After the hold-up / Dalrymple. - Drawing. Public domain image.

After the hold-up / Dalrymple. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Print shows William L. Wilson standing in the street outside the White House, holding open a large carpet bag labeled "Wilson's Free List" which contains papers labeled "Free Wool", he has an umbrella labeled "... More

In the nick of time / Keppler, Jr.

In the nick of time / Keppler, Jr.

Print shows two medieval monks labeled "McKinley" and "Reed" constructing a wall using blocks labeled "War Tax on Dinner Pails, Heavy Duty on Laborers Tools, Prohibitory Duty on Necessaries, High Duty on Raw Ma... More

"I am a Democrat!" / C.J. Taylor.

"I am a Democrat!" / C.J. Taylor.

Print shows David B. "Hill" holding a knife labeled "Spite" and sneaking up behind a woman labeled "National Democratic Party" who is sitting at a table, reading a paper labeled "Wilson Bill". Illus. from Puck... More

The industrial "cold snap" is over / F. Opper.

The industrial "cold snap" is over / F. Opper.

Print shows William McKinley as a snowman holding papers labeled "Prohbitory [sic] Tariff" and melting beneath a blazing sun labeled "Business Revival"; in the foreground, Matthew S. Quay and James D. Cameron t... More

Caricature, Cause for worry / J.S. Pughe., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, Cause for worry / J.S. Pughe., public domain cartoon image

Print shows William L. Wilson as a nurse feeding an infant labeled "Infant Industries" from a large bowl labeled "Tariff Reform"; entering through a door in the background is William McKinley, also as a nurse, ... More

The same old power behind the throne / Dalrymple.

The same old power behind the throne / Dalrymple.

Print shows Speaker of the House, Thomas B. Reed, holding a gavel and "Tariff Legislation", sitting at the Speaker's desk, mindful of the large man, wearing a business suit labeled "Protectionist", sitting behi... More

Caricature, They both claim him / Keppler., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, They both claim him / Keppler., public domain cartoon imag...

Print shows William McKinley sitting on a wooden horse labeled "High Protection" with a "Silverite" on the left and a "Gold Bug" on the right pulling him in opposite directions. Illus. from Puck, v. 39, no. 10... More

The Dingley millennium - it has made everybody happy / Dalrymple.

The Dingley millennium - it has made everybody happy / Dalrymple.

Print shows a vignette cartoon with Marcus Hanna at center wearing robes labeled "Marcus Aurelius Hanna" and a top hat with laurel wreath and ribbons labeled "Senatorship 1898", standing next to a safe labeled ... More

Trying to drag him from his altar and his idol / Dalrymple.

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

As the tariff-war must end / Keppler.

As the tariff-war must end / Keppler.

Illustration shows Uncle Sam in a tree, chased there by the Russian Bear which is standing at the base of the tree; Uncle Sam has dropped his rifle labeled "U.S. Duty on Russian Sugar." Caption: Uncle Sam (to ... More

As to the beef trust / Keppler.

As to the beef trust / Keppler.

Illustration shows Puck offering a large axe labeled "Repeal of Beef Tariff" to Philander C. Knox who is holding a tiny sling-shot labeled "Sherman Anti-Trust Law"; standing in the background is a large bull la... More

Instruccion Diplomatica - Political cartoon, public domain image

Instruccion Diplomatica - Political cartoon, public domain image

Cartoon shows President Thomas Estrada Palma patting the head of Cuban Minister to the U.S. Gonzalo de Quesada while showing him a large piece of paper, "Recuerda que las proposiciones incorrectas para un trata... More

Blind man's buff / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Blind man's buff / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows Theodore Roosevelt wearing a blindfold labeled "The Tariff" playing blind man's bluff with a child-like figure labeled "Competition". Caption: The Administration admits that its efforts to b... More

Puck magazine cover - The fullest dinner pail / Keppler.

Puck magazine cover - The fullest dinner pail / Keppler.

Illustration shows a man labeled "Workingman" bent over under the weight of an enormous dinner pail labeled "Tariff for Graft Only".

Puck Magazine Illustration - Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.

Puck Magazine Illustration - Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.

A book with a picture of a man riding a horse, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Portraits and news photographs by Washington, D.C.-based firm, showing people, events, architecture in Washington,... More

Special privilege / J.S. Pughe., Political Cartoon

Special privilege / J.S. Pughe., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows an old woman labeled "Monopoly Tariff" sitting next to an old shoe labeled "Special Privilege", around which a number of children are playing; they all represent a "Trust" and are labeled "To... More

Henry V. up to date / Hassman̄.

Henry V. up to date / Hassman̄.

Illustration shows a battle scene at a breach in the "Tariff Wall" with "Trusts, Monopoly, [and] Stand Pat" forces being led by a king labeled "American Protective Tariff League" repelling invaders fighting for... More

Anguish / Kep. after Schenck. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Anguish / Kep. after Schenck. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Illustration shows a sheep labeled "The Law" standing over a lamb labeled "Consumer" that has collapsed in the snow and is either dead or dying; a large cluster of ravens labeled "Tariff Graft, Food Trusts, [an... More

The good samaritan / Kep. - Political cartoon, public domain image

The good samaritan / Kep. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows a good samaritan labeled "Wilson" offering a fallen "Consumer" a drink from a bottle labeled "Tariff Reform" and dressing a wound with "Direct Relief"; a donkey stands to the right. Two men, ... More

Cleopatra brought before Caesar in a carpet

Cleopatra brought before Caesar in a carpet

Public domain image of Egyptian art, free to use, no copyright restrictions photo - Picryl description

A correct chart of Salt River - Public domain book illustration

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

Puck's perplexing position - between two evils / D.K.

Puck's perplexing position - between two evils / D.K.

Print shows Puck standing between John Kelly, on the left, in front of "Tammany Hall", holding a flag that states "Down with the Bloated Monopolists!!", he has F.B. Thurber in his coat pocket, and on the right,... More

She 's all right / Ehrhart. - coin, public domain photograph

She 's all right / Ehrhart. - coin, public domain photograph

Print shows an angel labeled "National Credit" with wings labeled "Sound Financial Policy" and "Repeal of Sherman Silver Law" rising above the flames of the wreck of the "U.S. Treasury", with among the wreckage... More

Even worse than he thought / Dalrymple.

Even worse than he thought / Dalrymple.

Print shows the spirit of General Winfield S. Hancock holding a paper that states "Governors Island 1880. The Tariff is a Local Issue. Gen. W.S. Hancock", among congressmen in a congressional chamber where sena... More

Puck magazine cover - Getting troublesome again / Dalrymple.

Puck magazine cover - Getting troublesome again / Dalrymple.

Print shows Uncle Sam wearing a nightshirt, pacing the floor, carrying a large, crying infant labeled "Infant Industries"; a bottle of "41% Protection Soothing Syrup, Ineffectual" is on a nightstand next to a b... More

Will the Trojan horse trick work? / Keppler.

Will the Trojan horse trick work? / Keppler.

Print shows a large Trojan Horse labeled "Sound Money" with many businessmen climbing out, carrying papers labeled "Tobacco, Steel, Wool, Coal Demands for More Protection, We Want More Protection Iron, Drugs We... More

Twenty years after / J.S. Pughe., Political Cartoon

Twenty years after / J.S. Pughe., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows a man labeled "Republican Party" picking up the clothing of a man labeled "Democratic Party" swimming in the "Democratic Issue Pond" which is labeled "Socialism, Bryanism, Populism, Free Silv... More

Protected monopoly vs political exposure, Political Cartoon

Protected monopoly vs political exposure, Political Cartoon

Cartoon showsTheodore Roosevelt carrying a large rolled paper "Message." A man labeled "Sugar Trust" carries an umbrella labeled "Reciprocity" as a storm cloud "Tariff Revision" looms overhead. At the men's fee... More

The Republican elephant and his growing burden / J.S. Pughe.

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

A question of duty / J.S. Pughe.

A question of duty / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows President Theodore Roosevelt standing next to Uncle Sam who is sitting on a stool in a "U.S. Custom House", Roosevelt has his left hand on Sam's right arm and he is gesturing to the left, tow... More

"I wonder if it's loaded!" / J.S. Pughe.

"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

Flirtation under difficulties / J.S. Pughe., Political Cartoon

Flirtation under difficulties / J.S. Pughe., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows Uncle Sam offering a bouquet of flowers labeled "Reciprocity" to a woman labeled "Canada"; Uncle Sam is being held back by a businessman labeled "Trusts" whose feet are planted against a rock... More

The ark of the Dingley covenant / Keppler.

The ark of the Dingley covenant / Keppler.

Illustration shows Joseph Cannon leading Nelson W. Aldrich, Joseph B. Foraker, Henry Cabot Lodge, and Leslie M. Shaw who are carrying the golden ark of the Dingley Tariff, with figures labeled "Trust, Infant In... More

Tedlet's soliloquy "Thus the tariff does make cowards of us all." Hamlet, Act 3, scene 1 (Revised).

Tedlet's soliloquy "Thus the tariff does make cowards of us all." Haml...

Photograph of a cartoon showing Theodore Roosevelt slumped in a chair holding a scrolled marked "My private opinion." Illus. in: Puck (1907 October 30).

The smile that won't come on / L.M. Glackens.

The smile that won't come on / L.M. Glackens.

Illustration shows President William H. Taft speaking from the back of a railroad caboose to a large crowd of skeptical mid-westerners that also includes Jonathan P. Dolliver, Robert M. La Follette, and Albert ... More

Puck Magazine Illustration - Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.

Puck Magazine Illustration - Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.

A painting of a man standing on top of a mountain, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Portraits and news photographs by Washington, D.C.-based firm, showing people, events, architecture in Washing... More

Hello, Bill!!! / Flohri. - Public domain  print

Hello, Bill!!! / Flohri. - Public domain print

William Howard Taft coming from the White House, carrying golf club, and shaking hands with crippled "tariff bill". Illus. in: Judge, v. 57, 1909 July 31, cover. Copyright by Judge Company, New York.

The new pup Don't be afraid of him son!! / / Satterfield, 1913.

The new pup Don't be afraid of him son!! / / Satterfield, 1913.

A puppy "Tariff Reform Law" wearing a big bow and wagging his tail sits before a little boy "Business", Uncle Sam tells the boy "Don't be afraid of him, son!!"; President Wilson pushed through Congress the Unde... More

David B. Hill with "Ways & Means" lapel ribbon holding string with "revenue from customs" monkey

David B. Hill with "Ways & Means" lapel ribbon holding string with "re...

Title devised by cataloger. No accession number. This catalog record contains preliminary or unverified data from a project done in BRS software, ca. 1985. mm / 860224.

Footrace, Pennsylvania Avenue. Stakes $25,000, Political Cartoon

Footrace, Pennsylvania Avenue. Stakes $25,000, Political Cartoon

The race for a $25,000 prize (the president's salary) is a metaphor for the 1844 campaign. The favored contender here is Henry Clay. The other runners are James K. Polk and John Tyler, while commentaries are of... More

Political Jesuitism--or interest versus principle

Political Jesuitism--or interest versus principle

A virulent attack on Vice-President George M. Dallas, charging the former Pennsylvania attorney and senator with duplicity in his stand on the tariff of 1846. "Jesuitism" was a strong contemporary term for dece... More

Uncle Sam's summer girl for '95 / Dalrymple.

Uncle Sam's summer girl for '95 / Dalrymple.

Print shows Uncle Sam flirting with a young woman labeled "The New Tariff"; she is holding a bouquet of flowers tied with ribbons labeled "Prosperity and Good Times" and "Increased Wages". An elderly woman labe... More

His triumphal progress / Dalrymple., Political Cartoon

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

Ship of state, William McKinley, Garret A. Hobart

Ship of state, William McKinley, Garret A. Hobart

36357 U.S. Copyright Office. General information about the Popular and Applied Graphic Art print materials is available at: loc.gov Title information compiled by Junior Fellows, 2005-2017. Fort Dearborn Publish... More

The true agent of prosperity / Dalrymple.

The true agent of prosperity / Dalrymple.

Print shows a farmer holding a large sheaf of wheat labeled "Enormous Wheat Crop of 1897", representing the bounty of Nature, with other farmers harvesting grains in the background. Illus. from Puck, v. 41, no... More

Puck magazine cover - Better than Klondike! / Dalrymple.

Puck magazine cover - Better than Klondike! / Dalrymple.

Print shows a bloated man labeled "Trusts" holding a gold mining pan with large gold nuggets, sitting by a stream labeled "Dingley Tariff" that flows from the U.S. Capitol building. Illus. from Puck, v. 42, no... More

A poor marksman and a poor gun / J.S. Pughe.

A poor marksman and a poor gun / J.S. Pughe.

Print shows a man labeled "Dingley" holding a smoking blunderbuss labeled "High Protective Tariff", standing over a dead sheep labeled "Wool Industries"; he was aiming at a wolf labeled "Foreign Products" that ... More

Jack ashore / Keppler. Joseph Pulitzer, Political Cartoon

Jack ashore / Keppler. Joseph Pulitzer, Political Cartoon

Illustration showing two men escorting Admiral George Dewey down a street, on the left is a man labeled "McLean" and on the right is Joseph Pulitzer; on the left is the "Democratic Museum" and on the right is t... More

The blessings of "protection" / Dalrymple., Political Cartoon

The blessings of "protection" / Dalrymple., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows an oversized, bloated human figure with the head of a pig, wearing a sash labeled "Steel Trust," and holding steel rails in both hands; he stands on the grounds of a steel factory labeled "U.... More

Congressional puzzle: - find Cuba in the cartoon

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

Witholding [i.e. withholding] the goods of the last ditchers

Witholding [i.e. withholding] the goods of the last ditchers

Cartoon shows Theodore Roosevelt holding sheet of paper "Senate messenger. Call around April 23." while exchanging another sheet of paper "Report beet sugar. Secty of Agriculture March 26" with Henry Osborne Ha... More

Diplomacia infantil - Political cartoon, public domain image

Diplomacia infantil - Political cartoon, public domain image

Cartoon shows Cuban Minister to the U.S. Gonzalo de Quesada presenting a pot 'Olla Podrida" (Potpourri) filled with "Reciprocidad Mercantil" (Trade reciprocity), "Aspiraciones Americanas" (American aspirations)... More

The Cuban Gordian-Knot - Political cartoon, public domain image

The Cuban Gordian-Knot - Political cartoon, public domain image

Cartoon shows Theodore Roosevelt and Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne tightening a knot in a cord "Tariff Law 1897 [paragraph] 209 16 Dutch" around the waist of a man "Cuba" holding a "cane knife."... More

A strenuous job on the Cuban ranch / J.S. Pughe.

A strenuous job on the Cuban ranch / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows President Theodore Roosevelt as a cowboy, on horseback, and Cuban President Tomás Estrada Palma, on foot, driving cattle labeled "High Protectionist, Senatorial Pledge Breaker, [and] Beet Sug... More

Treed at last - Political cartoon, public domain image

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

Pick a winner - Political cartoon, public domain image

Pick a winner - Political cartoon, public domain image

Cartoon shows an unidentified man, possibly Attorney General Philander Knox, on the left holding sheet "Remove Dutch standard technicality [paragraph] 209 Tariff Law 1897" and Henry Thomas Oxnard on the right h... More

The political Barbara Frietchie / J.S. Pughe.

The political Barbara Frietchie / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows a troop of senators as Confederate soldiers, led by an officer on horseback labeled "Trusts", marching down a street past the house with "Barbara Fritchie" labeled "Dingley Tariff" leaning ou... More

The socialist tower of babel / CH [monogram reversed].

The socialist tower of babel / CH [monogram reversed].

Illustration shows a group of young American men arguing among themselves at an outdoor cafe overlooking the construction of the Tower of Babel in the background.

The fair trade minute men / Keppler.

The fair trade minute men / Keppler.

Illustration shows Sereno E. Payne in the role of British Major John Pitcairn, commander of an occupying troop of British soldiers in Massachusetts in 1775, standing before a group of Patriots under the banner ... More

The high tariff Phryne before the tribunal / Keppler after Gerome.

The high tariff Phryne before the tribunal / Keppler after Gerome.

Illustration shows a congressional inquiry based on the painting Phryne before the Areopagus with "High Tariff Phryne" being disrobed by a man labeled "Special Privilege", causing much excitement among the grou... More

The tariff "wait" / K. - Public domain book illustration

The tariff "wait" / K. - Public domain book illustration

Illustration shows on a winter's night a small figure labeled "Consumer" sings Christmas carols at the bottom of the steps to a large federal building where, standing on the steps, a large, bloated man labeled ... More

The catspaw / Kep. - Political cartoon, public domain image

The catspaw / Kep. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows a cat wearing a hat labeled "American Labor" reaching for a toy labeled "Tariff Benefits" that is very close to the fire labeled "Politics" in a fireplace; sitting to the right of the firepla... More

[Golden cow replaces Liberty] / Keppler., Political Cartoon

[Golden cow replaces Liberty] / Keppler., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows the Statue of Liberty knocked from its pedestal and lying in the harbor; it has been replaced by a golden cow wearing a crown and a necklace emblazoned with a "$". The illustration is caption... More

Puck magazine cover - The strap-hanger / L.M. Glackens.

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

Cuba's opportunity / Keppler. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Cuba's opportunity / Keppler. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Illustration shows a wall labeled "Tariff Wall" on the U.S. coastline, it has two gates, one labeled "Annexation" and the other labeled "Reciprocity". A woman labeled "Cuba", holding a bundle of "Raw Sugar" can... More

The  boss, theatrical script - Script by Aaron Hoffman
Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th centu...

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th centu...

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions

The political Sodom and Gomorrah are doomed to destruction / F. Grätz.

The political Sodom and Gomorrah are doomed to destruction / F. Grätz.

Print shows an angel labeled "New Party" with wings labeled "Tariff-Reform" and "Anti-Monopoly" leading two small orphan children labeled "Political Honesty" and "Political Wisdom" to safety, away from the fire... More

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