thomas brackett

He starts in with an Austerlitz / Dalrymple.

Print shows William McKinley sitting on a white horse on a cliff, as the brilliant leader of a successful military campaign, with Mark A. Hanna standing next to him, holding a banner that states "Three Cheers a... More

[Thomas Brackett Reed, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly le...

12373 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Elmer Chickering, Boston, Mass. No. 4.

[Thomas Brackett Reed, head and shoulders portrait, facing left]

R. H. Darby, Publisher, Washington, D.C. Handwritten on print: Very truly, T.B. Reed. Etched within print: J. G. Mengel Co.

The Republican schoolma'am and her pupils / Dalrymple.

Print shows an elderly woman sitting in a chair on a platform, instructing her students in lessons that have probably been taken from the "Republican Campaign Text Book" sitting on a table on the right, or from... More

"Give it another twist, Grover - we're all with you!" / J.S. Pughe.

Print shows President Grover Cleveland, wearing military uniform, giving a twist to the British Lion's tail as it stands on a small island labeled "Great Britain" just off the coast of the "United States" where... More

He's back again! / J.S. Pughe. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Print shows a gigantic, well-dressed pig labeled "Protection Glutton" confidently striding into Congress carrying a paper that states "We Demand a Prohibitory Tariff on all Imports, in the Interest of the Suffe... More

The dead issue / J.S. Pughe. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Print shows President Cleveland standing on the steps of the "White House", watching a funeral procession with the hearse labeled "Calamity Cry killed by Business Revival" and a long line of Republican mourners... More

19th century - Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.

A cartoon of a man sitting in a chair, 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. an... More

The spring athletic meeting / Dalrymple., Political Cartoon

Print shows Grover Cleveland lifting a heavy weight labeled "Silver Question", he has several medals pinned to his chest, with him are "W.E. Russell", David B. Hill, Robert E. Pattison, Adlai E. Stevenson, Jame... More

Pioneer Cleveland / Dalrymple. - Political cartoon, public domain imag...

Print shows President Cleveland standing on the right, holding an axe labeled "Political Wisdom", in a forest where he has been cutting trees labeled "Gold Standard"; approaching from the left is a procession l... More

The Republican Christmas tree / Dalrymple., Political Cartoon

Print shows a large Christmas tree decorated with ornaments labeled with political offices and presidential appointments; Thomas C. Platt and Matthew S. Quay, who is dressed as a woman, are standing in front of... 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

A few pleasant recollections of the fifty-fourth Congress / J.S. Pughe...

Print shows a large group of members of the Fifty-Fourth Congress, many dressed as Natives, some wearing grass skirts, most are armed with spears or clubs, some have shields, four are reading the "Reminiscences... More

The two old parties have no use for her / Dalrymple.

Print shows an old woman with a broom labeled "Spoils System" evicting from the "Democratic Home" a young woman labeled "Civil Service Reform" carrying a bag labeled "Civil Service Laws"; on the street are Benj... More

The hares and the tortoise (from Aesop, altered to suit) / J.S. Pughe.

Print shows a race for the Republican presidential nomination between the tortoise labeled "Morton" and the hare(s) labeled "McKinley, Reed, [and] Harrison". Includes a revised version of the fable by Aesop. I... 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

Two obstacles that must be removed before Uncle Sam can drive on / Dal...

Print shows President McKinley standing on the roadside near a large rock labeled "Unsetteld Tariff Question", as Vice President Hobart and members of McKinley's cabinet attempt to clear the roadway by removing... More

[Thomas B. Reed, half-length portrait, standing, facing right]

No. 3. Copyright by Elmer Chickering, Boston. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

"Come in, boys, warm up, and have a little Christmas cheer!" / C.J. Ta...

Print shows Columbia welcoming a group of ragged politicians, mostly Democrats, some no longer in office, and newspaper editors, to come in from the cold winter night and warm themselves by the fire and enjoy s... More

The chorus of the newly-converted communists / Dalrymple.

Print shows Benjamin Harrison playing the "Communists' Chorus" on a large pipe organ, with "Tom Reed" and "McKinley" singing along; all are wearing liberty caps. Includes text of the chorus, which laments "The ... More

The rival May parties / Dalrymple., Political Cartoon

Print shows hopeful presidential candidates dancing around the "Republican Presidential Nomination" maypole, hanging onto ribbons labeled "New York" (Levi P. Morton), "Maine" (Thomas B. Reed), "Indiana" (Benjam... More

His contribution to the Christmas gayety / Keppler.

Print shows President McKinley with an enormous white elephant labeled "Philippines" wearing an eye patch labeled "Aguinaldoism" behind him, speaking to the 55th Congress; many of the congressmen react with fea... More

Paris and French Justice by Thomas B. Reed in the Saturday Evening Pos...

Poster shows a young woman with sword looking over water towards France; two small dark images of the Eiffel Tower and the Arc De Triomphe are in the distant background. "The first article in a series by the f... More

"One strike!" / Hamilton ; Sackett & Wilhelms Litho. Co., New York.

Speaker Reed bowling over Martin of Texas, who was engaged in a filibuster, objectors Holman, Spinola, and Breckinridge, and obstructionists Crisp, R.Q. Mills, and Amos J. Cummings, while McKinley, Dana, and re... More

Puck's presidential possibilities. No. III, The czar out of a job / Da...

Print shows Thomas B. Reed standing on a low platform labeled "Maine", looking through a bent and crooked telescope, labeled "Presidential Aspirations", at the White House in the distance. A diminutive "Joe Man... More

Presidential aspirants take to the wheel! / C.J. Taylor.

Print shows the interior of the "Bicycle - Academy" which offers "Special Facilities for Presidential Candidates", and trying out bicycles are several candidates labeled "Harrison, Sherman, Allison, Morton, Tom... More

Politics makes strange wheel-fellows / C.J. Taylor.

Print shows Grover Cleveland and Thomas B. Reed riding down the "Sound-Money Road" on a bicycle built for two, with tires labeled "Gold Standard", and honking horns labeled "Ki-Yi Gun" at a small dog labeled "S... More

[Thomas Brackett Reed, three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing...

Copyright by E. Chickering, Boston, Mass. No. 7. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Puck magazine cover - The mystery explained / Keppler.

Print shows Speaker of the House, Thomas B. Reed, as a watchdog asleep at his desk on papers labeled "Dingley Tariff Section 22" while a scoundrel labeled "Railroad Lobby" inserts an "Amendment to Section 22 of... 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

The circus has come! / Keppler., Political Cartoon

Print shows William C. "Whitney" as the ringmaster at a circus where "D.B. Hill" is performing a horse riding trick by trying to ride two horses at once, a small horse labeled "Gold Standard" and a larger horse... 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

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

Caricature, Reed's rope / J.S. Pughe., public domain cartoon image

Print shows Speaker of the House Thomas B. Reed unrolling rope labeled "Debate" from a spool labeled "Rope for Democrats" and feeding it to congressional Democrats who use it to tie nooses around their necks in... More

"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

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

Not this time! / Dalrymple. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Print shows President Cleveland at the helm of the "Ship of State", it's sails labeled "Honest Pensions, Wilson Tariff Bill, Sound Financial Policy, Adherence to the Traditional Policy of Non-Interference", [an... More

Puck magazine cover - Pennsylvania's disgrace / Dalrymple.

Print shows Matthew Quay, senator from Pennsylvania and political boss of dubious character, standing at a podium labeled "Keystone Auction Rooms Matt. Quay Auctioneer" auctioning off Pennsylvania's 32 electora... More

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 /...

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

The verdict. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

Print shows Reed crushing under his feet two dolls representing the 51st and 54th Congresses; he holds a mallet as a frightened doll sits in a box marked 56th Congress next! Additional title information: "Czar... More

Coroner Harrison is a little too previous / Dalrymple.

Print shows Uncle Sam reclining in a chair with his feet resting on a foot stool, on a table next to him are medications labeled "Tariff Reform Tonic" and "Repeal of Sherman Silver Law Elixir", on the floor nex... More

[Thomas Brackett Reed, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly le...

Z1240 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by E. Chickering, Boston. No. 6.

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

Not this Thanksgiving / J.S. Pughe., Political Cartoon

Print shows Uncle Sam standing on the sidewalk with a large turkey labeled "Business Revival" in a basket labeled "From Cleveland & Co."; on the right are three vendors offering scrawny turkeys for sale, from l... More

Old jokes in new political clothes / C.J. Taylor ; F. Opper.

Print shows a vignette cartoon with various presidential candidates with their trappings, David B. Hill as "The Political Suburban Resident" overloaded with packages labeled "Low Political Jobs, Petty Schemes, ... More

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

Speaker Reed's new year's vision / Keppler.

Print shows Speaker of the House, Thomas B. Reed asleep at his desk, dreaming that Thomas C. Platt and Matthew S. Quay, as angels, are coming to offer him the "Presidential Nomination 1896". Caption: It beats ... More

The return from exile / Dalrymple., Political Cartoon

Print shows William McKinley, as Napoleon I, riding a white horse labeled "Ohio" and carrying a sword labeled "McKinley", on the banks of a river, leading an army that includes Benjamin Harrison, Thomas B. Reed... More

Puck's valentines for 1894 / F. Opper. Joseph Pulitzer

Print shows a vignette cartoon with, at center, Uncle Sam and President Cleveland shaking hands, a portrait of Liliuokalani, Queen of Hawaii, is in the background; the surrounding vignettes feature a cast of ch... More

Coxey'[s ... patern]alism" / C.J. Taylor.

Print shows "Gen. Coxey" carrying a sword labeled "Sensation" and leading a band of disgruntled citizens marching under the banner "We Want $500,000,000 in Irredeemable Money! and Death to Interest on Bonds!"; ... More

The national honor and credit in good hands / Dalrymple. Joseph Pulitz...

Print shows President Cleveland holding papers labeled "National Honor and Credit" behind his back, as he faces a group of newspaper editors and legislators labeled "Tribune, N.Y. Sun, Tom Reed, Hill, World, Te... More

The Republican Ponce de Leon and his followers / Keppler, Jr.

Print shows a group of conquistadors labeled "Hoar, Sherman, Depew, Harrison, Reed, McKinley [as Ponce de León], Wanamaker, W. Reid, Boutelle, [and] Foraker" gathered around a pool of water labeled "High Protec... More

Now let the lion beware! / Dalrymple.

Print shows Henry C. Lodge playing a horn labeled "Discrimination Against England", Benjamin Harrison playing cymbals labeled "Bimetallic Standard", Thomas B. Reed beating a tub labeled "Bimetallism" with a clu... More

The "ki-yis" can't rattle him / J.S. Pughe. Joseph Pulitzer

Print shows President Cleveland driving a stagecoach carrying a female passenger labeled "National Credit" and a trunk labeled "Gold Reserve", the horse team is labeled "Firmness" and "Common Sense". A pack of ... More

Too much like Cæsar / C.J. Taylor.

Print shows Benjamin Harrison as Caesar, standing in the foreground, wearing a Roman toga and a laurel wreath; Thomas B. Reed as Cassius and William McKinley as Brutus are standing in the background, wearing Ro... More

The poster craze in candidateville / C.J. Taylor.

Print shows Uncle Sam strolling through a maze of presidential campaign posters along "Presidential Avenue" being posted by several of the candidates, including William "McKinley on his High Charger 'War-Tariff... More

No party lines when the national honor is in peril / Dalrymple.

Print shows the combined forces of the gold standard supporters, including some newspaper editors, and a reluctant William McKinley, marching under the standard "The Nation's Credit Must Be Upheld", toward a fo... More

The old leading man retires / J.S. Pughe.

Print shows Matthew S. Quay and Thomas C. Platt holding papers labeled "Great Republican Farce Comedy - Presidential Aspirations - Star Part", with Thomas B. Reed, William B. Allison, William McKinley and Levi ... More

Scene in the House of Representatives : a witticism from the chair

Keller's wash drawing shows the House chamber, where eat member had their own desk. The drawing was published in the June 1902 issue of Century magazine, and although David B. Henderson was the Speaker of the H... More

Longfellow and Reed's birthplaces, Portland, Me.

Title from jacket. "107" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 039315. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

"One strike!" / Hamilton ; Sackett & Wilhelms Litho. Co., New York.

Speaker Reed bowling over Martin of Texas, who was engaged in a filibuster, objectors Holman, Spinola, and Breckinridge, and obstructionists Crisp, R.Q. Mills, and Amos J. Cummings, while McKinley, Dana, and re... More

Receipt from Thomas Brackett, July 8, 1879

Thomas Brackett Reed, 1839-1902, bust portrait, left profile

Copyrighted by Chickering. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

A hint from the world's fair - why not have a "bureau of public comfor...

Print shows a vignette cartoon with, at center, a place for Republican's to go to commiserate while awaiting the next election with such stalwart Republicans as George F. Edmunds, John Sherman, William M. Evart... More

Extra session of the House of Representatives of the Fifty-fifth Congr...

Print shows Thomas B. Reed, Speaker of the House, sitting at the Speaker's desk and, oversized, as the only member of Congress present. Caption: Speaker Reed What is the pleasure of the House? Illus. from Puc... More

Coronation of the autocrat of protection, June 16, 1896 / Dalrymple.

Print shows William McKinley at the Republican National Convention, wearing a royal robe and placing a crown labeled "Nomination" and listing the states "Mass., Texas, Maryland, Illinois, Ohio, New York, Pennsy... More

The Western Promenade, Portland, Me

"Thomas Brackett Reed" on statue. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 072590. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

McKinley has almost all the chips; - but the game is young, yet F.Oppe...

Print shows Thomas B. Reed, Benjamin Harrison, and William McKinley playing poker at the "Presidential Aspirants' Poker Club"; Reed is wearing a crown and royal robe, Harrison is wearing his iconic top hat, and... More

Puck magazine cover - He won't budge / F.M. Hutchins.

Print shows Benjamin Harrison standing on a stack of books labeled "Respectable Administration Record, Church and Sunday School Record, War Record, Good Old Republican Party Record, [and] Family Record"; in the... More

A dead failure so far / Dalrymple.

Print shows William McKinley as Napoleon I, looking dejected, sitting on cannon barrels labeled "Jingoism, Paternalism, [and] McKinleyism", behind him is Thomas Reed firing a cannon labeled "Calamity Cry" with ... More

The wail of the Jingos / Dalrymple. Joseph Pulitzer

Print shows "The United Order of Jingoes", comprised of newspaper editors and legislators identified as "Dana, Pulitzer, Reed, Frye, Reid, Lodge, Allison, Boutelle, [and] Hoar", sitting outside the White House ... More

The difference between trimming a hedge and cutting it down Uncle Sam,...

Political cartoon showing Thomas Brackett Reed as a boy, crying to Uncle Sam, with another boy pulling small wagon "pig iron, Kelley," while President Grover Cleveland trims "tariff, the protection hedge" to re... More

Lohengrin Reed is wanted in New York / C.J. Taylor.

Print shows Thomas B. Reed in the role of "Lohengrin" arriving to rescue "Elsa" as the "Republican Party of New York", with Thomas C. Platt in the role of "Telramund" and Lemuel E. Quigg in the role of "Ortrud"... More

Scene in the House of Representatives : a witticism from the chair

Keller's wash drawing shows the House chamber, where eat member had their own desk. The drawing was published in the June 1902 issue of Century magazine, and although David B. Henderson was the Speaker of the H... More

Receipt from Thomas Brackett, July 8, 1879

The "press view" at the candidate show / Dalrymple. Joseph Pulitzer

Print shows a gallery where many presidential candidates are on display for the press; among the candidates are Jerry Simpson, William A. Peffer, Robert E. Pattison, David B. Hill, James E. Campbell, William C.... More

Thomas B. Reed's residence, Portland, Me.

Title from jacket. "112" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 039321. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Thomas B. Reed's birthplace, Portland, Me

Detroit Publishing Co. no. 071497. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.