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The doctor indulged with his favorite scene, British Cartoon Print

The doctor indulged with his favorite scene, British Cartoon Print

Cartoon shows cleric Dr. Richard Price, kneeling on a crown with a demon on his back, peering through a peep-hole into the royal bedroom at Versailles, watching ruffians destroy the Queen's bed and bedroom in s... More

Roast beef & port or Bully Bramble Esqr., Justice of Peace in Wasp Town, British Cartoon Print

Roast beef & port or Bully Bramble Esqr., Justice of Peace in Wasp Tow...

"Portrait, W.L., of a stout man facing T.Q. to right, looking to left over his right shoulder. His left hand is thrust under his buttoned coat; his right (gloved) rests on a cane..." (Source: George) No. 24. Ca... More

Fowls of a feather flock together / K., fecit, 1785.

Fowls of a feather flock together / K., fecit, 1785.

Scottish cartoon shows a group of men conversing as balloons sail overhead. Possibly Scottish balloonist James Tytler and Italian balloonist Vincent Lunardi.

The coffee-house patriots, or news, from St. Eustatia / H. Bunbury Esqr. delint. ; W. Dickinson excudt., British Cartoon Print

The coffee-house patriots, or news, from St. Eustatia / H. Bunbury Esq...

Print shows interior view of a coffeehouse, presumably in London, where several man of commerce appear disgruntled at the news of the successful campaign to capture Saint Eustatius, a port used by British merch... More

A sceene of sceenes. Elizabeth Cannings dream for ye good of her native country, which she dreamt soon after her arrival in America / J. June, sculp.

A sceene of sceenes. Elizabeth Cannings dream for ye good of her nativ...

Print shows Elizabeth Canning, transported to America, seated in a room. She looks alarmingly at an old crone pointing to a soldier's uniform. Through the open window can be seen British soldiers marching up a ... More

The great financier, or British economy for the years 1763, 1764, 1765

The great financier, or British economy for the years 1763, 1764, 1765

Print shows George Grenville holding a balance with scales "Debts" and "Savings", the debt far outweighs savings; among those in line to contribute their savings is a Native American woman representing America,... More

The Scotch Butchery, Boston, 1775, British Cartoon Print

The Scotch Butchery, Boston, 1775, British Cartoon Print

Print shows Lords Bute and Mansfield conferring, to their right stands Simon Fraser and Lord Wedderburn, "Deputies" to the aforenamed. On the far right are soldiers wearing Highland dress (of the 71st Regiment ... More

A vieu of Plymouth, British Cartoon Print

A vieu of Plymouth, British Cartoon Print

Print shows Lord Amherst, Lieutenant General of the Ordnance, wearing military uniform, looking into a peepshow for a view of the progress of the war in America. As Jeffery looks, the showman says, "There you s... More

Westminster election 1780 / E--g inv., British Cartoon Print

Westminster election 1780 / E--g inv., British Cartoon Print

Print shows Lord Lincoln standing on the right of St. Paul's portico, Charles James Fox standing in the center with Britannia and the British lion, and on the left, James Young, acting as proxy for Admiral Rodn... More

John Bulls alternative. Book illustration from Library of Congress, British Cartoon Print

John Bulls alternative. Book illustration from Library of Congress, Br...

Print shows John Bull (representing England) standing on his toes on a rock, a rope around his neck and tied to a limb above him; on the right, across a body of water (probably representing the English Channel)... More

Labour in vain or let them tug & be da--nd

Labour in vain or let them tug & be da--nd

Print shows Neptune, the British lion, Britannia, and a British sailor on a piece of land labeled "England" laughing derisively at a Dutchman, a Frenchman, a Spaniard, and a partly draped Native woman wearing a... More

Dominion of the sea, British Cartoon Print

Dominion of the sea, British Cartoon Print

Print shows Britannia in a boat with a fox on the prow at anchor in "Portland Road"; she is holding a staff with the banner of St. George and the British flag, and an olive branch in her right hand, her shield ... More

L'ignorance prouvée. Ou les evénements de la journée du 11 juillet 1784 au Luxembourg

L'ignorance prouvée. Ou les evénements de la journée du 11 juillet 178...

French cartoon ridicules the attempt of Abbé Miollan and Janinet to ascend in a hot air balloon by showing the balloon on fire and billowing smoke while being inflated on July 11, 1784 at the Luxembourg gardens... More

Pal sangué Mr. l'Prieur v'la l'coup

Pal sangué Mr. l'Prieur v'la l'coup

Print with two scenes, one labeled "Le jeu de hazard" shows a meeting between the clergy, nobility, and the working class; the other labeled "Le goute patriotique" shows members of the three estates dining toge... More

The faith of treaties exemplified or John Bull's last effort to oblige his false friends / S.W.F., British Cartoon Print

The faith of treaties exemplified or John Bull's last effort to oblige...

A satire on the diplomatic situation in 1794, showing French soldiers shooting at raging bull, and saying "Vive la republic, Blood & plunder, no quarter to John Bull!" To the bull's back is strapped a bundle in... More

Vue de la montagne elevée au champ de la reunion

Vue de la montagne elevée au champ de la reunion

Print shows the Festival of the Supreme Being, inspired by Robespierre, planned by Jacques Louis David, to commemorate the second year of the Republic; a female figure, representing France, riding on a cart wit... More

Isaac Cruikshank - The Irish bull broke loose, British Cartoon Print

Isaac Cruikshank - The Irish bull broke loose, British Cartoon Print

Print shows the "Irish Bull" tossing William Pitt into the air and about to do the same to Lord Dundas who runs to the left; on the far right, those opposed to Pitt's "Union Bill" cheer on the bull, "Go it my B... More

Charming-well again, British Cartoon Print

Charming-well again, British Cartoon Print

The convalescent sits full face behind a small dinner-table. He holds up a glass of wine with a smile of satisfaction, and is about to carve a bird. He wears his nightcap. Behind his chair stands a stout footma... More

True reform of Parliament,--i.e.--patriots lighting a revolutionary-bonfire in new Palace Yard / Js. Gillray, inv. & fect.

True reform of Parliament,--i.e.--patriots lighting a revolutionary-bo...

Print shows Sir Francis Burdett making a speech and waving a bonnet rouge shaped like a fool's cap as Horne Tooke lights on fire a pile of acts and charters, as well as a Bible, with a flaming baton labeled "Se... More

The modern Circe or a sequel to the petticoat / E. Delaney del. ; Cruickshank scp., British Cartoon Print

The modern Circe or a sequel to the petticoat / E. Delaney del. ; Crui...

Cartoon shows Mrs. Mary Anne Clarke, wearing the Duke of York's military cloak, extending it to cover a crowd of miniature soldiers, civilians and clergymen clustering around her with outstretched arms; Mr. Wad... More

The set-too between Old Price and Spangle Jack the Shewman - fought with unabated vigour for nine rounds & yet undecided, British Cartoon Print

The set-too between Old Price and Spangle Jack the Shewman - fought wi...

A pugilistic encounter, over new theater prices, between John Philip Kemble, tall and muscular, and "Old Price," a much smaller and weaker opponent. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library o... More

The political drama. No. 61. Old grill among the paddies, British Cartoon Print

The political drama. No. 61. Old grill among the paddies, British Cart...

Print shows William Cobbett riding on a large gridiron borne by a ragged troop of caricatured Irishmen in a procession following a man carrying a flag pole topped with a death's head labeled "Tom Pain" and flyi... More

The downfall of Mother Bank - Public domain  drawing

The downfall of Mother Bank - Public domain drawing

A pro-Jackson satire applauding the President's September 1833 order for the removal of federal deposits from the Bank of the United States. The combined opposition to this move from Bank president Nicholas Bid... More

Political Quixotism shewing the consequences of sleeping in patent magic spectacles The diplomatic Hercules, attacking the poitical hydra / / from a very big picter in the Jinerals Bed-Room, draw'd off from Nater by Zek Downing, Historical Painter to Uncle Jack & Jineral Jackson.

Political Quixotism shewing the consequences of sleeping in patent mag...

Print shows President Jackson, sword in hand, during a nightmare, fighting a hydra with many fierce heads labeled "U.S. Bank", "Deposits", "Bribery", "Pensions", "[...] of the People", and "Corruption of the [.... More

Set to between Old Hickory and Bully Nick

Set to between Old Hickory and Bully Nick

Satire on the public conflict between Andrew Jackson and Nicholas Biddle over the future of the Bank of the United States, and the former's campaign to destroy it. The print is sympathetic to Jackson, portrayi... More

Whig bazaar - Political cartoon, public domain image

Whig bazaar - Political cartoon, public domain image

Publd. by H.R. Robinson, 52 Cortlandt St. N-York. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1837 by H.R. Robinson, in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern Distr... More

The new code of chivalry or what we would have done.  As approved by "The American:" For 1838

The new code of chivalry or what we would have done. As approved by "...

The second of two satires by Chambers on events surrounding the killing of Maine Congressman Jonathan Cilley by Kentucky Representative William J. Graves in a February 24, 1838, duel. (See also "Scene in Washin... More

Progress of reform!!! No. 1 - Political cartoon, public domain image

Progress of reform!!! No. 1 - Political cartoon, public domain image

A scene in New York, outside the gates of City Hall Park. Two well-dressed men with top hats overturn the table of two apple-women. One of the men (from all appearances a Loco Foco radical Democrat) shouts at t... More

The Democratic funeral of 1848 - Political cartoon, public domain image

The Democratic funeral of 1848 - Political cartoon, public domain imag...

Foreseeing political death for the Democrats in the election, the artist imagines a funeral of the party's standard-bearers with a procession of the faithful. Democratic senators (left to right) Sam Houston of ... More

A faut esperer q'eu se jeu la finira bentot

A faut esperer q'eu se jeu la finira bentot

Print shows the nobility and the clergy, representing the estates general, riding on the back of a man representing the working class, or third estate; the man is bent under their weight and supports himself by... More

Scene in a New Hampshire court.--General Pierce examining a witness. Scene in a New Hampshire village.--Pierce the good Samaritan

Scene in a New Hampshire court.--General Pierce examining a witness. S...

Two humorous incidents supposedly from the life of Franklin Pierce. On the left, a repartee wherein Pierce, the distinguished trial lawyer, is embarrassed by an ignorant witness. Armed with pages of notes, Pie... More

Loco Foco hunters treeing a candidate

Loco Foco hunters treeing a candidate

A satire on the Democrats' or "Loco Focos'" 1852 pursuit of Franklin Pierce for the presidential nomination. At the foot of the White Mountains in the "Dismal Swamp," an immense, swampy region of North Carolina... More

Jeff Davis on the right platform, or the last "act of secession"

Jeff Davis on the right platform, or the last "act of secession"

A caricature of Jefferson Davis, probably issued not long after the bombardment of Fort Sumter, but certainly postdating his February 1861 election as president of the Confederacy. Davis is shown standing on a ... More

The Southern Confederacy a fact!!! Acknowledged by a might prince and faithful ally

The Southern Confederacy a fact!!! Acknowledged by a might prince and ...

A biting vilification of the Confederacy, representing it as a government in league with Satan. From left to right are: "Mr. Mob Law Chief Justice," a well-armed ruffian carrying a pot of tar; Secretary of Stat... More

The old general ready for a "movement"

The old general ready for a "movement"

Confident Union propaganda from the summer of 1861, claiming dominance over Confederate troops led by generals P. G. T. Beauregard and Gideon Pillow. Union commander Winfield Scott sits on a mound in the cente... More

Heads of the democracy - Drawing. Public domain image.

Heads of the democracy - Drawing. Public domain image.

Purchase; Old Print Shop; 1985; (DLC/PP-1985:492). Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 1985:492.

No more elbow room in Missouri! : Kein Ellbogen Raum mehr in Missouri

No more elbow room in Missouri! : Kein Ellbogen Raum mehr in Missouri

Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1866, by Peter M. Pain in the Clerk's office of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. Title appears as it is written on the item. Forms p... More

Our only true medical diploma since 1871--none other genuine / Why Dr. Carl Both refused to pay further assessments to the Massachusetts. Medical Society (Suffolk District)

Our only true medical diploma since 1871--none other genuine / Why Dr....

Public domain reproduction of political cartoon, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Caricature, The innocents / F. Opper., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, The innocents / F. Opper., public domain cartoon image

Print shows a group of African American men, one, standing at center, is wearing a hat labeled "Judge Whitewashed", and the others are wearing hats labeled "Whitewasher No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, No. 5, No. 6,... More

Puck's pyrotechnics - Fourth-of-July fireworks free to all / Opper & Co.

Puck's pyrotechnics - Fourth-of-July fireworks free to all / Opper & C...

Print shows a fireworks display with Puck bowing on a stage in front of a "Fan Light" featuring the likenesses of William H. Vanderbilt, Russell Sage, Cyrus W. Field, and Jay Gould; on stage with Puck is a hand... More

How to keep a girl / J.K. & F.O.

How to keep a girl / J.K. & F.O.

Print shows a vignette cartoon with 12 vignettes, around a central figure, that show how the employer should treat her woman domestic, if she wants to keep her, such as 1) "Promise her anything and everything",... More

Puck magazine cover - Anything for popularity! / J. Keppler.

Puck magazine cover - Anything for popularity! / J. Keppler.

Print shows James G. Blaine slipping off a cask labeled "Whiskey"; under his arm is tucked a paper that states "Distribution of Surplus - Jim Blaine". Caption: Our star diplomat par excellence, in his great wh... More

Blundering again! / Gillam., Washington, D.C., Political Cartoon

Blundering again! / Gillam., Washington, D.C., Political Cartoon

Print shows a group of Democrats on a log raft that is breaking up within sight of land, with two logs labeled "New Jersey [and] New York" coming loose and drifting away; there is a small sail labeled "Democra[... More

A chilly Christmas for the outcast orphans / Gillam.

A chilly Christmas for the outcast orphans / Gillam.

Illustration shows Benjamin F. Butler and Belva Lockwood as orphans wearing tattered clothing and standing in the snow outside a store labeled "G. Cleveland Holiday Goods" where a variety of foods are on displa... More

"Me and Jack" / Gillam after a popular print.

"Me and Jack" / Gillam after a popular print.

Illustration shows James G. Blaine wearing shorts, sitting on a board extending over a pond with John A. Logan, as a dog, sitting next to him; a can labeled "Pro-Slavery" is tied to the dog's tail and there is ... More

Warszawa, Krakowskie- Przedmieście Varshava, Krakovskoe Predmı︠e︡sʹe.

Warszawa, Krakowskie- Przedmieście Varshava, Krakovskoe Predmı︠e︡sʹe.

Print shows people walking, driving horse-drawn wagons, and riding in horse-drawn street cars at Castle Square in Warsaw, Poland. Forms part of: Winokur-Munblit Collection of the Russian Empire Postcards (Libr... More

St. Manʹchzhurii︠a︡ - Bazarʺ. Kit. torgovli︠a︡

St. Manʹchzhurii︠a︡ - Bazarʺ. Kit. torgovli︠a︡

Print of shows Chinese street market at a train station in Manchuria, China. Forms part of: Winokur-Munblit Collection of the Russian Empire Postcards (Library of Congress). Purchase; Marshall Winokur; 2011; (... More

[Battle scene at Bunker Hill] - Drawing. Public domain image.

[Battle scene at Bunker Hill] - Drawing. Public domain image.

In the heat of battle, the Colonial volunteers fight the British Redcoats from atop Bunker Hill. One of the colonists waves an American flag, while others dressed in civilian clothes overcome the British foe w... More

Puck magazine cover - A senatorial desperado / Dalrymple.

Puck magazine cover - A senatorial desperado / Dalrymple.

Print shows a silver miner labeled "Stewart" strangling Uncle Sam who is holding a walking stick labeled "Public Opinion", near the entrance to the "Stewart, Jones & Co. Silver Miners (Unlimited)"; he threatens... More

The fake operator and his dupe / Keppler, Jr.

The fake operator and his dupe / Keppler, Jr.

Print shows Whitelaw Reid, editor of the New York Tribune newspaper, typing headlines that appear on ticker tape that is being read by a stalwart Republican; the headlines include: "The Country on the Brink of ... More

Puck's suggestion to the congress of religions / F. Opper.

Puck's suggestion to the congress of religions / F. Opper.

Print shows Puck handing out placards with the saying "Do unto others whatsoever thou wilt that others shall do unto thee", which he claims as the "best religion in existence", to many members of the clergy as ... More

"The independents fought nobly!" / J.S. Pughe.

"The independents fought nobly!" / J.S. Pughe.

Print shows David B. Hill draped over a cannon and Charles A. Dana with many New York politicians, identified as "Croker, Grant, Hinckley, Sheehan, Gilroy, Murphy, McLaughlin, Smyth, [and] Divver", and the Tamm... More

The "peanut" Hagenbeck and his "senatorial courtesy" animal show / C.J. Taylor.

The "peanut" Hagenbeck and his "senatorial courtesy" animal show / C.J...

Print shows David B. Hill as the animal trainer Carl "Hagenbeck" performing a circus act with trained animals labeled "Murphy, Pugh, Chandler, Peffer, Morgan, Coke, Higgins, Stewart, Teller, Cullom, [and] Hoar"... More

Puck's presidential impossibility. The political peanut vender / J.S. Pughe.

Puck's presidential impossibility. The political peanut vender / J.S. ...

Print shows a peddler labeled "D.B. Hill" selling "Fresh Roasted (Political) Peanuts", standing outside the gates to the White House, where a sign has been posted that states "Notice! No Peddlers or Suspicious ... More

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

"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

"Independence Day" of the future / C.J. Taylor.

"Independence Day" of the future / C.J. Taylor.

Print shows a future 4th of July celebration where women have gained suffrage and equality; it shows young and old women ringing a bell labeled "Equal Rights", as women emerge from underground and participate i... More

"And John, he pays the freight" / F.M. Hutchins.

"And John, he pays the freight" / F.M. Hutchins.

Print shows Queen Victoria holding up an infant labeled "Little New Duke of York. Christening Robe Cost £300." She presents the baby to John Bull who is holding a paper that states "Heavy Expense Account - Roya... More

The chorus of the newly-converted communists / Dalrymple.

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

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

The grand old game of tit for tat / Dalrymple.

The grand old game of tit for tat / Dalrymple.

Print shows Uncle Sam, looking obstinate and pointing his finger at some point between the "Germany Home Market" and the "France Home Market", as he responds to their complaints. He is standing on the left, at ... More

The financial fakir fooling the farmers / J.S. Pughe.

The financial fakir fooling the farmers / J.S. Pughe.

Print shows a man wearing a sash labeled "Harvey" with a horn attached, standing on a platform with stacks of books, pointing to a board that states "Coin's Financial School - Declare fifty cents Silver to be W... 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

Puck magazine cover - His battle-ground / C.J. Taylor.

Puck magazine cover - His battle-ground / C.J. Taylor.

Print shows William E. Chandler, former Secretary of the Navy under President Arthur, saluting from a trapdoor in the floor where he is in hiding; red-stained papers labeled "Plan of Campaign Against England" b... More

The sea-serpent season upon us again / F. Opper.

The sea-serpent season upon us again / F. Opper.

Print shows a "Sensation Press" reporter standing on the shore near "Gray Gables", Grover Cleveland's summer home at Cape Cod, pointing to a sea serpent labeled "3d Term Twaddle". Caption: The latest and most ... More

"Step up to the captain's office and settle!" / F. Opper.

"Step up to the captain's office and settle!" / F. Opper.

Print shows Uncle Sam at a cashier's window labeled "U.S. Treasury" next to a notice that states "Pay Your Income Tax Here - No Escape for Millionaire Tax-Dodgers". Russell Sage, Hetty Green, and George J. Goul... More

"Let us have peace" / C.J. Taylor.

"Let us have peace" / C.J. Taylor.

Print shows President Grover Cleveland and British Prime Minister Robert Cecil, Lord Salisbury, dressed as Natives, smoking peace pipes filled with "Common Sense Tobacco"; sitting with Cleveland, also dressed a... More

Puck's labor-saving suggestion for Cupid's summer work / C.J. Taylor.

Puck's labor-saving suggestion for Cupid's summer work / C.J. Taylor.

Print shows a vignette cartoon with Puck, at top center, manipulating an electric bow-shooting device, which sends arrows toward couples in the surrounding vignettes, where they are sitting beneath trees on the... More

It never loses its popularity / Ehrhart.

It never loses its popularity / Ehrhart.

Print shows a young man and a young woman sitting on a love seat, he holds her hand and appears ready to propose to her, while behind them question marks labeled "Tariff Question, Chinese Question, Armenian Que... 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

Puck magazine cover - Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.

Puck magazine cover - Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.

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

Atlas Joe; or, the fearful responsibilities of a self-appointed manager of the universe / F. Opper.

Atlas Joe; or, the fearful responsibilities of a self-appointed manage...

Print shows newspaper editor Joseph Pulitzer as Atlas, supporting a globe labeled "American Affairs, English Affairs, African Affairs, Cuban Affairs, [and] South American Affairs" on his back, sitting at a desk... More

He did it all / F. Opper. - Victorian era public domain image

He did it all / F. Opper. - Victorian era public domain image

Print shows a vignette cartoon with President McKinley standing at center holding a hat labeled "Inexhaustible Prosperity Hat" and a magic wand, behind him are "Joshua" and "Moses" who has beams of light emanat... More

Papa's pet / Dalrymple. - Public domain portrait engraving

Papa's pet / Dalrymple. - Public domain portrait engraving

Print shows President McKinley as a father showing favoritism by holding an infant labeled "High Protective Tariff", while ignoring another infant labeled "Financial Question" crying in a high chair. Illus. fr... More

Attacking him in broad daylight / Dalrymple.

Attacking him in broad daylight / Dalrymple.

Print shows a large policeman labeled "Civil Service Reform" holding a nightstick labeled "Public Opinion", and standing outside a building labeled "Public Offices"; he is about to be assaulted by two diminutiv... More

Caricature, Time nearly up / Keppler., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, Time nearly up / Keppler., public domain cartoon image

Print shows Uncle Sam standing on American soil next to the docks of the "U.S.A. and Cuban S.S. Line", looking over his shoulder at Cuba in flames. Caption: Uncle Sam It's a good rule, when you're mad, to cou... More

The new field of labor for the up-to-date divine / Dalrymple.

The new field of labor for the up-to-date divine / Dalrymple.

Print shows the "Rev. Dr. N. Dorser" sitting at a table writing testimonials about the quality of various products, such as the "magnificent House Cleaning number" of a magazine, and "Before Using" and "After U... More

His contribution to the Christmas gayety / Keppler.

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

The duty of the hour; - to save her not only from Spain, but from a worse fate / Dalrymple.

The duty of the hour; - to save her not only from Spain, but from a wo...

Print shows a female figure labeled "Cuba" holding the Cuban flag, caught in a frying pan labeled "Spanish Misrule" that is being held above flames labeled "Anarchy" raging between fighting factions labeled "In... More

Social hypocrisies, and the painful scenes they save us from / F. Opper.

Social hypocrisies, and the painful scenes they save us from / F. Oppe...

Print shows a vignette cartoon showing men and women in various social situations where politeness overrides one's actual emotional response, maintaining decorum and preventing a social disaster. Illus. from P... More

The yellow pest - putting its nose into everything / Dalrymple. Joseph Pulitzer

The yellow pest - putting its nose into everything / Dalrymple. Joseph...

Print shows President William McKinley sitting at a desk, holding a large paper that shows "President McKinley's War Policy". A newspaper reporter, most likely Joseph Pulitzer", leaning through an open window a... More

Puck magazine cover - Puck Christmas / Harrison Fisher '98.

Puck magazine cover - Puck Christmas / Harrison Fisher '98.

Print shows Puck standing next to a camera, dangling marionette figures of well-dressed men before a woman holding a lorgnette, reclining on a seat across the room. Illus. from Puck, v. 44, no. 1136, (1898 Dec... More

The old "Americanism" good enough / Keppler.

The old "Americanism" good enough / Keppler.

Print shows Pope Leo XIII climbing the dome of the U.S. Capitol, carrying a cross; Uncle Sam tell him to come down from there.

Puck magazine cover - Bryan's thanksgiving / Dalrymple.

Puck magazine cover - Bryan's thanksgiving / Dalrymple.

Print shows William Jennings Bryan chasing a turkey labeled "Nov. Election"; the tail feathers of the turkey are labeled with the states of the union, Bryan has managed to pull out the one labeled "Nebraska". ... More

Not so bad / Frank A. Nankivell '99.

Not so bad / Frank A. Nankivell '99.

Print shows two fashionably dressed women, a mother and her daughter, attending a football game. Caption: Mrs. Newcome (her first game) Oh! isn't it awful? Horrible! Why, they will kill that man underneath! /... More

Caricature, A division of labor / Keppler., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, A division of labor / Keppler., public domain cartoon imag...

Print shows the British Lion labeled "England" lying in the foreground with a concerned look on its face, while in the background, a man labeled "France" is talking on the telephone to a man labeled "Russia", o... More

Our busy old women / J.S. Pughe. Joseph Pulitzer

Our busy old women / J.S. Pughe. Joseph Pulitzer

Print shows a large monument constructed "A.D. 1898" showing statues of President William McKinley labeled "Administration", General William R. Shafter labeled "Army", and Admiral George Dewey labeled "Navy", a... More

The idol of the aunties / Dalrymple. Joseph Pulitzer

The idol of the aunties / Dalrymple. Joseph Pulitzer

Print shows Emilio Aguinaldo standing at center, wearing military uniform, and holding a flag and a sword, around him are many old men dressed as women, supplicating themselves and tossing roses at his feet, am... More

Portrait of a man - Public domain portrait painting

Portrait of a man - Public domain portrait painting

Public domain scan of portrait art print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Caesar up to date / Ehrhart. - Public domain dedication image

Caesar up to date / Ehrhart. - Public domain dedication image

Robert Van Wyck, in body of water, holding onto ice blocks "ice trust", and saying to man wearing helmet and holding up life preserver "Tammany machine power", "Help me, Cassius, or I sink!" Illus. in: Puck, v.... More

[Martha Washington, Athenaeum portrait]

[Martha Washington, Athenaeum portrait]

Public domain scan of portrait art print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A happy new year - Drawing. Public domain image.

A happy new year - Drawing. Public domain image.

Print shows Moses preparing to smash the Ten Commandment tablets as, in the background, Israelites dance around the golden calf. No. 8. Item is a card for Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. Forms part of: Eph... More

T︠S︡erkovʹ Trekhʺ Svi︠a︡titeleĭ. Krasnyi︠a︡ vorota Eglise des trois saints. La porte rouge / / Shererʺ, Nabgolt︠s︡ ʺ i Ko., Moskva.

T︠S︡erkovʹ Trekhʺ Svi︠a︡titeleĭ. Krasnyi︠a︡ vorota Eglise des trois sa...

Print shows Three Saints church at Red Gates in Moscow. Forms part of: Winokur-Munblit Collection of the Russian Empire Postcards (Library of Congress). Purchase; Marshall Winokur; 2011; (DLC/PP-2011:208). Acc... More

Puck magazine cover - Merely another figurehead / Kep.

Puck magazine cover - Merely another figurehead / Kep.

Caricature showing Richard "Boss" Croker nailing figurehead of M'Clellan to ship "Tammany". Illus. in: Puck, v. 54, no. 1391 (1903 Oct. 28), cover. Copyright by Keppler & Schwarzmann.

Hold on Teddy, lets talk it over / Donahey.

Hold on Teddy, lets talk it over / Donahey.

Newspaper clipping of cartoon showing Theodore Roosevelt shooting pistols at the feet of a man labeled "Railroads." Cartoon referes to Roosevelt's efforts to regulate railroads. Signature: Donahey. From Cleve... More

Caricature, Not quite ready / Keppler., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, Not quite ready / Keppler., public domain cartoon image

Print shows the Russian Bear sitting at a table, carving a large roast beef labeled "Siberian Railway", serving pieces on the table are labeled "Enlarged Navy", "New Spheres of Influence", and "Better Financial... More

1904, a leap year valentine - Drawing. Public domain image.

1904, a leap year valentine - Drawing. Public domain image.

Postcard showing a man, woman, and cupid and the year 1904 written in gold numbers. Copyright 1904 by G. T. Channing. Copyright registration records show claimant as George T. Channing, of Washington, D.C.

Riding him on the big stick The Boss - Say, you're splitting the party  / / Bart.

Riding him on the big stick The Boss - Say, you're splitting the party...

Newspaper clipping of cartoon showing Theodore Roosevelt holding one end of "The Big Stick" while a man representing New York in 18th century dress holds the other. Riding astraddle the stick is a man labeled ... More

The helping hand / J.K. after Renouf.

The helping hand / J.K. after Renouf.

Cartoon showing John Pierpont Morgan and Uncle Sam rowing a boat. Illus. in: Puck, 1911 April 26, v. 69, centerfold.

The magnet / Keppler. - Public domain  drawing

The magnet / Keppler. - Public domain drawing

Cartoon showing John Pierpont Morgan, with a large magnet in shape of money sign, drawing in paintings, suits of armor, and other objects. Illus. in: Puck, 1911 June 21, centerfold.

"Hands up!" / Will Crawford. - Political cartoon, public domain image

"Hands up!" / Will Crawford. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows Santa Claus pointing a handgun at the viewer. Caption: As Santa Claus looks to some of us. Illus. in: Puck, v. 72, no. 1867 (1912 December 11), cover. Copyright 1912 by Keppler & Schwarzmann.

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