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An hieroglyphycal epistle from [Britannia toe] Admiral [Rodney], British Cartoon Print

An hieroglyphycal epistle from [Britannia toe] Admiral [Rodney], Briti...

Print shows a rebus letter from Britannia to Admiral Rodney. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5, no.5658 Forms part of: British Cartoon Pr... More

In the White House pantry - Newspaper, public domain, Library of Congress

In the White House pantry - Newspaper, public domain, Library of Congr...

Newspaper clipping of cartoon showing Theodore Roosevelt, dressed as a child, eating from a jam jar reading "second term" while reaching for a jam jar reading "third term" as Taft, Root, and Crane stand by wait... More

A privy council. Book illustration from Library of Congress, British Cartoon Print

A privy council. Book illustration from Library of Congress, British C...

Print shows a meeting of the George III, portrayed as an ass wearing an ermnie robe, and his council of ministers, portrayed as various animals; whispering into the king's ear is Lord Bute represented by a bird... More

[Postcard, 1884 Sept. 15], Wien [to] Eduard Hanslick

[Postcard, 1884 Sept. 15], Wien [to] Eduard Hanslick

J. Br. [Johannes Brahms]. (statement of responsibility) Holograph, signed. An autograph postcard of Johannes Brahms, written to Eduard Hanslick, music critic, aesthetician, musicologist, and Austrian civil serv... More

[Postcard, 1888 Sept. 7], Thun [to] Robert Keller

[Postcard, 1888 Sept. 7], Thun [to] Robert Keller

J. Br. [Johannes Brahms]. (statement of responsibility) Holograph, signed. An autograph postcard of Johannes Brahms, written to Robert Keller, music editor. Published in: The Brahms-Keller correspondence. Linco... More

We are getting there fast / F. Opper.

We are getting there fast / F. Opper.

Print shows a young woman wearing bloomers, saying good night to a young man at the front door; the young man's mother, also wearing bloomers and holding a newspaper or magazine that states "The Advanced Woman"... More

The looking glass for 1787. A house divided against itself cannot stand. Mat. chap. 13th verse 26

The looking glass for 1787. A house divided against itself cannot stan...

A satire touching on some of the major issues in Connecticut politics on the eve of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution. The two rival factions shown are the "Federals," who represented the trading inter... More

[G.P.A. Healy, half-length portrait, facing front]

[G.P.A. Healy, half-length portrait, facing front]

Artist (portrait painter). Likeness resembles that of an original photograph labeled Healy, Wm., in the Hoxie collection, Library of Congress, and the engraving in National Encycl. of Amer. Biography. Manuscrip... More

When the Prince of Wales visits Washington

When the Prince of Wales visits Washington

(DLC/PP-1933:0112). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Chicago Tribune, July 27, 1919.

[Postcard, 1877 April] 6, Wien [to] Ed. Hanslick

[Postcard, 1877 April] 6, Wien [to] Ed. Hanslick

J. Br. [Johannes Brahms]. (statement of responsibility) Holograph, signed. An autograph postcard of Johannes Brahms, written to Eduard Hanslick, music critic, aesthetician, musicologist, and Austrian civil serv... More

[John J. Crittendon, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

[John J. Crittendon, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

Whig Senator from Kentucky, 1817-1819, 1835-1841, 1842-1848, 1855-1661; U.S. Attorney-General, 1841-1842, 1850-1853; Governor of Kentucky, 1848-1850. Identification from engraving by T. Doney after a daguerreot... More

[Zachary Taylor and his cabinet, all seated except President Taylor]

[Zachary Taylor and his cabinet, all seated except President Taylor]

Left to right: William Ballard Preston, Secretary of the Navy; Thomas Ewing, Secretary of the Interior; John Middleton Clayton, Secretary of State; Zachary Taylor, Twelfth President of the United States; Willia... More

View from Point Lookout, Lookout Mountain

View from Point Lookout, Lookout Mountain

Public domain photograph - panorama, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Unidentified man, half-length portrait, with arm resting on table with tablecloth]

[Unidentified man, half-length portrait, with arm resting on table wit...

Case: back only - Rinhart 108. Barboza number: 6019.028. Stamped on brass mat: J. P. Ball, Cincinnati. Image discussed in: Bishop, Patrick A. "An Original Daguerreotype of Oliver Cowdery Identified." Brigham Yo... More

The unknown / J.K. with apologies to J.C. Dollman.

The unknown / J.K. with apologies to J.C. Dollman.

Illustration shows a young woman, nude to the waist, kneeling with hand raised over a fire labeled "Equal Rights" among a cluster of chimpanzees with human faces; the chimpanzees appear to be afraid of the flam... More

[Unidentified man, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters view to right]

[Unidentified man, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters view to...

Photographer unidentified. Was part of LOT 8554. Transfer; Manuscript Division. Forms part of: American Colonization Society Records, 1792-1964 (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Li... More

[Edwards Amasa Park, half-length portrait, profile to right]

[Edwards Amasa Park, half-length portrait, profile to right]

Professor of Christian theology, Andover (Mass.) Seminary. Alternative identification: Edward Amasa Sparks (cat. 5). Scratched on face of plate: 204; Sparks. Scratched on back of plate: 88. Facing the light / H... More

The "secession movement", Confederate States of America.

The "secession movement", Confederate States of America.

The movement of several Southern states toward secession in early 1861 is portrayed as a doomed enterprise. The artist shows Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana, all represented by men riding donkeys, ... More

An English jack-tar giving monsieur a drubbing

An English jack-tar giving monsieur a drubbing

Cartoon showing English sailor beating French nobleman with walking stick while dog attacks the man's poodle; sign above pub door reads, "Keppel's cordial. Harland's intire"; portrait of Admiral Keppel is the... More

John Bull and the Baltimoreans / Wm. Charles, del et sculp.

John Bull and the Baltimoreans / Wm. Charles, del et sculp.

In marked contrast to the Alexandrians print, the Baltimoreans offered the British invaders stiff resistance. Here Charles portrays the repulsion of the Royal Army at Fort McHenry and the gallant performance o... More

[Beverly Page Yates, half-length portrait, facing slightly right, seated at table, holding rolled piece of paper]

[Beverly Page Yates, half-length portrait, facing slightly right, seat...

Vice president of Liberia. Served as the Associate Justice of Liberia and the Judge of the Court of Quarter Sessions and Common Pleas for Montserrado County. Helped found the Ancient, Free, and Accepted Masons,... More

Postcards from Roman Totenberg to his mother

Postcards from Roman Totenberg to his mother

Postcard from Roman Totenberg to his mother, in 1934. (General)

The Covt. Garden morning frolick. Gaillardise du Commun Jardin / invented & engraved by L.P. Boitard., British Cartoon Print

The Covt. Garden morning frolick. Gaillardise du Commun Jardin / inven...

"An engraving showing Covent Garden, the church in the background, with its clock at 4:55; the sun-dial on the pillar, as in "He and his drunken Companions", No. 2186, which see for references to other illustra... More

The birth-day ode* - as it was preformed before his M--, on the 4th of June, by the Royal Band, British Cartoon Print

The birth-day ode* - as it was preformed before his M--, on the 4th of...

Print shows three musicians, Lord Sandwich on kettle drums, Lord North on violin, and Lord Germain on flute, accompanied by four singers as they present "The distresses of the nation: an ode performed in honor ... More

Argus. Book illustration from Library of Congress, British Cartoon Print

Argus. Book illustration from Library of Congress, British Cartoon Pri...

Print shows George III seated in a chair asleep, on the left stands a judge (possibly the Earl of Mansfield) with his left hand on the crown, behind the throne stands the Earl of Bute, speaking to Mansfield, he... More

Wonders wonders wonders & wonders - dedicated to the wonderfull wonderfull wonderer

Wonders wonders wonders & wonders - dedicated to the wonderfull wonder...

Print shows Britannia and America, several British ministers, and King George III, they appear as couples shaking hands, except for the central figure of three. Standing on the left is Britannia with the Britis... More

A Sunday ordinary at Highgate, British Cartoon Print

A Sunday ordinary at Highgate, British Cartoon Print

"Men and women seated on benches on each side of a dinner-table..." (Source: George) The Wit's Magazine, i. 361. Illustration to an article, with the same title, p. 368. This record contains unverified data fro... More

Thunder, lightning and smoke, or, the wind shifted from the north to the east, British Cartoon Print

Thunder, lightning and smoke, or, the wind shifted from the north to t...

Print shows Sir Philip Francis(?) standing, facing right, with dagger in left hand, on the far right, Warren Hastings, wearing a turban, is standing amid bags of money beneath a flag "India Preserved" and again... More

Hunchback in the character of Richard, British Cartoon Print

Hunchback in the character of Richard, British Cartoon Print

Print shows an actor portraying Richard III in a tent on a stage, appearing through trap doors in the stage are a king, queen, prince regent, and another prince, all crying "Murder." Caption: Little Hunchback,... More

Isaac Cruikshank - John Bull and his piece

Isaac Cruikshank - John Bull and his piece

Cartoon of a stout man, tongue hanging out, with one arm around a stout, buxom woman wearing a cap and tattered clothing. He uses his other hand to tickle her under the chin. Imp. Pubd Novr 16the 1801 by SWFor... More

Jack in a white squall, amongst breakers--on the lee shore of St. Catherines / By XYZ ; [W. Elmes, f.]., British Cartoon Print

Jack in a white squall, amongst breakers--on the lee shore of St. Cath...

"A sailor stands full-face, legs astride, hands plunged through the bottomless pockets of his jacket; he squints violently, one eye turned on an uproar (left), the other on two termagants (right)..." (Source: G... More

Paul Pry's peep into chancery, British Cartoon Print

Paul Pry's peep into chancery, British Cartoon Print

"Eldon sits at a large table covered with bundles of documents tied with red tape, which tower above his head and fill the room ..." (Source: George) This record contains unverified data from George. [Williams]... More

Explosion of Biddle & Cos. Congress water fount

Explosion of Biddle & Cos. Congress water fount

A satire on the failure of the combined efforts of Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, John Calhoun, and Nicholas Biddle to thwart Andrew Jackson's treasury policy. In 1833 Jackson ordered that federal deposits be remo... More

The death of old Tammany and his wife Loco Foco

The death of old Tammany and his wife Loco Foco

A satirical view of the heavy losses suffered by Loco Foco and Tammany factions of the New York City Democratic party in the municipal elections of April 1837. The vote brought about not only the defeat of Tam... More

The ship of state on a lee shore, experienced  hands coming to her rescue

The ship of state on a lee shore, experienced hands coming to her res...

The artist forecasts a Whig electoral victory and dramatizes the politically ruinous effects of Van Buren's fiscal policy and his alignment with Loco Foco forces in New York. Whig candidate William Henry Harri... More

The Baltimoreans going the whole ass tail and all

The Baltimoreans going the whole ass tail and all

Caricature of Fanny Elssler, in carriage being drawn by men with ears of jackasses, going to Baltimore. Signed in stone: HB. Title appears as it is written on the item. Forms part of: American cartoon print fil... More

Rats quitting the ship - Public domain book illustration, Library of Congress

Rats quitting the ship - Public domain book illustration, Library of C...

Postmaster general Amos Kendall's 1840 resignation prompted the artist's speculation on the desertion of other Van Buren cabinet members. Kendall resigned on May 16, to concentrate on editing the "Extra Globe,"... More

The shipwreck. Book illustration from Library of Congress

The shipwreck. Book illustration from Library of Congress

A Whig vision of the rout of Van Buren in the presidential election of 1840. In a stormy sea Van Buren grasps the mast (labeled "Maine") of a foundering vessel "O.K." (the initials for "Old Kinderhook," a Van ... More

[Unidentified woman with spectacles, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, wearing lace cap]

[Unidentified woman with spectacles, head-and-shoulders portrait, faci...

Scratched on back of plate: 333. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.

[Unidentified man, about 40 years of age, head-and-shoulders portrait, slightly to the left]

[Unidentified man, about 40 years of age, head-and-shoulders portrait,...

Scratched on face of plate: 23. Scratched on back of plate: 82 [cancelled]; 89. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by... More

[Caleb Lyon, head-and shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the left, with beard]

[Caleb Lyon, head-and shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the left, ...

Independent Congressman from New York, 1853-1855; Governor of Idaho Territory, 1864-1865. Scratched on back of plate: 273. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920. (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype col... More

[Gerard Hallock, half-length portrait, facing front, with chin whiskers]

[Gerard Hallock, half-length portrait, facing front, with chin whisker...

Journalist. Alternative identifications: Halleck; Haloc. Scratched on back of plate: Halock from NY. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Co... More

[Unidentified man, half-length portrait, facing slightly left]

[Unidentified man, half-length portrait, facing slightly left]

Whig Congressman from Ohio, 1831-1840; Governor of Ohio, 1840-1842; Senator, 1845-1850; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1850-1853; Republican Congressman, 1858-1861. Identified by Owen Blevins 4/2017 based on s... More

The candidate of many parties. A phrenological examination to ascertain what his political principles are

The candidate of many parties. A phrenological examination to ascertai...

Whig nominee Zachary Taylor's reluctance to clearly declare his political views was an issue eagerly exploited by the opposition in the 1848 campaign. Here the artist shows phrenologist Orson S. Fowler probing... More

Things as they are - Public domain book illustration, Library of Congress

Things as they are - Public domain book illustration, Library of Congr...

Perkins's grim picture of conditions in the goldfields of California during the 1849 Gold Rush contains a backhanded swipe at the outgoing Polk administration. In the foreground, violence breaks out against a ... More

The war of Ormuzd and Ahriman in the 19th century / The modern Quixote and Squire Sancho

The war of Ormuzd and Ahriman in the 19th century / The modern Quixote...

Title appears as it is written on the item. Forms part of: American cartoon print filing series (Library of Congress)

Curfew must not ring tonight, or the untold grievance of an untolled church bell

Curfew must not ring tonight, or the untold grievance of an untolled c...

Public domain scan of newspaper clippings, periodicals, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Puck's own Yorktown celebration / J. Keppler.

Puck's own Yorktown celebration / J. Keppler.

Print shows Puck sitting on a wooden cut-out Pegasus reviewing a procession of soldiers, among whom are John A. Logan, Roscoe Conkling carrying a flag labeled "Third Term", Joseph W. Keifer, William M. Evarts, ... More

Caricature, Hyenas at work / Gillam., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, Hyenas at work / Gillam., public domain cartoon image

Print shows a pack of hyenas labeled "N.Y. Commercial, N.Y. Sun, N.Y. Herald, Washtn. Post, The Rosecrans Letters, [and] 306" crowded around a sepulchral monument to James A. Garfield labeled "Fame"; those hyen... More

The coming conflagration in the European forest / F. Graetz.

The coming conflagration in the European forest / F. Graetz.

Illustration shows a scene in a dark forest with a group of men labeled "Irish Invincibles, Nihilists, Austrian Socialists, German Artisans, Republicans, Fanatical Irredentists, [and] Black Hand" carrying torch... More

The political Sam'ls of Posen / Gillam.

The political Sam'ls of Posen / Gillam.

Print shows a large group of political peddlers trying to sell their goods to Columbia as mistress of the house. Among those shown are Samuel J. Tilden selling "Tribulation Toys", Benjamin F. Butler with "Elast... More

The contest of beauty / J. Keppler.

The contest of beauty / J. Keppler.

Illustration shows a beauty contest where "First Prize" is the "Presidency". The presidential candidates, all dressed as women, are sitting on raised platforms around which men have gathered to admire their bea... More

Puck's political hunting-ground -- how he has made game of the politicians / J. Keppler '85.

Puck's political hunting-ground -- how he has made game of the politic...

Illustration shows Puck holding a shotgun over one shoulder and a dead owl in his raised right hand, with him are two hunting dogs labeled "Wit" and "Satire"; he is surrounded by dead animals that have the face... More

Good and bad form illustrated - Public domain  drawing

Good and bad form illustrated - Public domain drawing

Photo of drawing. (DLC/PP-1934:0123). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Once a week, 7:9 (Oct. 13, 1891).

A hint from the world's fair - why not have a "bureau of public comfort" in every large city? / F. Opper.

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

Caricature, A sufficient reason / Ehrhart., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, A sufficient reason / Ehrhart., public domain cartoon imag...

Print shows two governesses, each with a child, in the park; one woman is having trouble controlling a little boy who is frightened of a policeman standing in the background. Caption: Miss Dolan Oi'm a-goin' ... More

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 Kaisesr's coat" / Ehrhart., Political Cartoon

"The Kaisesr's coat" / Ehrhart., Political Cartoon

Print shows William II, the German Emperor, sitting on horseback before an effigy mounted on a pole with a "Notice" that states "All civilians must bow before those who wear the Kaiser's coat"; there are a grou... More

Niagara Falls, gelatin silver print,  Panoramic Photograph

Niagara Falls, gelatin silver print, Panoramic Photograph

5953B2 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; William Herman Rau; January 21, 1896. No. 711.

The nations' holiday feast / C.J. Taylor.

The nations' holiday feast / C.J. Taylor.

Print shows Uncle Sam and Puck offering a toast to the New Year and Peace, with several heavily armed representatives of nations labeled "France, J. Bull, Turkey, Russia, Germania, [and] Italy" sitting around a... More

Caricature, Under one flag / C.J. Taylor., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, Under one flag / C.J. Taylor., public domain cartoon image

Print shows William Jennings Bryan standing on a tree stump labeled "Demagogism" and waving a flag labeled "Repudiation", with an anarchist labeled "Dynamite" holding a "Bomb" and a torch, and standing on paper... More

Some popular conceptions that the wheeling mania will change / F. Opper.

Some popular conceptions that the wheeling mania will change / F. Oppe...

Print shows a vignette cartoon depicting changes to folklore, fairy tales, courtship, and punishment, as though penance in Hell was not bad enough, that will result from the cycling craze, such as witches ridin... More

McKinley's valentines from his expectant and hopeful fellow-citizens / F. Opper.

McKinley's valentines from his expectant and hopeful fellow-citizens /...

Print shows President McKinley standing at center holding a large cornucopia and emitting rays labeled "Prosperity", while around him are vignettes showing people from all walks of life, doctors, cabbies, club ... More

Extra session of the House of Representatives of the Fifty-fifth Congress / Keppler.

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

The annual surplus and its consequences - a study inspired by the commencement season of 1899 / Ehrhart.

The annual surplus and its consequences - a study inspired by the comm...

Print shows, on the left, a long line of recent graduates with their "Diploma", some labeled "Doctor" and "Lawyer", passing by a man with a sign that states "Wanted Skilled Labor - Mechanics, Designers, Carvers... More

The real German-American / Keppler., Political Cartoon

The real German-American / Keppler., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows a German American man standing in front of a banner showing bust portraits of President William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt; as he casts his vote, he uses his left hand, holding papers la... More

Trying to float the old wreck / J.S. Pughe.

Trying to float the old wreck / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows William Jennings Bryan, standing in the "Presidential Sea", pulling on a rope tied to a shipwreck labeled "Democracy" which was "Stranded 1896" on rocks labeled "16 to 1", "Bryanism", and "Bo... More

Caricature, Their best friend / Keppler., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, Their best friend / Keppler., public domain cartoon image

Illustration shows a female figure labeled "Arbitration" standing between a laborer labeled "Strike" who is holding a bomb and about to throw a brick, with the words "Riot" and "Arson" appearing in the smoke bi... More

Two things he can't stop on sunday / Dalrymple.

Two things he can't stop on sunday / Dalrymple.

Illustration shows an old man labeled "Sabbatarian Bigot" dressed as a Puritan, holding a book labeled "Blue Laws" and standing in front of "Niagara Falls." A man walking with his wife and child is suggesting t... More

July the 4th 1902 / L.M. Glackens.

July the 4th 1902 / L.M. Glackens.

Illustration shows Uncle Sam hugging a youthful John Bull on the Fourth of July cover, with firecrackers on both sides of the cover image and a remarque across the bottom showing a Revolutionary War soldier sen... More

[The owl's limitations] - Drawing. Public domain image.

[The owl's limitations] - Drawing. Public domain image.

A fox conducts a chorus of animals outdoors under a tree. Wolves, squirrels, chipmunks, rabbits, crows and other birds hold sheet music and sing. An owl sits in the tree, holding sheet music, but his mouth is... More

Many happy returns of the day / Keppler.

Many happy returns of the day / Keppler.

Illustration shows Puck giving a bouquet of roses labeled "With the Compliments of the People" to President and Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt. Illus. in: Puck, v. 52, no. 1348 (1902 December 31), centerfold. Copyrig... More

Caricature, A sound sleeper / Keppler., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, A sound sleeper / Keppler., public domain cartoon image

Illustration shows Sir Thomas Lipton beating a hand-drum labeled "American Progress", trying to wake John Bull who is sound asleep in a chair.

A tidy job; but-- / J.S. Pughe.

A tidy job; but-- / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows New York City mayor Seth Low, as a lion tamer holding a whip, standing next to the Tammany Tiger which is bound in ribbons labeled "Civic Honesty, Fusion, Decent Government, Municipal Reforms... More

Sinnissippi Farm, Oregon, Ill.,  Panoramic Photograph

Sinnissippi Farm, Oregon, Ill., Panoramic Photograph

H51422 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; George Egbert Mellen; October 10, 1904; DLC/PP-1904:42281. Copyright claimant's address: Chicago.

Will it hatch? / J.S. Pughe. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Will it hatch? / J.S. Pughe. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows Alton B. Parker as a chicken sitting on a large egg labeled "Parker Boom". Illus. in: Puck, v. 55, no. 1413 (1904 March 30), cover. Copyright 1904 by Keppler & Schwarzmann.

Panoramic view, looking north, New Bedford, Massachusetts.

Panoramic view, looking north, New Bedford, Massachusetts.

Postcard shows a rooftop view of downtown New Bedford, centered on the First Baptist Church on Williams Street with commercial streets, business signs, church steeples, and on the right the harbor wharves. F402... More

Trinity Church, Copley Sq., Boston, Massachusetts.

Trinity Church, Copley Sq., Boston, Massachusetts.

Postcard shows Trinity Church across Copley Square, the surrounding neighborhood, pedestrians and horse and carriages.

Toxaway Inn and mountains,  Panoramic Photograph

Toxaway Inn and mountains, Panoramic Photograph

H74293 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Eagell Co.; March 6, 1906.

"De-light-ed!" / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

"De-light-ed!" / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows a large donkey sitting on its haunches, it is wearing a rough-rider hat and spectacles, and smiling like Theodore Roosevelt at the diminutive figures of Alton B. Parker and William Jennings B... More

The American invasion of Europe, Political Cartoon

The American invasion of Europe, Political Cartoon

(DLC/PP-1933:0112). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Chicago Tribune, May 5, 1907.

The democratic Micawber / K with thanks.

The democratic Micawber / K with thanks.

Illustration shows William Jennings Bryan, full-length portrait, standing, facing slightly right, as the eternally hopeful Mr. Micawber from the Charles Dickens novel David Copperfield. Caption: "Waiting for s... More

Looking north from Grand Ave. Bridge, Beloit, Wis.

Looking north from Grand Ave. Bridge, Beloit, Wis.

Postcard shows commercial buildings on a waterfront in Beloit, Wisconsin. H 116537 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Hamilton Bros., Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Nothing left but a statue / K. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Nothing left but a statue / K. - Political cartoon, public domain imag...

Illustration shows a troop of soldiers wearing red coats, some labeled "Clothing Trust, Franchise Grabber, Food Trust, [and] Land Trust", marching past Daniel Chester French's sculpture "The Minute Man". Among ... More

Rush City, Minn., Park, Main St. & Depot

Rush City, Minn., Park, Main St. & Depot

Postcard shows Main Street across the park from Rush City Bank, railroad depot with watertower, residential neighborhood. H127016 U.S. Copyright Office.

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego / L.M. Glackens.

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego / L.M. Glackens.

Illustration shows three smiling, bloated monks labeled "Food Monopoly, Clothing Monopoly, [and] Building Material Monopoly" walking over flames labeled "Tariff Revision" in a superheated furnace. Caption: Wil... More

It's a shame the way they treat that cat! / K.

It's a shame the way they treat that cat! / K.

Illustration shows a cat labeled "The Consumer" sitting on the steps to the U.S. Capitol where a sign has been posted stating "Out of Town for the Summer Republican Congress".

Birdseye view in Aberdeen, So. Dak. looking north east from roof Carben

Birdseye view in Aberdeen, So. Dak. looking north east from roof Carbe...

Postcard showing view of buildings in Aberdeen, South Dakota. J148537 U.S. Copyright Office. On photo: "Copyright by N.A. Brothers." Identified on photo: "Gass works," "Wholesale Plumer's Sup.," "Wholesale Gr... More

[Women's suffrage procession in Washington, D.C. 1913, March 3, crowd around Red Cross ambulance]

[Women's suffrage procession in Washington, D.C. 1913, March 3, crowd ...

Copyright by G.V. Buck, Wash., D.C. Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington DC, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

How times have changed! / Keppler., Political Cartoon

How times have changed! / Keppler., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows Uncle Sam sitting on a throne, reading a "Petition of the Railroads for Permission to Raise Rates" while diminutive representatives of railroad companies stand before him; the ghost of Cornel... More

[Mt. Washington hotel in Bretton Wood, New Hampshire #1]

[Mt. Washington hotel in Bretton Wood, New Hampshire #1]

Postcard shows panoramic view of a resort. J194598 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Hollis Walton Blair, Bretton Woods, N.H.

Crown Prince Luitpold, Bavaria - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Crown Prince Luitpold, Bavaria - Glass negative photogrpah. Public dom...

Photograph shows Prince Luitpold of Bayern (1901-1914) wearing a lace trimmed dark satin jacket and matching knee breeches, dark stockings and black patent leather pumps with large buckles. Description from an ... More

[General Otto von Below, half-length portrait, facing right]

[General Otto von Below, half-length portrait, facing right]

Bain News Service photograph. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). A222. E.P. & Co, A.G.L.

The Serbian Army crossing Tchakor, 1915 L'Armée Serbe traversant Tchakor, 1915.

The Serbian Army crossing Tchakor, 1915 L'Armée Serbe traversant Tchak...

Print shows Serbian troops marching through the snow across a mountainside in Serbia. Illus. in: La guerre de cinq ans - Les Serbes in 1912-1916 par Sampson Tchernoff : The five-years war - The Serbs in 1912-1... More

Circumstances alter cases.  It is most humiliating ...

Circumstances alter cases. It is most humiliating ...

(DLC/PP-1933:0112). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Chicago Tribune, Sept. 3, 1926.

The Hartford Convention or Leap no leap / Wm. Charles, Sc.

The Hartford Convention or Leap no leap / Wm. Charles, Sc.

Charles's satire attacks the Hartford Convention, a series of secret meetings of New England Federalists held in December 1814. The artist caricatures radical secessionist leader Timothy Pickering and lampoons... More

William Heath - The royal milling match, British Cartoon Print

William Heath - The royal milling match, British Cartoon Print

Caricature showing Lord Yarmouth hitting the Prince Regent in the eye, as Lady Yarmouth looks from behind screen covered with caricatures. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress... More

Sin, Death, and the Devil - vide Milton, British Cartoon Print

Sin, Death, and the Devil - vide Milton, British Cartoon Print

A satire on the struggle between Pitt and Thurlow travestied as a scene from Paradise Lost. Pitt is Death, wearing only the king's crown. Thurlow is Satan. The Queen is Sin, naked, with two writhing serpents fo... More

[Michael Faraday, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right, seated in chair, hand resting on table]

[Michael Faraday, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right, s...

British physicist and chemist, inventor of the electric generator. Scratched on back of plate: 454; Faraday. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Libra... More

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