"Take your choice, gentlemen" / Keppler., Political Cartoon
Illustration shows Puck standing on a ballot box between President Theodore Roosevelt, who has one foot on the "Constitution", is waving a sword labeled "Militarism" in a threatening manner above his head, and ... More
"Sweet! Sweet!" / K. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows a hand labeled "Protective Tariff League" sprinkling salt from a bag labeled "Sophistry Salt" onto the tail feathers of a red, white, and blue bird labeled "First Voter", in an effort to capt... More
The election, a medley, humbly inscribed to Squire Lilliput, professor...
Cartoon shows the old courthouse in Philadelphia during the October 1, 1764 election where a line of men wait at the steps on the right to enter the courthouse and cast their votes; in the foreground, many men,... More
The election--At the polls / W.J.H.
Cartoon of scene at election polls, with 2 people fighting. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 1, 1857 Nov. 7, p. 712.
The reconstruction policy of Congress, as illustrated in California
A satire aimed at California Republican gubernatorial nominee George C. Gorham's espousal of voting rights for blacks and other minorities. Brother Jonathan (left) admonishes Gorham, "Young Man! read the histor... More
Bribe takers both / Keppler. - Drawing. Public domain image.
Illustration shows, on the left, a man labeled "Tariff Coddled Manufacturer" voting with one hand and receiving a bribe in the form of "High-Protection Schedule" from a large hand labeled "Rep. Congress" extend... More
Shall women vote? / Ehrhart. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows a man labeled "Graft Politics" paying, with his left hand, a tramp labeled "Floater" at the end of a line of tramps outside a polling place, while with his right hand he attempts to stop a wo... More
Death at the polls, and free from "federal interference" / Th. Nast.
Skeleton "solid Southern shot gun" holding shotgun at polls, to prevent African Americans from voting. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 23, no. 1190 (1879 Oct. 18), p. 821.
A squelcher for woman suffrage / C.J. Taylor.
Print shows a woman being denied the opportunity to vote because she is wearing a dress and a hat that are too wide for the narrow booths labeled "Ballots Must Be Prepared In These Booths" where the ballots are... More
The reconstruction policy of Congress, as illustrated in California
A satire aimed at California Republican gubernatorial nominee George C. Gorham's espousal of voting rights for blacks and other minorities. Brother Jonathan (left) admonishes Gorham, "Young Man! read the histor... More
How will our German-American vote? / Dalrymple.
Illustration shows an elderly German American man with one hand pointing to his head and the other pointing to a coin bank labeled "Savings Bank" on a table, he winks to reinforce that he thinks his investments... More
The Georgetown elections - the Negro at the ballot-box / Th. Nast. Ne...
Illustration showing at top of page, several men at a polling place where an African American man places his ballot in the box for "Re[publ]ican Mayor Welch" which is next to the empty ballot box for "The White... More
Shall women vote? / Ehrhart. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows a man labeled "Graft Politics" paying, with his left hand, a tramp labeled "Floater" at the end of a line of tramps outside a polling place, while with his right hand he attempts to stop a wo... More
The next step, as it looks now / Keppler.
Print shows Uncle Sam standing on a platform next to a ballot box where three men are casting their votes; one is labeled "Loyalist" and is voting for the "Monarch", the other two are casting votes for "Autonom... More
A question of courage / Art Young.
Illustration shows a man labeled "Average voter" standing between two fields, trying to decide which one he should choose; on the left is the "Democratic Lot" showing "Bryan's Financial Fallacies, Schemes, Drea... More
Direct primary in Mexico - Drawing. Public domain image.
(DLC/PP-1933:0112). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Chicago Tribune, Dec. 12, 1923.
Soliciting a vote - Political cartoon, public domain image
A cynical view of party competition for the working man's vote in the presidential campaign of 1852. In a polling place, four candidates struggle to force their own election ticket on a short, uncouth-looking c... More
The vote of the gold democrats; -- their country's welfare before thei...
Illustration shows members of the Democratic Party labeled "Sound Money Democrats" casting votes for President McKinley and showing their support for the "Sound Money" platform of the Republican Party; on the l... More
Making the polls attractive to the anti-suffragists / Ralph Barton ; p...
Illustration shows society women playing cards and dancing rather than voting; only one woman has taken time away from socializing to cast a ballot into a ballot box brought to her card table; an unmarked ballo... More
Caricature, A bad outlook for him, public domain cartoon image
Print shows a man labeled "Bossism" armed with weapons labeled "False Count", "Fraudulent Registration", "Intimidation", and "Deals"; behind him are two policemen labeled "Independent Democrat" and "Independent... More
He did not think so in '92 / Keppler.
Print shows William Jennings Bryan casting a vote for the nomination of J.B. Weaver, the Populist Party candidate in 1892, instead of the Democratic Party candidate, Grover Cleveland. Bryan supported the "Popul... More
A needed change in the Senatorial lobby / J.S. Pughe.
Illustration shows a man labeled "Candidate for Senate" holding wads of cash, standing in front of a sign that states "Sale of seats to the United States Senate has been prohibited", nearby the "Senatorial Box ... More
The lost child / Ehrhart. - Drawing. Public domain image.
Illustration shows six policemen labeled "Chafin, Taft, Debs, Watson, Hisgen, [and] Bryan" gathering around a young boy labeled "Reactionary Voter" standing on "Radical Ave.", who appears confused by all the po... More
They knew not what they did / K.
Illustration shows the drafting of Article I, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution. Two men labeled "The Big Interests" and "Political Boss" who has a "Legislator" in his back pocket, are peeking from behind a cu... More
"Move on!" Has the Native American no rights that the naturalized Amer...
A policeman ordering a Native man to "move on" away from a voting polls around which are clustered stereotyped "naturalized" Americans. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 15, no. 747 (1871 April 22), p. 361. Refere... More
A female suffrage fancy / J. Keppler.
Composite of eight caricatures showing women dressing and interacting in society as men; drinking; voting for handsome candidates; driving ugly men from the polls; and a domestic scene showing a man taking care... More
Caricature, Sulzer on the side, public domain cartoon image
Illustration shows a large hand labeled "The Public" depressing a lever on a large bottle labeled "Sulzer" in which the face of William Sulzer appears; a stream of seltzer water labeled "Direct Primaries" splas... More
A Democratic voter. Book illustration from Library of Congress
The artist satirizes the split in party loyalties between the Locofoco and Tammany factions of New York City Democrats. In particular he belittles the Irish immigrants widely recruited by the party at the time... More
He shouts for Bryan, but this is the way he will vote / Dalrymple.
Illustration shows Richard Croker as the Tammany Tiger, dressed in formal wear and wearing a sash labeled "Tammany," proclaiming that he/Tammany supports William Jennings Bryan for president while, behind his b... More
A thrilling incident during voting,--18th Ward, Philadelphia, Oct. 11 ...
Print shows an emotionally charged condemnation of the Copperheads or Peace Democrats and their support of reconciliation with the Confederacy. In a scene at a polling place an old man (right) is approached by ... More
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
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