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The next candidate for statehood / O'Neill.

The next candidate for statehood / O'Neill.

Illustration shows Columbia handing a dress labeled "Statehood" to a young woman labeled "New Mexico." Illus. in: Puck, v. 50, no. 1294 (1901 December 18), cover. Copyright 1901 by Keppler & Schwarzmann.

The dry-goods epidemic, Broadway at three P.M. / W. del.

The dry-goods epidemic, Broadway at three P.M. / W. del.

Cover of Harper's Weekly with illustration showing crowd of women, men and children exiting and entering "O.L.D. Pinchpence" dry goods store during a sale. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 1, no. 44 (1857 Oct. 3... More

At last, Conkling does make the "greatest effort of his life,"

At last, Conkling does make the "greatest effort of his life,"

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

The hoaxer hoaxed / J.A. Wales. - Public domain  engraving

The hoaxer hoaxed / J.A. Wales. - Public domain engraving

Print shows New York Herald editor James Gordon Bennett, holding a shotgun and carrying a bag labeled "Game Bag for Sensations J.G. Bennett", standing next to a scarecrow labeled "$500.00 Herald Cheque" and "Th... More

Caricature, A sop to Cerberus / Gillam., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, A sop to Cerberus / Gillam., public domain cartoon image

Print shows Chester A. Arthur offering a "Bill Excluding Chinese for 10 Years", in the shape of a Chinese man's face, to a three-headed Cerberus labeled "Western Vote" with the heads labeled "Demagogue, Hoodlum... More

Jay Gould's private bowling alley / F. Opper.

Jay Gould's private bowling alley / F. Opper.

Print shows Jay Gould bowling on Wall Street using bowling balls labeled " Private Press, General Unscrupulousness, False Reports, [and] Trickery" to knock down pins labeled "Banker, Small Operator, Speculator,... More

Another restorer of antiquities à la Cesnola / Gillam.

Another restorer of antiquities à la Cesnola / Gillam.

Print shows Charles A. Dana as an archaeologist who has just excavated a statue labeled "S.J.T." and "Buried in 1876" from "Greystone", behind which Henry Watterson, on the left, and John Kelly, on the right, g... More

Too weak to fight - too old to run / F. Graetz.

Too weak to fight - too old to run / F. Graetz.

Print shows the British Lion carrying William E. Gladstone, dressed as a woman, on his back, as they head into the sea after departing the "British Consul" in advance of "Anarchy, Riot, [and] Bloodshed"; the li... More

Poster - Shipwrecked patriotism - Public domain lithograph

Poster - Shipwrecked patriotism - Public domain lithograph

Public domain photograph of a navy ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Caricature, For sale again / F. Graetz., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, For sale again / F. Graetz., public domain cartoon image

Print shows John Kelly carrying a basket labeled "27,000 Votes For Sale", accosting passengers on a "New York Train", seeking buyers; around the car, men are seated beneath windows labeled "Democratic Nominatio... More

A sunday show - profit for pagan and preacher / F. Opper.

A sunday show - profit for pagan and preacher / F. Opper.

Print shows Robert G. Ingersoll speaking from a stage in an auditorium filled with an audience whose heads are half-dollar coins; dangling from a cord at the edge of the stage is Thomas De Witt Talmage as a mar... More

Puck magazine cover - Democracy's opportunity / J. Keppler.

Puck magazine cover - Democracy's opportunity / J. Keppler.

Print shows a man labeled "Republican War Record" standing in a pond labeled "Republican Corruption Water", yelling to an Irishman wearing a hat labeled "Democracy", gathering up the Republican's clothing label... More

Caricature, Justice's "jimmy" / Gillam., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, Justice's "jimmy" / Gillam., public domain cartoon image

Print shows New York State Supreme Court justice Theodoric R. Westbrook wearing the white robe of Justice and his head mostly bound with cloth, with the balance scale of justice at his feet, handing a crowbar, ... More

Getting hot enough for him / F. Graetz.

Getting hot enough for him / F. Graetz.

Print shows Chester A. Arthur sitting on a chair at a beach on the seashore, he is perspiring heavily and using a fan labeled "Stalwart Method" to cool himself, as the sun, labeled "Disunion-of-the-Republican-P... More

Puck magazine cover - Self-supporter Sammy / F. Opper.

Puck magazine cover - Self-supporter Sammy / F. Opper.

Print shows two images of Samuel J. Tilden, dressed identically, to the left and right of a barrel full of coins, labeled with monogram "SJT"; papers extending from their pockets state "For President, S.J. Tild... More

The agony of the assessed - between two terrors / F. Graetz.

The agony of the assessed - between two terrors / F. Graetz.

Print shows "G.W. Curtis" and "Jay Hubbell" as executioners, each wearing a mask and holding large axes labeled "Civil Service Reform Association" (Curtis) and "Republican Congressional Committee" (Hubbell). Cu... More

Caricature, The temptation / Gillam., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, The temptation / Gillam., public domain cartoon image

Print shows John Kelly as the serpent labeled "Tammany" in the Garden of Eden offering an apple labeled "Harmony" from a tree labeled "Bossism" to "H.O. Thompson", as Adam, labeled "County Democracy" and Alexan... More

Puck magazine cover - Bravo! Señor Clevelando!! / Gillam.

Puck magazine cover - Bravo! Señor Clevelando!! / Gillam.

Illustration shows Grover Cleveland, former mayor of Buffalo and current governor of New York, as a bullfighter standing with his right foot on the head a bison labeled "Buffalo Democracy" with one dart labeled... More

Puck magazine cover - Driven to desperation / F. Opper.

Puck magazine cover - Driven to desperation / F. Opper.

Print shows William S. Holman holding up a page from the "The Sun" newspaper that shows his portrait above the caption "Our Candidate for President - W.S. Holman"; his hat and coat are on a chair and he is roll... More

An appalling attempt to muzzle the watch-dog of science / F. Graetz.

An appalling attempt to muzzle the watch-dog of science / F. Graetz.

Illustration shows Herbert Spencer as a statue of a large dog at the entrance to a public building emitting rays of light labeled "Science"; many diminutive men, wearing oversized top hats, scamper about with l... More

The original political dude out-duded / F. Opper.

The original political dude out-duded / F. Opper.

Print shows Chester A. Arthur dressed as a dandy, walking on a sidewalk with a young woman labeled "Republican Party" who is carrying a small dog labeled "Protection"; standing behind them, on the sidewalk, is ... More

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

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

An old book with a cartoon of a woman talking to a man, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Portraits and news photographs by Washington, D.C.-based firm, showing people, events, architecture in Wa... More

Caricature, The rivals in Ohio / Gillam., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, The rivals in Ohio / Gillam., public domain cartoon image

Illustration shows Allen G. Thurman on one side of a man labeled "Liquor Interest" and John Sherman on the other side; Thurman represents "The Ohio Democracy is the liquor dealers old friend!!", while Sherman e... More

In a critical condition / F. Opper.

In a critical condition / F. Opper.

Print shows a domestic scene with Benjamin F. Butler as the mother of a sick child labeled "Butler Boom" who is being examined by Puck as a physician; various medicines labeled "Grand Reforms, Tewksbury Investi... More

The two dromios / Gillam. - Victorian era public domain image

The two dromios / Gillam. - Victorian era public domain image

Print shows an American cowboy talking to a British nobleman who is standing on papers labeled "Brutality, Vulgarity, Insolence, Arrogance, Selfishness, [and] Boorishness", with an "Invitation N. Pacific R.R. O... More

Brooklyn's new champion - the old-timers "knocked out" by the prayer-cure "pounder" / F. Opper.

Brooklyn's new champion - the old-timers "knocked out" by the prayer-c...

Illustration shows a boxing ring with Henry Ward Beecher, Thomas De Witt Talmage, and the "Rev. Dr. Monck" who has knocked them both out at a "Tournament of Sensationalism"; he wears a bandana labeled "Holy Hea... More

The only Democratic presidential candidate who stands a chance of election in 1884 / F. Opper.

The only Democratic presidential candidate who stands a chance of elec...

Illustration shows a man with hooks for hands and with labeles over his ears and mouth that state "Deaf" and "Dumb", hanging from one hook is a paper that states "Elected". Drowning in paper in the background a... More

Puck magazine cover - Congressional contempt / F. Opper.

Puck magazine cover - Congressional contempt / F. Opper.

Illustration shows a "Republican" Congressman ice skating with a "Monopolist" on the "Capitol Skating Pond", together they hold a stick labeled "Money Interests"; skating nearby is a man labeled "Democracy". Be... More

The recruiting-sergeant and the tough subject / Gillam.

The recruiting-sergeant and the tough subject / Gillam.

Illustration shows Benjamin F. Butler as a "Recruiting-Sergeant" holding a paper that states "Join the Butler Army OH! - Victory and Spoils in 1884", appealing to a man sitting on a chair, holding a "Southern V... More

Rotten to the core / J. Keppler.

Rotten to the core / J. Keppler.

Print shows Uncle Sam with a toothache labeled "Mormonism!", sitting on a chair in the office of "Washington Dental Association" offering "S.S. Cox's Laughing Gas - Mild & Harmless", as two arms labeled "Senate... More

A tail they can't twist / Gillam.

A tail they can't twist / Gillam.

Print shows Samuel S. Cox, Abram S. Hewitt, and William E. Robinson (waving a paper that states "The demands of 20,000,000 Irish-Americans") pulling on the tail of the British Lion who is resting its front paws... More

The "three honest men" of Wall Street declare for Blaine / F. Opper.

The "three honest men" of Wall Street declare for Blaine / F. Opper.

Illustration shows Russell Sage, Jay Gould, and Cyrus W. Field as the Three Musketeers standing on Wall Street with their swords raised in support of James G. Blaine as the Republican presidential candidate; Sa... More

"April fool!" / F. Opper. - Drawing. Public domain image.

"April fool!" / F. Opper. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Illustration shows John Kelly bending to pick up a wallet labeled "New York City Mayoralty" that is lying in the street; Puck, hiding behind a tree, is holding onto a string attached to the wallet, ready to pul... More

Caricature, A preliminary set-to / Gillam., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, A preliminary set-to / Gillam., public domain cartoon imag...

Illustration shows James G. Blaine badly bruised after boxing a round against the "Ohio Secretary of State" who is slumped against the ropes; William W. Phelps and Whitelaw Reid attempt to revive Blaine with a ... More

A little private mutual admiration scheme, - Joss Ben and his only priest, Sun-Sun / F. Opper.

A little private mutual admiration scheme, - Joss Ben and his only pri...

Illustration shows Benjamin F. Butler as a Chinese man sitting on a pedestal next to a pillar on the left that states "A Goodman Weighing 250 lbs." and a paper lantern labeled "It Shines Only for US" on the rig... More

The knight of the wind-bag enters the senatorial field / Gillam.

The knight of the wind-bag enters the senatorial field / Gillam.

Illustration shows William M. Evarts as a knight on horseback with Whitelaw Reid as his page who is blowing a horn labeled "Evarts Letter" outside the "Albany Legislature" castle to announce Evarts' arrival. Re... More

Tammany throws away its "butt", and the monopoly bootblack picks it up / F. Opper.

Tammany throws away its "butt", and the monopoly bootblack picks it up...

Illustration shows Benjamin F. Butler as a shoe shiner with his kit, stooping to pick up a smoldering cigar butt labeled "Grady" that John Kelly, on the left, has discarded; they are on a sidewalk in front of t... More

The bogus workingman and his lonsome boom / F. Opper.

The bogus workingman and his lonsome boom / F. Opper.

Illustration shows Benjamin F. Butler as a laborer standing next to a box of tools labeled "Tools for Exhibition Purposes", telling his valet, labeled "Butler's Valet" to "keep an eye on the valuables", at whos... More

Puck magazine cover - Our merciless millionaire / F. Opper.

Puck magazine cover - Our merciless millionaire / F. Opper.

Illustration shows Puck hanging onto the coat-tails of William H. Vanderbilt, who is holding a money bag labeled "Donation of $500,000 to Build a New Medical College", as he climbs the steps to a building label... More

Blaine's letter of acceptance / F. Opper.

Blaine's letter of acceptance / F. Opper.

Illustration shows James G. Blaine, startled, looking out a window in a building labeled "Star-Routers' Head-Quarters", watching as Puck, standing on a ladder labeled "Public Approval", nails a letter labeled "... More

Too far gone, John!--That balloon will never rise again / Zimmerman.

Too far gone, John!--That balloon will never rise again / Zimmerman.

Illustration shows Joseph B. Foraker holding a hot air balloon fashioned from shirts stitched together and labeled "Bloody Shirt" with the initials "J.G.B." for James G. Blaine. John Sherman leans over a small ... More

The old lion and the ass / Gillam.

The old lion and the ass / Gillam.

Illustration shows an injured lion, with the face of Ulysses S. Grant, lying on the ground next to a paper that states "An Appeal to the People, U.S. Grant", just beyond the lion is a donkey wearing a military ... More

Caricature, Justice in the web / F. Opper., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, Justice in the web / F. Opper., public domain cartoon imag...

Illustration shows Jay Gould as a spider on a web of "Western Union" telecommunication lines that extend from several utility poles and cover (ensnare) Justice atop a "Courthouse". Illus. from Puck, v. 17, no.... More

Caricature, Another "boycott" / F. Opper., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, Another "boycott" / F. Opper., public domain cartoon image

Illustration shows David B. Hill holding a large brush and George H. Sterling holding a bucket of paste, as bill stickers posting a notice that states "Notice. We Hereby Boycott Cleveland, the Civil Service Hum... More

Another patient for Pasteur / F. Opper.

Another patient for Pasteur / F. Opper.

Illustration shows Carl Schurz and newspaper editor George W. Curtis carrying fellow editor Whitelaw Reid up the gangplank of a "French Steamer"; Puck, holding his lithographic pencil, stands at the bottom of t... More

Caricature, At it again! / Zimmerman., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, At it again! / Zimmerman., public domain cartoon image

Illustration shows Pope Leo XIII climbing through a ballot box in an effort to get to the a sign on the wall that states "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion - Constitution"; othe... More

The cruel secretary and the patriotic contractor / Zimmerman.

The cruel secretary and the patriotic contractor / Zimmerman.

Illustration shows William C. Whitney, Secretary of the Navy, insisting that John Roach, a contractor, accompany him on a test cruise before the Navy can sign off on the contract and accept delivery of the ship... More

Puck magazine cover - The two retired bar'ls / Zimmerman.

Puck magazine cover - The two retired bar'ls / Zimmerman.

Illustration shows a man labeled "Flower" sitting on a barrel labeled "For a Presidential Nomination Only" and Samuel J. Tilden sitting on a barrel labeled "Plenty of Advice but no Money, S.J.T.", they are back... More

False weights and measures in the New York custom-house / Gillam.

False weights and measures in the New York custom-house / Gillam.

Illustration shows Customs official Edward L. Hedden holding a balance scale labeled "H.O. Thompson's Pat. Scales" with a man wearing a pin-stripe suit, holding a bottle of "Rum", and with papers extending from... More

Canada as "Mother Mandelbaum" / J. Keppler.

Canada as "Mother Mandelbaum" / J. Keppler.

Illustration shows Uncle Sam dressed as a policeman standing on the U.S. side of a "'Fence' for American Defaulters" and staring at Fredericka Mandelbaum who is standing on the Canadian side, dressed as a Nativ... More

Puck magazine cover - "Our mutual friend" / J. Keppler.

Puck magazine cover - "Our mutual friend" / J. Keppler.

Illustration shows a man labeled "Doctor" and a man labeled "Sexton" standing in the street outside a "Confectionery", with a large colorful candy stick between them, it is labeled "Chrome Green, Chalk, Red Lea... More

A flirtation that may lead to serious results in the fall / F. Opper.

A flirtation that may lead to serious results in the fall / F. Opper.

Illustration shows Whitelaw Reid holding a folding fan labeled "Tribune Windiphone" and dressed as a woman, standing on a beach with John Kelly who is wearing a swimsuit and bonnet, at his feet is a dead fish l... More

How do they like it themselves? / Gillam.

How do they like it themselves? / Gillam.

Illustration shows Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa and Johann J. Most shocked by sudden attempts of violence against them. At their feet are headlines from the "United Irishmen" and "Freiheit" that state "Sacrifice Wo... More

The patriot and the politician / Gillam.

The patriot and the politician / Gillam.

Illustration shows John Sherman pasting a portion of his Mt. Gilead speech that states "The Solid South held together in political fellowship by crimes, violence and fraud" onto a Ulysses S. Grant monument that... More

Echoes from Governor Hill's message / J.A. Wales.

Echoes from Governor Hill's message / J.A. Wales.

Illustration shows a large parrot, David B. Hill, perched on a stand next to President Cleveland's desk, filling the air with it's cry "A Public Office is a Public Trust", repeating a statement once made by Cle... More

The great municipal "freak" - the New York tax-payer / F. Opper.

The great municipal "freak" - the New York tax-payer / F. Opper.

Illustration shows Puck as a barker at a sideshow, presenting as a "freak" the New York City tax payer, pointing to a sign on the wall that states "Here you are now! The New York Tax-Payer!! The Greatest Curios... More

Me and my partner / C.J. Taylor.

Me and my partner / C.J. Taylor.

Magazine cover showing large man, "monopoly," and small man "grandfathers," writing in book, with papers, "civil service reform," "economical gov't," and "broken promises" in wastepaper basket. Illus. in: Puck,... More

The Sunday World Nov 15 - American Art Poster

The Sunday World Nov 15 - American Art Poster

Poster shows an illustration of people reading the "The Sunday World" newspaper. Artist not identified. Forms part of the Artist poster filing series (Library of Congress) Signed with an unidentified pictograp... More

The Clack Book-- September - American Art Poster

The Clack Book-- September - American Art Poster

Poster shows two male athletes preparing to race. Signed: Rob Wagner. Forms part of the Artist poster filing series (Library of Congress) Promotional goal: U.S. D41. 189- Gift; Alice and Leslie Schreyer ; 1982.

Puck magazine cover - Don't!! / Dalrymple. Joseph Pulitzer

Puck magazine cover - Don't!! / Dalrymple. Joseph Pulitzer

Print shows a man, possibly Joseph Pulitzer, dressed as a jester holding papers labeled "Income Tax Law", which he is pointing to with his right hand, standing before a woman labeled "Democracy" who is sitting ... More

The police version of it / Dalrymple.

The police version of it / Dalrymple.

Print shows a large police officer turning the crank on a large press labeled "Blackmail", squeezing money out of a variety of merchants labeled "Boot Black, Gin Mill Keeper, Dive Keeper, Merchant, Green Goods,... More

The adopted son - he thinks he is bigger than the old man / Dalrymple.

The adopted son - he thinks he is bigger than the old man / Dalrymple.

Old man "N.Y. City" carrying "Charter" and facing boy "Brooklyn". Illus. in: Puck, v. 42, no. 1086 (1897 Dec. 29), cover. Copyright by Keppler & Schwarzmann.

Romance for June. Railroad edition

Romance for June. Railroad edition

Poster shows a young woman riding a bicycle down a lane as the illustrated cover for Romance for June. Signed: Abby E. Underwood. Handwritten note: Coll. Miss. F.B. Johnston. Forms part of the Artist poster fi... More

Romance for September. Railroad edition

Romance for September. Railroad edition

Poster shows a young woman in red holding a golf club over her shoulder as the illustrated cover for Romance for September. Date of publication supplied by Library staff. Signed: Abby E. Underwood. Forms part ... More

In the pantheon of the sun / Dalrymple.

In the pantheon of the sun / Dalrymple.

Print shows Charles A. Dana sitting at a desk on which a diminutive David B. Hill labeled "I am a Democract" is standing next to a large book labeled "Speeches of D.B. Hill"; in a niche in the background is a b... 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

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

The wars that never come / Kep.

The wars that never come / Kep.

Print shows George F. "Hoar" sitting with a broken drum labeled "Hawaiian Bluster", Henry Cabot "Lodge" holding a broken rifle labeled "Behring Sea War Thunder", and John T. "Morgan" sitting with a bent and bea... More

A puzzled kaiser / Keppler. - Drawing. Public domain image.

A puzzled kaiser / Keppler. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Print shows William II, the German Emperor, wearing a robe and large sword, holding a crown and a scepter, and looking puzzled over why these symbols of authority no longer command the respect he thinks they de... More

Caricature, Their nightmare / C.J. Taylor., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, Their nightmare / C.J. Taylor., public domain cartoon imag...

Print shows David B. Hill and Charles F. Crisp lying awake in a bed, suffering the nightmare of a spirit dragon labeled "Third Term". Illus. from Puck, v. 38, no. 969, (1895 October 2), cover. Copyright 1895 b... More

Caricature, Out Nebraska way / Dalrymple., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, Out Nebraska way / Dalrymple., public domain cartoon image

Print shows Puck carrying a valise labeled "Sound Money Doctrine", talking to a hayseed farmer sitting on a fence, reading the "Free Silver Screamer"; in the background, houses and barns labeled "Mortgage" are ... More

"He laughs best who laughs last" / F.M. Hutchins.

"He laughs best who laughs last" / F.M. Hutchins.

Print shows a portly laborer carrying a full dinner pail and a "Bank Book" in his coat pocket, standing on the roadway with factories spewing smoke in the background. On the left is a sign that states "Voluntar... More

Merely wants to know / F. Opper.

Merely wants to know / F. Opper.

Print shows Uncle Sam with a feather in his hat labeled "Victory", holding America's Cup labeled "Yachting Champion", a cricket bat labeled "Cricket Champion", and a medal labeled "Athletic Champion", and with ... More

They can't fight / F. Opper. - Drawing. Public domain image.

They can't fight / F. Opper. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Print shows Uncle Sam and John Bull about to come to blows, possibly over the Venezuela boundary dispute, but are tied together in ribbons that are labeled "Financial Ties, Mutual Needs, Property Interests, Int... More

Poor Tammany! / F. Opper. - Public domain portrait engraving

Poor Tammany! / F. Opper. - Public domain portrait engraving

Print shows the Tammany Tiger wearing a campaign button that states "16 to 1 Bryan and Sewall", and a watch chain with a "Pawn Ticket" instead of the watch, bemoaning the fact that the Republican Party platform... 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

Puck magazine cover - Pennsylvania's disgrace / Dalrymple.

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

Puck magazine cover - His latest effort / C.J. Taylor.

Puck magazine cover - His latest effort / C.J. Taylor.

Print shows John Sherman, wearing a vintage military uniform, is using a handgun to beat on the bottom of a pan labeled "Jingoism"; next to him, bees from a beehive labeled "Sherman Presidential Hive" join a sw... More

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

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

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

He did not think so in '92 / Keppler.

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

The Sunday World Aug 9th - Art nouveau public domain poster

The Sunday World Aug 9th - Art nouveau public domain poster

Poster shows an illustration of a woman, at the beach, wearing a bathing suit pointing to the story titles in The Sunday World newspaper; another woman, fully clothed, stands in background; two clowns with fish... More

Caricature, Cupid's candidate / F. Opper., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, Cupid's candidate / F. Opper., public domain cartoon image

Print shows former Benjamin Harrison holding a bouquet of flowers and with a floral garland around his neck, with which Cupid has lassoed him. Illus. from Puck, v. 38, no. 988, (1896 February 12), cover. Copyr... More

Puck magazine cover - The free silver jabberwock / Keppler.

Puck magazine cover - The free silver jabberwock / Keppler.

Print shows a gigantic man labeled "Free Silverite" with the wings of a bat and the tail of a dragon, emerging from a dark forest carrying papers that state "Free Silver and Repudiation" and bearing down on a k... More

Caricature, Puck Christmas number, public domain cartoon image

Caricature, Puck Christmas number, public domain cartoon image

Print shows Puck tending to a fire in a large fireplace where stars-and-stripes stocking are hanging from the mantel and the faces of caricatured figures appear in the smoke above a large log labeled "1897". I... More

"Accept me, or I'll let loose the tiger!!!" / Dalrymple.

"Accept me, or I'll let loose the tiger!!!" / Dalrymple.

Print shows Thomas C. Platt wearing a hat labeled "Boss Platt" and "Patronage Deals", holding back a hungry tiger labeled "Tammany", threatening a female figure holding a shield labeled "Greater New York". Ill... More

The physician of the period / Dalrymple.

The physician of the period / Dalrymple.

Print shows an elderly physician sitting in a chair in an office, hanging on the wall is a fee schedule labeled, on the left, "Ailments for People of Moderate Means. Low Fees" and on the right, "Same Ailments f... More

He never could stand prosperity / Dalrymple.

He never could stand prosperity / Dalrymple.

Print shows a "Hayseed" legislator, possibly meant to represent Frank S. Black, governor of New York, in a stupor, wearing a hat labeled "N.Y. Republican Party", holding a large wine bottle labeled "Hayseed Leg... More

Caricature, The old story / Keppler., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, The old story / Keppler., public domain cartoon image

Print shows Puck holding a lithographic pen, talking to President McKinley as a "shiftless tenant" sitting in a rocking chair while the roof labeled "Bad Currency System" on his house deteriorates, creating a l... More

The old guard to the front / F. Opper.

The old guard to the front / F. Opper.

Print shows Richard Croker as the Tammany Tiger measuring Charles A. Dana, Oswald Ottendorfer, and A. Oakey Hall, looking for a mayoral candidate that measures up, by Tammany standards, to Seth Low, the "Citize... More

A puzzle / Keppler. - Public domain portrait engraving

A puzzle / Keppler. - Public domain portrait engraving

Print shows President McKinley as a dairy farmer milking a cow labeled "Patronage", and many hands holding out containers, most labeled "From Ohio", for a share of the milk. Mark Hanna was a senator from Ohio w... More

The tug of war / Keppler. - Drawing. Public domain image.

The tug of war / Keppler. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Print shows Thomas C. Platt as a crane and Richard Croker as a swan, tugging on a frog labeled "Greater New York". Illus. from Puck, v. 42, no. 1069, (1897 September 1), cover. Copyright 1897 by Keppler & Schwarzmann.

No rest for the wicked / J.S. Pughe.

No rest for the wicked / J.S. Pughe.

Print shows a man beating a large drum labeled "Salvation Army" and a woman playing the cymbals in a street in the middle of the night, disturbing the sleep of everyone in the neighborhood. Illus. from Puck, v... More

For once, science and religion agree / Keppler.

For once, science and religion agree / Keppler.

Print shows Chauncey M. Depew and Robert G. Ingersoll, each in the arms of the other, pointing to quotations attributed to them that justify American imperialist activities in the Philippines through the introd... More

An interruption / Dalrymple. Historic map, Library of Congress

An interruption / Dalrymple. Historic map, Library of Congress

Print shows the British Lion standing on a "Map of China" showing a large Chinese man's face; the Russian Bear holding a compass and an eagle holding scissors labeled Germany are standing at the edge of the map... More

Another party heard from / J.S. Pughe.

Another party heard from / J.S. Pughe.

Print shows Neptune sitting among the sunken wrecks of the Spanish fleet during the Spanish-American War. Caption: Neptune Great whales! If those Yankees keep this up much longer I'll have to move! Illus. fro... More

A disappointed god; he cries for more / Dalrymple.

A disappointed god; he cries for more / Dalrymple.

Print shows Mars, the Roman god of war, bruised and holding a battered and bent sword, and wearing a sign that states "Job Wanted"; he is sitting on a trunk labeled "Mr. Mars, God of War". A notice posted on th... More

Puck magazine cover - Our national dime museum / Keppler.

Puck magazine cover - Our national dime museum / Keppler.

Print shows a bloated Civil War veteran sitting on a chair beneath a sign that states "How the Fatman has grown. Number of Pensioners over 30 Years After the Close of the War 976,014. Number in waiting 200,000"... More

After the battle / Dalrymple. - Drawing. Public domain image.

After the battle / Dalrymple. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Print shows New York political bosses Thomas C. Platt and Richard Croker as Roman centurions, wearing armor and carrying swords labeled "Bossism"; they are daintily shaking hands, with the New York state capito... More

A hint to the fifty-sixth Congress / Keppler.

A hint to the fifty-sixth Congress / Keppler.

Print shows a gladiator labeled "Sound Money", holding a sword labeled "Currency Reform", standing over a fallen gladiator labeled "Free Silver" who appeals to the crowd for mercy, but instead receives the thum... More

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