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Puck magazine cover - The Cuban melodrama / C.J. Taylor.

Puck magazine cover - The Cuban melodrama / C.J. Taylor.

Print shows Uncle Sam in the role of the "Noble Hero" in a melodrama, defending a young woman labeled "Cuba" from the "Heavy Villain" labeled "Spain". Caption: The Noble Hero (to the Heavy Villain) Stand back... More

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.

America - Print, Library of Congress collection

America - Print, Library of Congress collection

Print shows a Native man, full-length portrait, facing left, wearing a feathered headdress, a waist-cloth and leggings, with a rifle strapped to his back, carrying a hatchet in his right hand and a fish in his ... More

[America, 1771 - title page ornamentation showing Native wearing skirt made of feathers in tropical scene with alligator and palm trees]

[America, 1771 - title page ornamentation showing Native wearing skirt...

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[America, 1772 - title page ornamentation showing Native wearing skirt made of feathers pointing to a map of America] / Iacob Christoph Weÿerman inv. et delin. ; Martin Gottfried Cophius, sculps.

[America, 1772 - title page ornamentation showing Native wearing skirt...

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Britain, America, at length be friends ...

Britain, America, at length be friends ...

Print shows America, as a Native woman, shaking hands with Britannia with the goddess Concord standing between them holding a globe and an olive branch. Ships in a busy port are in the background, and a lion, l... More

Reponce à l'auteur de la chronique, qui appelle bombe la bulle du Pape / déssiné par un bon Chretien ; gravé par un bon Citoyen.

Reponce à l'auteur de la chronique, qui appelle bombe la bulle du Pape...

Print shows the Pope sitting on the right blowing bubbles representing Papal briefs condemning members of the clergy who took the oath to the new civil constitution, and on the left, an allegorical figure repre... More

L'Amérique, Head and Shoulders Portrait

L'Amérique, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Print shows a young Native American maiden, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, wearing a fur and fabric robe, a feathered headdress, a quiver and bow; the early form of the allegorical figure representi... More

Jo and Uba of Takasago Looking at the Rising Sun; Symbolic Representation of Longevity and Conjugal Harmony

Jo and Uba of Takasago Looking at the Rising Sun; Symbolic Representat...

Public domain photo of Japanese woodblock print (Ukiyo-e), free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

America guided by wisdom An allegorical representation of the United States depicting their independence and prosperity / / Drawn by John J. Barralett ; engraved by B. Tanner.

America guided by wisdom An allegorical representation of the United S...

Allegorical print shows America as a woman in Grecian dress and feathered helmut with Roman deities Minerva, Ceres, and Mercury to symbolize wisdom, commerce, and agriculture. To their right is a triumphal arch... More

Amerika, Utagawa Hiroshige - Public domain  drawing

Amerika, Utagawa Hiroshige - Public domain drawing

Print shows a woman, representating America, riding sidesaddle on a horse in a snowy landscape. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Form... More

[Civil War envelope showing portrait of Colonel Horatio Gates Sickel of Co. K, 32nd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, inset in medallion decorated with figures of Justice and Columbia, with message "Our Colonel, 3d. Reg. P.R.V.C."]

[Civil War envelope showing portrait of Colonel Horatio Gates Sickel o...

Addressed to Mr. William H. Heft, Richlandtown P.O., Bucks County, Pa.; bears 3 cent stamp; postmarked at Washington, D.C., December 1862. The 32nd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment was the 3rd of the Pennsylvani... More

[Civil War envelope showing Liberty holding a flag]

[Civil War envelope showing Liberty holding a flag]

Addressed to Mr. Jno. W. Cole, Logansville, Logan Co., Ohio; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127) pp/liljmem

[Civil War envelope for Massachusettsachusetts Thirteenth Regiment Rifles showing Lady Justice dressed in an American flag pattern]

[Civil War envelope for Massachusettsachusetts Thirteenth Regiment Rif...

Addressed to Miss Lydia H. Weymouth, No. Braintree, Mass.; postmarked Hancock, Dec.; bearing 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil ... More

[The British lion's vengence on the Bengal tiger] / J.T. 1870.

[The British lion's vengence on the Bengal tiger] / J.T. 1870.

Political cartoon showing a lion pouncing upon a tiger that is attacking a woman and baby. Title from earlier published version. Letter from artist on mount. Purchase; Draper and Sarah Hill; 2009; (DLC/PP-2008:... More

Where Justice will have to look for jurors who have not formed an opinion in the Guiteau case / J. Keppler.

Where Justice will have to look for jurors who have not formed an opin...

Print shows Justice holding a large sword and carrying a lantern, with a cloth labeled "Justice" over her mouth, searching a cemetery, among tombstones labeled "Formed no opinion died 1660, Formed no opinion 16... More

"Sic 'em!" / J. Keppler. - Drawing. Public domain image.

"Sic 'em!" / J. Keppler. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Print shows Charles Stewart Parnell, a prisoner in the "Kilmainham Kaboose", directing a pack of small dogs labeled "Healy, Kettle, Egan, O'Connor, Dillon, Davitt, Sexton, [and] Brennan" to attack the British L... 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

Puck magazine cover - British benevolence / J. Keppler.

Puck magazine cover - British benevolence / J. Keppler.

Print shows an oversized British Lion wearing boxing gloves labeled "Army" and "Navy", standing over its most recent victim labeled "Egyptian", trailing off to the left are other victims labeled "Ashantee, Afgh... 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

In his second childhood / F. Graetz.

In his second childhood / F. Graetz.

Illustration shows "Germania" and "Columbia" holding hands above and behind a child-like Otto von Bismarck who is tearing papers labeled "Lasker Resolution" while sitting on the floor among other torn papers la... More

Puck magazine cover - Ireland's evil genius / F. Graetz.

Puck magazine cover - Ireland's evil genius / F. Graetz.

Illustration shows "Britannia" standing on the left, holding "Concessions to Ireland" and "Hibernia" standing on the right in a militant pose; between them is a nasty looking man with two "Dynamite" bombs slung... More

Tough on Turkey / Gillam. - Public domain  engraving

Tough on Turkey / Gillam. - Public domain engraving

Illustration shows the British lion and the Russian Bear threatening a turkey dressed as a Turk. Caption: England and Russia, together "Be my ally, or I'll give you the worst thrashing you ever had in your li... More

Noxious growths in liberty's grounds / J. Keppler.

Noxious growths in liberty's grounds / J. Keppler.

Illustration shows Uncle Sam and a female figure identified as Liberty strolling through a park among trees labeled "Equal Rights, Free Press, Free Schools, Free Speech, Free Ballot, Constitution, [and] Religio... More

Caricature, Das heutige Europa / T.B., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, Das heutige Europa / T.B., public domain cartoon image

Print shows a map of Europe in 1887 with each country caricatured according to its current political and international circumstances. Separatabdruck aus No. 45 des Nebelspalter in Zürich. Nachdruck verboten. S... More

Twenty years in a bar-room / C.J. Taylor.

Twenty years in a bar-room / C.J. Taylor.

Print shows "Father Knickerbocker" standing at a bar at the "Tammany Inn", drinking "Irish Whiskey", with Richard Croker as the bartender, standing behind the bar, offering "Mixed Drinks Croker Style"; a weepin... More

Puck's political weather forecast for Fourteenth Street and vicinity / Dalrymple.

Puck's political weather forecast for Fourteenth Street and vicinity /...

Print shows the angry countenance of Father Knickerbocker looking down from storm clouds on a flood that has broken up "Tammany Hall" with the Tammany Tiger sitting on a building labeled "Tammany" and a group o... More

Father Sandow Kickerbocker's terrific feat / F. Opper.

Father Sandow Kickerbocker's terrific feat / F. Opper.

Print shows Father Knickerbocker struggling to hold aloft a dumbbell that is labeled on the left "Plattism" showing Thomas C. Platt with papers labeled "Jobs" and "Deals", and labeled on the right "Crokerism" s... More

Puck magazine cover - "The irrepressible conflict" / C.J. Taylor.

Puck magazine cover - "The irrepressible conflict" / C.J. Taylor.

Print shows a monkey wearing a military uniform, holding a sword labeled "Clan-na-Gael" and a flag that states "No Peaceful Solution! War!", standing on soil labeled "United States", looking across the "Atlanti... More

"See, the conquering hero comes!" / Keppler.

"See, the conquering hero comes!" / Keppler.

Print shows William II, German emperor, wearing a large robe, walking arm in arm with a tall female figure labeled "Germania", and carrying a large sword over his shoulder; behind him, the robe is carried by "I... More

She has a presidential pet of her own / C.J. Taylor.

She has a presidential pet of her own / C.J. Taylor.

Print shows a motherly female figure sitting on a bench holding a diminutive Levi P. Morton on her lap; standing at her feet is a diminutive Benjamin Harrison holding his hat. Illus. from Puck, v. 37, no. 962,... More

Some time in the future / Dalrymple.

Some time in the future / Dalrymple.

Print shows Uncle Sam comforting a crying female figure labeled "Cuba", as two men with broken swords labeled "Insurgent" and "Spaniard" take a break from fighting. Caption: When insurgent and Spaniard have wo... More

Misery loves company / Dalrymple., Political Cartoon

Misery loves company / Dalrymple., Political Cartoon

Print shows three men holding spoons labeled "Russia, England, [and] Japan", attempting to force a large pill labeled "Ultimatum" from an "International Pill Box" into a despairing Chinese man sitting on a thro... More

Over-production / F. Opper & Ehrhart., Political Cartoon

Over-production / F. Opper & Ehrhart., Political Cartoon

Print shows a vignette cartoon with Father Knickerbocker standing at center looking on in dismay at the site of a planned "49" story building near several other skyscrapers already under construction; the surro... 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.

Print shows Father Knickerbocker, a symbolic figure for New York City, holding a roll of papers labeled "Charter", looking down at a young boy labeled "Brooklyn" on the sidewalk outside a building labeled "Grea... More

He shouldn't have any trouble in choosing / Dalrymple.

He shouldn't have any trouble in choosing / Dalrymple.

Print shows Father Knickerbocker, symbolic figure of New York City, labeled "Greater New York" with a "Vote" in his pocket, deciding between the "Tammany" Tiger (John C. Sheehan?), on the left, representing "Sp... More

It's got to be sooner or later - and it looks like "sooner" / Dalrymple.

It's got to be sooner or later - and it looks like "sooner" / Dalrympl...

Print shows Uncle Sam holding the hand of a female figure on a tiny island labeled "Cuba"; she is holding the flag of Cuban independence. Uncle Sam is gesturing to go home toward a ship on which is a defeated p... More

The jilted fiancée / Keppler. - Victorian era public domain image

The jilted fiancée / Keppler. - Victorian era public domain image

Print shows a dejected female figure labeled "France", wearing a phrygian cap and a tri-color dress, sitting on a bench, watching as a tall, blond queen is escorted by "J.B." and "Russia"; there is a paper at h... 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

Waiting for the verdict / Dalrymple., Political Cartoon

Waiting for the verdict / Dalrymple., Political Cartoon

Print shows Uncle Sam standing on the left, leaning against a wall beneath a sign that states "What Killed Spain? Inquest Now Going On"; at center is the body of "Spain" lying on a stretcher and draped with the... 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

A good cause / K. - Public domain portrait print

A good cause / K. - Public domain portrait print

Print shows Father Knickerbocker, the symbolic figure of New York City, pointing to a notice of a proposal to raise a memorial fund for the family of Colonel George E. Waring, Jr., head of New York City's Sanit... More

The peace maker / Keppler. - Drawing. Public domain image.

The peace maker / Keppler. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Print shows Uncle Sam taking off his jacket as he steps toward two men labeled "Cuba" and "Spain" fighting with each other; like Cuba's tattered clothing, it is a war-torn landscape. Illus. from Puck, v. 43, n... More

He can't let go / Dalrymple. - Political cartoon, public domain image

He can't let go / Dalrymple. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Print shows Uncle Sam hanging onto a young woman labeled "Philippines" who is dangling over a cliff labeled "U.S.", above a canyon where a tiger labeled "Spanish Misrule" and a wolf labeled "Aguinaldoism" await... More

"Save me from my friends!" / Dalrymple.

"Save me from my friends!" / Dalrymple.

Print shows Uncle Sam wearing a sword and using the American flag to shield a woman labeled "Cuba Libre" from three men wearing hats labeled "Insurgent Leader"; they are standing on soil labeled "Cuba" and show... More

A change of doctors the only thing that will save her / Keppler.

A change of doctors the only thing that will save her / Keppler.

Print shows a man wearing outdated clothing labeled "Mediæval Quack" administering a large pill labeled "False Pride" to a female figure labeled "Spain" reclining in a chair next to a small table on which is a ... More

Puck magazine cover - The Russian-French alliance / Keppler.

Puck magazine cover - The Russian-French alliance / Keppler.

Print shows the Russian Bear playing a fiddle labeled "Politics", around it's waist is a belt with papers labeled "French Military Secrets" tucked behind, and a cord extending from it's right wrist is connected... More

The survival of the fittest / Keppler.

The survival of the fittest / Keppler.

Print shows a scene at dueling grounds in a wooded area where a duel has taken place between a tattered buccaneer labeled "Spain" and "Medievalism" and Uncle Sam who is holding a sword labeled "19th century Enl... More

The tortures of Father Knickerbocker-Tantalus / Keppler.

The tortures of Father Knickerbocker-Tantalus / Keppler.

Print shows Father Knickerbocker, a symbolic figure for New York City, bound to a stonewall labeled "Ring Rule" by chains labeled "Partisanship", tempted by a bunch of grapes labeled "Rapid Transit" hanging on ... 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

Puck magazine cover - "Politics makes strange bedfellows" / Dalrymple.

Puck magazine cover - "Politics makes strange bedfellows" / Dalrymple.

Print shows the ghost of the British Lion reacting with fear at finding an "Irish American" and a "German American" in a bed labeled "Anti Anglo-American Alliance". Illus. from Puck, v. 45, no. 1156, (1899 May... More

Caricature, Futility / Keppler., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, Futility / Keppler., public domain cartoon image

Print shows a winged female figure labeled "Peace" sitting on one side of a mountain pass and Mars, the Roman god of war, sitting on the opposite side; a man wearing a crown and robe labeled "Czar" is walking d... More

Her little enemies / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Her little enemies / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Print shows a large female figure labeled "France" holding a flag that states "The Truth at Any Cost" and a fasces, while diminutive male figures tug at her dress, they are labeled "Militarism, Jesuitism, Imper... More

A peace dream of Eastertime / Keppler.

A peace dream of Eastertime / Keppler.

Print shows a female figure labeled "Europe" asleep among boxes of "Munitions and Ammunition", large shells, and a barrel of "Powder" with a candle labeled "Ambition" as a burning fuse; she is dreaming about "T... More

A pretty tough mouthful to swallow / Keppler.

A pretty tough mouthful to swallow / Keppler.

Print shows the British Lion, wearing a helmet, circling round Paul Kruger who looks like a South African porcupine, his back covered with bayonets; the Lion finding Kruger unapproachable. Illus. from Puck, v.... More

The informal Dreibund / Keppler., Political Cartoon

The informal Dreibund / Keppler., Political Cartoon

Print shows Uncle Sam, John Bull, and Puck gathered around a table raising glasses in a toast to friendship, or alliance; also seated at the table is a female figure, possibly representing Germany, who may be p... More

The beginning and the end / Keppler.

The beginning and the end / Keppler.

Print shows Paul Kruger taking "John Bull" by the horns above a notice that states "'Oom Pauls' Ultimatum to John Bull"; then shows Kruger being tossed into the air by the bull. Illus. from Puck, v. 46, no. 11... More

Puck magazine cover - Will she be rescued? / Dalrymple.

Puck magazine cover - Will she be rescued? / Dalrymple.

Print shows an ape-like figure wearing a hat labeled "Militarism" and holding a stone labeled "Forgery"; he is wounded in the side with an arrow labeled "J'Accuse", and he is holding a female figure labeled "Fr... More

Looking forward / J.S. Pughe. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Looking forward / J.S. Pughe. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Print shows a female figure labeled "Cuba" on one knee appealing to Uncle Sam for a continued American presence in Cuba, as a means to prevent "Famine, Pestilence, War, [and] Revolt" and for providing "Prosperi... More

Ready for business / J.S. Pughe., Political Cartoon

Ready for business / J.S. Pughe., Political Cartoon

Print shows a scene in a courtroom with a Chinese man labeled "Chinese Question" sitting in a chair in front of three men identified as "France", "Germany" (William II), and "Russia". "Judge" John Bull is stand... More

Puck magazine cover - A tempting opportunity / Keppler.

Puck magazine cover - A tempting opportunity / Keppler.

Print shows the British Lion attempting to put out the flames of a campfire labeled "South African War"; in the background are two figures labeled "Russia" and "France", holding large pincers, who are pondering... More

Too many friends / Keppler. - Victorian era public domain image

Too many friends / Keppler. - Victorian era public domain image

Illustration shows a woman representing China struggling with the Russian Bear, while the German emperor and a British diplomat implore Russia not to be so greedy and to share some of China with them. Uncle Sam... More

Puck magazine cover - A dangerous firecracker / Dalrymple.

Puck magazine cover - A dangerous firecracker / Dalrymple.

Illustration shows the rulers of Germany, France, Austria, Japan, and John Bull, representing England, watching as the ruler of Russia lights the fuse of a large firecracker labeled "China." Illus. in: Puck, v... More

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

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

Illustration shows a monkey wearing a plumed hat labeled "European Powers" and a cat wearing clerical robes labeled "Missionary" in front of a fireplace, the cat is reaching a paw toward the flames and a chestn... More

The hunters didn't expect a live lion / J.S. Pughe.

The hunters didn't expect a live lion / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration showing the British Lion running on a path toward "Pretoria" while four South African statesmen/generals (possibly among them are Louis Botha, Petrus Joubert, and Paul Kruger) are hiding behind or ... More

Caricature, Muscovite caution / Keppler., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, Muscovite caution / Keppler., public domain cartoon image

Illustration showing a bear wearing a crown labeled "Russia" looking across a river in India at a large beehive labeled "British Beehive Herat Honey" on a building with minarets. Caption continues: Russia I w... More

Letting his light shine / J.S. Pughe.

Letting his light shine / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration showing George F. Hoar standing, full-length, wearing a child's nightgown, holding up in his right hand a candle labeled "Twaddle" and clutching a wooden doll labeled "Philippine Question." Illus.... More

Reckless defiance / J.S. Pughe., Political Cartoon

Reckless defiance / J.S. Pughe., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows a diminutive soldier labeled "France" standing next to a large Russian bear gesturing with a sword toward John Bull standing opposite while a battle rages in the background labeled "Transvaal... More

Business business / Keppler. - Exposition Universelle Internationale de 1900, Paris

Business business / Keppler. - Exposition Universelle Internationale d...

Illustration showing a female figure labeled "France" with a rooster on her head, welcoming heads of state, Uncle Sam, John Bull, and other dignitaries to the opening of the Paris Exposition. Caption: France ... More

Caricature, Pan-American Puck / Ehrhart., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, Pan-American Puck / Ehrhart., public domain cartoon image

Illustration shows Columbia welcoming a woman labeled "South America" to the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. Illus. in: Puck, v. 49, no. 1262 (1901 May 8), Pan-American cover. Copyright 1901 by K... More

His foresight / J.S. Pughe. - Drawing. Public domain image.

His foresight / J.S. Pughe. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Illustration shows Uncle Sam as a large rooster standing among several small free-ranging chicks labeled "Argentine Republic, Guatemala, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Bolivia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua... More

Good government vs. revolution; - an easy choice / Keppler.

Good government vs. revolution; - an easy choice / Keppler.

Illustration shows a well-dressed woman, holding a fan labeled "Cuba", accepting the arm of Uncle Sam rather than going over to a well-dressed Cuban man wearing a sash labeled "Revolution." Illus. in: Puck, v.... More

Father Knickerbocker shows his appreciation of his best all-around citizen / Keppler.

Father Knickerbocker shows his appreciation of his best all-around cit...

Illustration shows Father Knickerbocker, a symbolic figure for New York City, placing a medal on Abram S. Hewitt in honor of his "Good Citizenship." Illus. in: Puck, v. 50, no. 1286 (1901 October 23), cover. C... More

The latest Chinese wall / J.S. Pughe.

The latest Chinese wall / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows the Russian bear wearing a military uniform and with sword drawn, standing on one side of a ditch; facing the bear on the other side of the ditch are various rulers, including "Japan," "Germa... More

Father Knickerbocker's fight for a sensible Sunday law / J.S. Pughe.

Father Knickerbocker's fight for a sensible Sunday law / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows Father Knickerbocker, a symbolic figure for New York City, wearing boxing gloves labeled "Tolerance" and "Common Sense", in a boxing ring, standing over the knocked-out "Tammany" Tiger and fa... More

As the tariff-war must end / Keppler.

As the tariff-war must end / Keppler.

Illustration shows Uncle Sam in a tree, chased there by the Russian Bear which is standing at the base of the tree; Uncle Sam has dropped his rifle labeled "U.S. Duty on Russian Sugar." Caption: Uncle Sam (to ... More

Caricature, A misunderstanding / Ehrhart., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, A misunderstanding / Ehrhart., public domain cartoon image

Illustration showing the British Lion, wearing a military uniform, aghast by the tattered look of a female figure labeled "Peace," her clothing torn, head and left arm bandaged, and walking with a crutch, the d... More

Puck magazine cover - The Chicago Neptune / Dalrymple.

Puck magazine cover - The Chicago Neptune / Dalrymple.

Illustration shows a large elderly colonial man labeled "N.Y." sitting atop buildings on New York City's waterfront, strings attached to his fingers extend to ships at dock and beyond, presumably to overseas co... More

Pan-American / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Pan-American / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows Columbia and another woman, possibly representing South America, riding side-saddle on a Buffalo to the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York.

Cuba's choice / Keppler. - A magazine with a cartoon of a man and a woman

Cuba's choice / Keppler. - A magazine with a cartoon of a man and a wo...

Illustration shows a young woman wearing a hat labeled "Cuba", standing, with her arms crossed, trying to decide which of three paths to choose; the first path, labeled "Reciprocity" leads to an angry "Beet Sug... More

Will he ever wake up? - Political cartoon, public domain image

Will he ever wake up? - Political cartoon, public domain image

Cartoon shows a dreaming man representing Cuba next to a sugar knife "Industria" with a sugar refinery in the background. In his dream a man "Sugar Trust" walks arm in arm with Cuban ambassador to the U.S. Gonz... More

[Reciprocal percentage frothy Cuban relief], Political Cartoon

[Reciprocal percentage frothy Cuban relief], Political Cartoon

Cartoon shows Theodore Roosevelt and Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne holding full steins of beer. They each spit into an empty stein held by a man representing Cuba. At the foot of the man is a "c... More

The first steps alone; - May 20th, 1902 / Ehrhart.

The first steps alone; - May 20th, 1902 / Ehrhart.

Illustration shows Columbia standing on the seashore with a small child who is wearing a hat labeled "Cuba"; Columbia has dropped a ribbon labeled "U.S. Protectorate" that is wrapped around the young girls wais... More

Qué sucederá? - Political cartoon, public domain image

Qué sucederá? - Political cartoon, public domain image

Cartoon shows Cuban ambassador to the U.S. Gonzalo de Quesada placing a bomb "Proposicion Hay-Quesada" (Hay-Quesada proposal) under the wheelchair "Libertad" (Liberty) of a woman representing Cuba. "Cuban-Amer... More

China safe - for the present / J.S. Pughe.

China safe - for the present / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows an eagle labeled "Germany" and the Russian Bear relaxing after eating, there are bones labeled "Shan-Tung" and "Manchuria" at their feet. Caption: Russia and Germany Of course we want peace... More

Puck magazine cover - Defining the doctrine / Keppler.

Puck magazine cover - Defining the doctrine / Keppler.

Illustration shows a young boy labeled "Venezuela" complaining to Uncle Sam about the presence of a German battleship; Uncle Sam explains to him that the Monroe Doctrine will protect him from violence, but that... More

Matemática diplomática - Political cartoon, public domain image

Matemática diplomática - Political cartoon, public domain image

Cartoon shows Special Envoy to Cuba Tasker Bliss wearing a sword "Reciprocity" showing a man "Cuba" a board with calculations showing that 20% for Cuba equals 70% for the United States. A vulture labeled "Anexi... More

Brussells conference, cartel magnate, Political Cartoon

Brussells conference, cartel magnate, Political Cartoon

Cartoon shows a man in German dress "Cartel Magnate" jumping a rope "Brussells Conference" turned by a barefoot man "Cuba" and Republican House Speaker Sereno Payne. The cartoon refers to the 1902 Brussels Suga... More

The Cuban Gordian-Knot - Drawing. Public domain image.

The Cuban Gordian-Knot - Drawing. Public domain image.

Cartoon shows Theodore Roosevelt and Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne tightening a knot in a cord "Tariff Law 1897 [paragraph] 209 16 Dutch" around the waist of a man "Cuba" holding a "cane knife."... More

Sucedió́! - Political cartoon, public domain image

Sucedió́! - Political cartoon, public domain image

Cartoon shows Cuban ambassador to the U.S. Gonzalo de Quesada fleeing as a bomb "Proposicion Hay-Quesada" (Hay Quesada proposal) explodes blowing up the wheelchair "Libertad" (Liberty) of a woman representing ... More

Reciprocal percentage frothy Cuban relief, Political Cartoon

Reciprocal percentage frothy Cuban relief, Political Cartoon

Cartoon shows Theodore Roosevelt and Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne holding full steins of beer. They each spit into an empty stein held by a man representing Cuba. At the foot of the man is a "c... More

The Cuban Gordian-Knot - Political cartoon, public domain image

The Cuban Gordian-Knot - Political cartoon, public domain image

Cartoon shows Theodore Roosevelt and Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne tightening a knot in a cord "Tariff Law 1897 [paragraph] 209 16 Dutch" around the waist of a man "Cuba" holding a "cane knife."... More

Witholding [i.e. withholding] the goods of the last ditchers

Witholding [i.e. withholding] the goods of the last ditchers

Cartoon shows Theodore Roosevelt holding sheet of paper "Senate messenger. Call around April 23." while exchanging another sheet of paper "Report beet sugar. Secty of Agriculture March 26" with Henry Osborne Ha... More

[Cuba and the U.S. sugar trust profits]

[Cuba and the U.S. sugar trust profits]

Cartoon shows a man "Cuba" lying on the ground tied with ropes "Platt Amendment" and "Dutch Standard [paragraph] 209." The head of the American Sugar Refining Company Henry Osborne Havemeyer, surrounded by bags... More

Puck magazine cover - 491 B.C. -- 1902 A.D. / Ehrhart.

Puck magazine cover - 491 B.C. -- 1902 A.D. / Ehrhart.

Illustration shows a man labeled "Persia" and a man labeled "Greece" drinking a toast from a punch bowl labeled "Renewal of Diplomatic Relations". Caption: A long time between drinks. Illus. in: Puck, v. 52, n... More

"Sour grapes!" / J.S. Pughe. - Political cartoon, public domain image

"Sour grapes!" / J.S. Pughe. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows a fox labeled "France" and the Russian Bear walking away from a grape arbor labeled "Anglo-Japanese Alliance"; they have tried the grapes and found them not palatable. Illus. in: Puck, v. 51... More

The proposed concession to Cuba / K.

The proposed concession to Cuba / K.

Illustration shows a young woman labeled "Cuba" turning away from Uncle Sam who is offering her a plate labeled "Reduction of Tariff on Cuban Sugar" with an egg labeled 20% on it; in the background a man labele... More

Caricature, "Et tu, Brute!" / J.S. Pughe., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, "Et tu, Brute!" / J.S. Pughe., public domain cartoon image

Illustration shows Rudyard Kipling holding a pen labeled "Criticism" which he is using as a prod to get the British Lion moving in a particular direction. Caption: The British Lion ["]I didn't mind the others... More

The Reciprocity situation La situacion del asunto reciprocidad.

The Reciprocity situation La situacion del asunto reciprocidad.

Cartoon shows Cuban ambassador to the U.S. Gonzalo de Quesada standing in front of a blank sheet of paper and a bottle of ink. His arms are being tied behind his back by Cuban President Tomás Estrada Palma who ... More

Will the lion allow himself to be shorn of his strength? / J.S. Pughe.

Will the lion allow himself to be shorn of his strength? / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows Joseph Chamberlain holding a pair of shears labeled "Protection" and is about to trim the mane labeled "Free Trade" of the British Lion. Illus. in: Puck, v. 53, no. 1375 (1903 July 8), cente... More

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