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Mark Catesby - [Flamingo against bare tree and tropical waterfront]

Illus. in: The natural history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands / Mark Catesby. London, 1731-1743. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1... More

Rosa centifolia bullata = rosier a feuilles de laitue / P.J. Redouté, ...

Rose and six buds. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1987, p. 69. Illus. in: Les roses / Pierre Joseph Redouté. 2 vols. Paris : Impr. de F. Didot... More

Puck magazine cover - An old imposition / C.J. Taylor.

Print shows President Cleveland as a railroad conductor collecting fares from William McKinley, who is holding a ticket labeled "War Tariff Pass" and an elderly man, dressed as an infant labeled "Infant Industr... More

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Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions

Easter Puck / Gordon Ross. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows a bright red devil hiding in a garden of white Easter lilies.

Elisha Roosevelt sicketh the bears upon the bad boys of Wall Street / ...

Illustration shows Theodore Roosevelt standing on a hill in the background as two large bears labeled "Interstate Commerce Commission" and "Federal Courts" break-up a crowd of Wall Street capitalists and stock ... More

The great white weigh / Will Crawford.

Illustration shows a Dutchman holding with his left hand balance scales on which are pelts and a weight; he is supporting the side of the scales with the pelts with his left foot and is holding the other side o... More

Puck magazine cover - A destructive worm / F. Graetz.

Illustration shows a caterpillar labeled "Communism" on a grape leaf showing "$" and labeled "Capital"; also a bunch of grapes, some of which are labeled "Law, Order, Rights, Talent, Worth, Industry, Education,... More

[Sea tortoises coming ashore by night]

Title devised by cataloger. No publication information. (DLC/PP-1938.0066). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

Puck 25th anniversary 1877-1902 - Public domain monumental decor engra...

Illustration shows a cameo of Puck holding a pen and standing on a pedestal labeled "What fools these mortals be". Illus. in: Puck, v. 51, no. 1306 (1902 March 12), anniversary cover. Copyright 1902 by Keppler... More

"The yellow peril" / Keppler. - Public domain book illustration

Illustration shows at center a man representing Russia, holding a cat-o'-nine tails labeled "Russia" with the lashes labeled "Absolutism, Persecution, [and] Tyranny", next to him, on the left, are several dead ... More

His 128th birthday / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows an eagle standing on the "U.S.A." portion of a globe with its wings extending from "Porto Rico" and "Panama" on the right to the "Philippines" on the left.

Lacertilia. - Eidechlen. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Illustration shows corytophanid lizards. Photomechanical print signed C. Angerer & Göschl of lithograph probably by Adolf Giltsch after sketch by Haeckel. Illus. in: Kunstformen der Natur. Von Prof. Dr. Ernst ... More

"Seeing things at night" / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows President Theodore Roosevelt wearing buckskin and raccoon hat, sitting by a campfire at night, holding a knife, his rifle by his side; in the shadows beyond the light of the fire are a snake ... More

The busy showman.--III - Political cartoon, public domain image

Photograph of a cartoon showing Theodore Roosevelt carrying a "big stick" as he leads a formation of armored elephants carrying cannons and naval personnel out of the sea; rock in foreground reads Morocco (via ... More

Puck magazine cover - College days again / L.M. Glackens.

Illustration shows freshmen college students being tested for "Beer Capacity", on the "Cigarette Tester", and the "Rah Rah Recorder" at "Sis Boom University".

The opening of the parcels post tunnel, January 1, 1913 / Kep.

Illustration shows that a freight train has departed a railroad station labeled "Producer" in the countryside and is passing through a tunnel labeled "Parcels Post Tunnel" in a mountain labeled "Mount Middleman... More

Going in - to dress -- coming out - dressed / Gordon Grant '13.

Illustration shows, on the left, a beautiful young woman wearing a beach robe entering a bathhouse to change, and on the right, she emerges from the bathhouse fashionably dressed in an outfit that may be more r... More

With Puck's compliments to the Democratic National Convention at Chica...

Illustration shows Puck holding a portrait of Samuel J. Tilden labeled "Opposed to Kelly 1876 - Carried New York by 32,000 Votes" and a portrait of Winfield Scott Hancock labeled "Supported by Kelly 1880 - Beat... More

The boys helped me or I never could have got in

(DLC/PP-1936:0089). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court / Samuel Clemens. New York : Charles L. Webster & Co., 1889, p. 127.

Robin - Drawing. Public domain image.

No publication information. (DLC/PP-1938:0071 or DLC/PP-1938:0075). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

Just wobbling! / Dalrymple. - Public domain engraving

Print shows William McKinley struggling to ride a wooden bicycle with wooden wheels labeled "McKinley's Financial Bicycle".

Caricature, Puck Easter / C.J. Taylor., public domain cartoon image

Print shows Puck holding a mirror for a fashionably dressed young woman trying on an Easter bonnet; they are standing among several hat boxes, some showing bonnets.

The survival of the fittest / Dalrymple.

Illustration showing to gladiators, one labeled "Gold Standard" and the other labeled "Silver Standard", in a colosseum, the "Gold Standard" gladiator stands victorious over the "Silver Standard" gladiator, his... More

Copepoda. - Ruderkrebse. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Illustration showing a variety of copopod crustaceans. Lithograph by Adolf Giltsch after sketch by Ernst Haeckel. Illus. in: Kunstformen der Natur. Von Prof. Dr. Ernst Haeckel. Hundert Illustrationstafeln mit ... More

A strong tip / Gallaway. - Public domain portrait print

Illustration shows two boys talking on a busy city sidewalk next to a produce stand. Caption: Messenger I didn't do a t'ing but win a dollar an' t'irty-two cents at craps, las' night. / Bucket-Shop Office Boy... More

The jam of the Johnson boom / Keppler.

Illustration shows presidential hopeful John A. Johnson as a logger struggling to break free a log jam of logs labeled "Reactionary Democracy, Wall Street Interests, Plutocracy, High Finance, Ryanism, Conservat... More

Pippins / Goldbeck ; painted by W.D. Goldbeck.

Illustration shows a bust portrait of a woman, facing slightly left, next to a "pippin" apple; a woman admired.

Bloomer Waltz, (costume for summer). Composed by William Dessier. Op 2...

Print shows a woman in bloomers walking along a path in a wooded area. Copyright by William Hall & Son.

All, hail and farewell to the Middle Pacific Railroad -- Wendell Phil...

No publication information. (DLC/PP-1936:0065). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

Lycopersicon, apples of love - Public domain botanical illustration

Tomato in bud, full fruit, and section. Illus. in: The compleat herbal / Joseph Pitton de Tournefort. 2 vols. London : Printed for R. Bonwicke, 1719-30. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno... More

Espérons que ce ballon d'essai ne deviendra pas un ballon captif / A. ...

Cartoon shows a hot air balloon labeled "Suffrage Universel" with wings floating above the Pyrenees and headed toward a sign labeled "Espagne". Illus. from: Actualités, no. 248. Tissandier collection.

Caricature, United in misery / F. Opper., public domain cartoon image

Illustration shows a minister and a "theater manager" crying because of poor attendance at sermons and theater closures due to "poor business"; a young boy on roller skates is nearby with a sandwich board that ... More

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

[Weasel and humming bird] - Public domain book illustration

Title devised by cataloger. No accession number. No publication information. Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

A picture without words - Political cartoon, public domain image

Print shows a series of images, starting in the upper left, with a kitten labeled "Romish Influence" drinking from a saucer labeled "Toleration", and a young boy holding a book labeled "Public School System", s... More

Wrapped up in his pet idea / Dalrymple.

Print shows President McKinley wearing a long cape labeled "Protection Monomania", sitting at a desk working on his "Tariff Plans", while ignoring a businessman who offers "Suggestions for Financial Reform"; in... More

Speculative / Gallaway.. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Illustration shows two young Irish women talking at a stand selling "Soda Water" next to a busy city street. Caption: Maggie He's going ter buy me an autermobile - dat's wat! / Katie An autermobile, eh? An' ... More

Asteridea. - Seesterne. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Illustration shows starfishes in the phyllum Echinodermata Lithograph by Adolf Giltsch after sketch by Ernst Haeckel. Illus. in: Kunstformen der Natur. Von Prof. Dr. Ernst Haeckel. Hundert Illustrationstafeln ... More

Discomedusae. - Schweibenquallen. Book illustration from Library of Co...

Illustration showing four different types of jellyfish. Lithograph by Adolf Giltsch after sketch by Ernst Haeckel. Illus. in: Kunstformen der Natur. Von Prof. Dr. Ernst Haeckel. Hundert Illustrationstafeln mit... More

After vacation - the discovery of the home / J.S.P.

Illustration shows a vignette cartoon illustrating the comforts of domestic life at home with the central scene showing a man bathing in a bathtub. Illus. in: Puck, v. 58, no. 1489 (1905 September 13), centerf... More

The moths and the flame / Frank A. Nankivell.

Illustration shows a candlestick with flame labeled "Speed Madness" and speeding automobiles caught in the illumination with people falling out of the cars and the wreckage collecting in the basin of the candle... More

Over with the che-ild! / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows a sled labeled "Wall Street" being pulled by a bull and a bear, racing through the snow on a winter night, being chased by a wolf with the face of Theodore Roosevelt; the driver, wearing a ha... More

Puck Christmas 1908 / Gordon Grant., Puck magazine cover

Illustration shows a young woman sitting at her dressing table, holding up a mirror to admire her hair, as a maid arranges plant sprigs in her hair.

The awakening / K. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Illustration shows a "Middle West" farmer being awakened by Albert B. "Cummins" as a rooster while a man sneaks into the farmer's barn and is caught in the illumination of a lantern beam labeled "Tariff Greed".

Mating time / Gordon Ross. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows a young man and a young woman kissing and their reflection in the full moon in the background, also shows frogs, rabbits, birds, and mushrooms as couples, and two trees as silhouettes of a yo... More

London Town. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Picryl description: Public domain poetry book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Great-footed hawk / drawn from nature by A. Wilson ; engvd. by A. Laws...

Illus. in: American ornithology / Alexander Wilson. Philadelphia : Bradford and Inskeep, 1808-1814. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1987, p. 118.

Crimson fronted Purple Finch / Drawn from nature by J.J. Audubon, F.R....

Print shows bird on flowering pea vine surrounded by border of vines, birds, a woman, and a bird's nest. In album: [Album of ephemera and Civil War era photographs; photos and album compiled by Larkin Goldsmit... More

Les rois s'en vont-- bon voyage! / dessiné par Monta.

French cartoon about kings departing for the moon, possibly in reference to the end of monarchy in Europe. Print shows several balloons labeled "Service du roi" from Spain, Prussia, Denmark, Naples, etc., landi... More

Alice Barber Stephens - [Two men about to fight]

Title devised by cataloger. No publication information. (DLC/PP-1932:0083). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

Stalwart stupidity / F. Graetz., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows Puck, holding his lithographic pen, and the Independent Party figure, holding an axe labeled "November Election", standing inside a cabin next to the head of Roscoe Conkling that has been cut... More

An unpleasant ride through the presidential "haunted forest" / J. Kepp...

Illustration shows Uncle Sam and Dame Democracy riding in a horse-drawn carriage through a forest where 21 or 22 faces of presidential hopefuls can be seen in the trees, rocks, and grasses, and have spooked the... More

The upshot of the late elections --

No publication information. (DLC/PP-1980:080.1). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

[Turkey leaping from tree] - Public domain book illustration

Title devised by cataloger. No publication information. (DLC/PP-1938:0056, DLC/PP-1938:0066, DLC/PP-1938:0071, or DLC/PP-1938:0079). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Publis... More

A result of the system / J.S. Pughe.

Print shows a devil wearing a business suit, holding a fire brand labeled "Arson" in one hand and hanging from the other is a large knife labeled "Murder"; he is accepting a payment for $10,000 from a hand labe... More

A crying need - a law to suppress the shyster / Dalrymple.

Print shows a lawyer taking papers that state "Fake Lawsuit for Damages" from a bag labeled "A Shyster" in a courtroom; as he turns toward the bench, he sees the judge point to a paper hanging from the bench th... More

Not so bad / Frank A. Nankivell '99.

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

Puck magazine cover - The distracted hen / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration showing Thomas C. Platt as a chicken labeled "Republican Party" cackling at a duck labeled "Expansion" swimming in a pond labeled "Free Trade." Caption: No use cackling - ducks will swim. Illus. i... More

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

Caricature, Viewed from Elysium / Keppler., public domain cartoon imag...

Illustration shows Thomas Jefferson, laughing, sitting on a bench, holding papers that state "Dem. Doctrine, 1901 'We oppose, with Jefferson, the conspiracy of National Expansion'" and "New York State platform ... More

Caricature, Rubbish / Ehrhart., public domain cartoon image

Illustration shows four legislators dropping their "Bluff Legislation, The Original Trust Buster, Combination Crusher [and] Anti-Trust Bill" into a barrel labeled "Receptacle for Anti-Trust Bills" before enteri... More

Puck magazine cover - Merely another figurehead / Kep.

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

Ophiodea. - Schlangensterne. Book illustration from Library of Congres...

Illustration shows starfish and details of starfish anatomy. Illus. in: Kunstformen der Natur. Von Prof. Dr. Ernst Haeckel. Hundert Illustrationstafeln mit beschreibendem Text, allgemeine Erläuterung und system... More

Puck magazine cover - The tree of prosperity / Keppler.

Illustration shows President Theodore Roosevelt pouring water from a large watering can onto the roots of a vine labeled "High Tariff, Extravagance, Militarism, [and] Trusts" growing on a tree that is frowning ... More

Acephala. - Muscheln. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Illustration showing a variety of mollusks. Public domain scan of drawing of animal, zoological illustration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The way of the transgressor is-- / J.S.P.

Illustration shows a large bull labeled "Beef Trust" wearing a crown, sitting on its haunches, with its front hooves crushing a "Cattle Raiser" and a "Consumer"; a jester labeled "Anti-Trust Laws" is flogging i... More

Prosperity / Kep. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Illustration shows a hand labeled "Collections" with a pin, about to pop a big red balloon labeled "Big Business Orders".

The tariff "wait" / K. - Public domain book illustration

Illustration shows on a winter's night a small figure labeled "Consumer" sings Christmas carols at the bottom of the steps to a large federal building where, standing on the steps, a large, bloated man labeled ... More

Conflict of authority / K. - Public domain book illustration

Illustration shows the Democratic donkey recklessly driving an automobile labeled "Democratic Party", bearing down on the Republican elephant labeled "G.O.P." standing in the middle of the roadway; an arm label... More

Hold fast, everybody!. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Mammoth (Germany) kicking free from Soviet Union while allies "England," "France," and United States (Uncle Sam) hold on.

The black Eagle is getting blacker

(DLC/PP-1933:0112). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Chicago Tribune, July 30, 1918.

The mountain lion. Book illustration from Library of Congress

(DLC/PP-1934:0119). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Watched by wild animals / Enos A. Willis. New York : Doubleday, Page & Co., 1922, p. 85.

Echo Mountain grizzly. Book illustration from Library of Congress

(DLC/PP-1934:0119). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Watched by wild animals / Enos A. Mills. New York : Doubleday, Page & Co., 1922, p. 197.

Yankee Doodle : an old friend in a new dress

In verse. Eight full-page color illustrations. Blue line illustrations are incorporated into the pages of text. LC copy is a copyright deposit: Oct. 13, 1881, no. 15793 M. Haviland, V. Yankee Doodle's literar... More

City election race for the court plate, British Cartoon Print

Print shows on the left P--t [Pitt], labeled "Bank Directorship", banging his head on the Temple Bar before even getting started, the center is filled with N--n [?], labeled "Motion for paying the Prince's Debt... More

[Anteater and snake] - Drawing. Public domain image.

Title devised by cataloger. No publication information. (DLC/PP-1938.0056). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

Antisejanus Drink deep, or taste not the Porterian Spring., British Ca...

Cartoon shows a full-length portrait of a man (possibly Dr. W. Scott) reading from a book, "The Perils of Poetry." In the background a winged donkey flies over a stream spilling from a barrel, labeled "Trin : C... More

Escaping from the old shell / J. Keppler.

Print shows a moth or butterfly labeled "N.Y. County Democracy" with bust portraits of Lucius Robinson, Abram S. Hewitt, Samuel J. Tilden, and Clarkson N. Potter on the wings; it has just emerged from a pupa la... More

Dendrœca Pennsylvanica, Chestnut-sided warbler

Nest and eggs of an Ohio bird. Reference copy also available in LOT 4707. Illus. in: Jones, Howard / Illustrations of the nests and eggs of birds of Ohio, 1886, plate LVII.

The New York Sunday World April 19th.

Poster shows an illustration of a woman, wearing a long black dress, lying on a chaise, reading "The Sunday World". Artist not identified. Forms part of the Artist poster filing series (Library of Congress) Si... More

Effect of acquiring the Platt habit. Roosevelt as he looked when he be...

Cover illustration for The Verdict, vol. 1, no. 26, 1899. Public domain reproduction of political cartoon, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Puck magazine cover - Another cause for thanksgiving / Keppler.

Illustration shows Uncle Sam holding a rifle labeled "Prosperity" in his right hand and a hammer in his left hand; he has just nailed a fox pelt labeled "Bryanism" to the wall of a log cabin. Illus. in: Puck, ... More

The trust promoter's nightmare / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows a man, possibly Robert A. Ammon, waking up from a nightmare that shows a criminal labeled "Miller" and "520 per cent" breaking stones in a prison. Earlier in the year, William F. Miller confe... More

Chaetopoda. - Borstenwürmer. Book illustration from Library of Congres...

Illustration showing a variety of chaetopoda or spined marine worms. Lithograph by Adolf Giltsch after sketch by Ernst Haeckel. Illus. in: Kunstformen der Natur. Von Prof. Dr. Ernst Haeckel. Hundert Illustrati... More

The dreaded guest / Hassman̄. - Public domain book illustration

Illustration shows William II, emperor of Germany, standing in the middle of a narrow cobblestone street, possibly in Italy (the pope, wearing the papal crown, is walking down the street, into the background), ... More

The return of Rip Van Winkle / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows an elderly man labeled "The Law" with a long beard and holding a broken gun labeled "Fines" peering at a group of bloated criminals standing and sitting on the porch of "The Jolly Grafter's I... More

Settin' time / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows Theodore Roosevelt struggling to carry a huge hen labeled "Taft" to a nest of eggs labeled "State Delegations"; sitting on a fence in the background is a chicken with the head of Joseph G. Ca... More

William Speiden journals: Vol. 2, July 3, 1854-Feb. 16, 1855

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

The great white weigh / Will Crawford.

A minister extraordinary taking passage & bound on a foreign mission t...

The second of two prints surrounding the scandalous trial of Methodist minister Ephraim K. Avery for the brutal murder of factory girl Sarah Maria Cornell. (See "A Very Bad Man," no. 1833-13). Contrary to Weite... More

The deadly upas tree of Wall Street / J. Keppler.

Print shows a large, old tree at the edge of body of water with Albany, N.Y. on the right, in the background, and the U.S. Capitol on the left, in the background. Hanging from the branches are many coins with "... More

Sandy with royalty. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Puck magazine cover - 1895 Puck Christmas / C.J. Taylor.

Print shows Puck holding mistletoe over the head of a young woman who is reading a magazine or newspaper.

"Every one for himself!" / J.S. Pughe.

Print shows two dogs on a table; one dog labeled "Platt" has its front paws on a platter labeled "Patronage" on which is a piece of meat labeled "Raines Bill", the other dog wearing a collar labeled "Croker" is... More

His silent partners / Dalrymple., Political Cartoon

Print shows a prospector with a pick working next to a stream and a sluice-box labeled "Klondike Placer" surrounded by vultures labeled "Gin Mill Keeper, Card Sharp, Dance House Keeper, Gambling Den, Dive Keepe... More

Progress in the north / Jas. Cassel.

Print shows two Eskimos with sled dogs outside an igloo with a child sitting at the entrance; they are discussing the possibility of dogless sleighs. Caption: First Eskimo You look worried, Kiki. What's the m... More

"Organized" charity - Public domain dedication image

Print shows an interior view of the office at a charitable organization that shows a bloated manager sitting at a desk with his feet on top; in the background, several men hold open a large money bag to catch m... More

Filicinae. - Laubfarne. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Illustration shows ferns. Photomechanical print of lithograph by Adolf Giltsch after sketch by Ernst Haeckel. Illus. in: Kunstformen der Natur. Von Prof. Dr. Ernst Haeckel. Hundert Illustrationstafeln mit besc... More

Thalamophora. - Kammerlinge. Book illustration from Library of Congres...

Illustration shows microorganisms. Lithograph by Adolf Giltsch after sketch by Ernst Haeckel. Illus. in: Kunstformen der Natur. Von Prof. Dr. Ernst Haeckel. Hundert Illustrationstafeln mit beschreibendem Text,... More

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