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Enthusiasm display'd: or, the Moor Fields congregation, British Cartoo...

The print shows evangelical Methodist minister George Whitefield preaching at Moorsfield, London.. He is supported by two females, one holding a mask and labeled "Hypocrisy", the other a Janus-faced "Deceit". O... More

Boney at Bayonne blowing a Spanish bubble, British Cartoon Print

Print shows Napoleon convincing the Spanish royalty, who are enclosed in a bubble, of his friendship as he fires a cannonball at Madrid. Information from an unpublished P&P checklist, "British Political and Soc... More

Soloque. Emperor of Hayti, creating a grand duke

Published & for sale by J.L. Magee, no. 34 Mott St, NY. Title appears as it is written on the item. Forms part of: American cartoon print filing series (Library of Congress)

[Alcohol, Death, and the Devil] / George Cruikshank.

Drawing shows a macabre Medusa with a skeletal head, dressed in a tunic, holding aloft a goblet of wine and exhorting a crowd of people. Behind her stands a devil who joins in the exhortation. Cruikshank was... More

[William Pinkney Rodgers, half-length portrait, seated, holding white ...

Photographer unidentified. Hallmark: 40 [asterisk]. Label on back of case: William Pinkney Rodgers, 1821-1893. Gift; Mrs. Alexander Macomb; 1976; (DLC/PP-1976:307). Forms part of: Rodgers Family Papers, 1740-19... More

[Members of the Cresson and Prichett families, with three seated women...

Embossed on velvet lining inside case: W. & F. Langenheim Philadelphia Exchange. Written on seal: Restored by A.R. Phillips, Jr., May 1943. Case: flowers and butterflies. Probably a copy daguerreotype (a latera... More

[Unidentified man, about 45 years of age, half-length portrait, facing...

Scratched on back of plate: 8. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.

[Henry L. Abbot, half-length portrait, facing left]

Case: variant of Rinhart 131. Label in case: Henry L. Abbot at Boston Pub. Latin Sch. No electronic surrogate available. Transfer; Manuscript Division (Henry L. Abbot family papers); 2004; (DLC/PP-2004:044). Fo... More

[George Lippard, head and shoulders portrait, facing left]

In plain leather case. Label adhered to case: "31." Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1998; (DLC/PP-1998:151.11). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collect... More

[Benjamin Perley Poore, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly r...

Photographer unidentified. Case: variant of Rinhart 124. Accompanying note: Ben Perley Poore. Purchase; 1995; (DLC/PP-1995:089). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).

[John McAllister, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing front ...

Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1997; (DLC/PP-1997:105). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Library of Congress)

[Mabel Hubbard, half-length portrait of a girl, facing front, seated]

Photographer unidentified. Case: back only, plain leather. Accompanying note: Mabel G. Hubbard. Transfer; Manuscript Division; 1975; (DLC/PP-1975:199). Forms part of: Gilbert H. Grosvenor collection of Photogra... More

The great November contest. Patriotism: versus Bummerism

The strongly racist character of the Democratic presidential campaign of 1868 is displayed full-blown in this elaborate attack on Reconstruction and Republican support of Negro rights. Horses with the heads of ... More

[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

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th centu...

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

Our Indian policy - a house of cards / J. Keppler.

Print shows Uncle Sam sitting at a table outside an "Indian Store" with Natives and government agents gathered around; he was constructing a house of cards labeled "Indian Policy" until the government agents an... More

Puck magazine cover - Unwelcome passengers / J.A. Wales.

Print shows a coach labeled "Rural Democracy" filled with "Rural Regulars" carrying their farm tools, racing "To the State Convention", driven by Samuel J. Tilden, with John Kelly representing "Tammany Hall" an... More

Between two evils / Gillam [spelled backwards].

Print shows a shabbily dressed man labeled "Intemperate Drunkard" on the left, a well-dressed man labeled "True Temperance" drinking a mug of beer at center, and a man labeled "Intemperate Teetotaler", wearing ... More

"With thee to support me, I defy the whole world!" / J. Keppler.

Print shows George M. Robeson dressed as a sailor and labeled "Leader of the Republican Party" and Republican Champion", leaning on a large duffle bag labeled "Surplus $150,000,000"; a group of men standing on ... More

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

The balance of trade with Great Britain seems to be still against us--...

Page of advertisements with cartoon showing people on steamship carrying "Poor house from Galway." Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 27, 1883 April 28, p. 272.

The harder he pumps, the dirtier his case gets / F. Opper.

Illustration shows Robert G. Ingersoll, attorney in the Star Route trials, pumping Montfort C. Rerdell, depicted as a pump, for more "Evidence" as Thomas J. Brady and Stephen W. Dorsey stand in the "Prisoners B... More

The cave of despair / F. Opper.

Print shows Jay Gould as a giant holding a large club labeled "Monopoly", sitting on rocks, gleefully watching a line of downtrodden people entering a cave labeled "Western Union Telegraph Company - All Hope Ab... More

Bottled politics / J. Keppler. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Print shows two old men, one of whom may be Uncle Sam holding a glass, sitting at a table in a saloon, on which is a large bottle of alcohol labeled "Regulated Ohio Brand", on a shelf behind them are other bott... 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

The slave-market of to-day / Gillam.

Illustration shows trade union laborers, some in chains labeled "High Tariff" and "Tariff", and one standing on a block labeled "Trade Unions", being auctioned by a man labeled "Protectionist Statesman" to capi... More

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

Anice Terhune, three quarter length portrait

Postcard showing Anice Terhune, three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing slightly right.

[Louis Napoleon escaping from Ham in 1846]

Louis Napoleon (Napoleon III, 1808-1873) and two accomplices make their escape from the fortress of Ham. Leading the procession is "Doctor Conneau" carrying a suitcase. Behind him is Napoleon disguised as a wor... More

The return from exile / Dalrymple., Political Cartoon

Print shows William McKinley, as Napoleon I, riding a white horse labeled "Ohio" and carrying a sword labeled "McKinley", on the banks of a river, leading an army that includes Benjamin Harrison, Thomas B. Reed... More

The Republican Ponce de Leon and his followers / Keppler, Jr.

Print shows a group of conquistadors labeled "Hoar, Sherman, Depew, Harrison, Reed, McKinley [as Ponce de León], Wanamaker, W. Reid, Boutelle, [and] Foraker" gathered around a pool of water labeled "High Protec... More

Puck's valentines for 1894 / F. Opper. Joseph Pulitzer

Print shows a vignette cartoon with, at center, Uncle Sam and President Cleveland shaking hands, a portrait of Liliuokalani, Queen of Hawaii, is in the background; the surrounding vignettes feature a cast of ch... More

Trying to make an April fool of him / F. Opper.

Print shows Uncle Sam dancing through a minefield of political issues, such as "Catholic Demands for part of School Funds", "Single Tax Fad", "Populism", "Prohibition Foolishness", "Women's Rights Nonsense", an... More

Obshīĭ vidʺ. Moskvaʹ-Kremlʺ Vue générale. Moscou-Kremlin.

Print shows the Moscow Kremlin with the Moskva River in the foreground. Forms part of: Winokur-Munblit Collection of the Russian Empire Postcards (Library of Congress). Purchase; Marshall Winokur; 2011; (DLC/P... More

Their first Christmas eve; - a vision of the future / C.J. Taylor.

Print shows a well-dressed couple sitting on a sofa before a fire in the fireplace, with the spirits of three young children dancing around a Christmas tree; there are art-nouveau style furnishings (lamp and fl... More

The poster craze in candidateville / C.J. Taylor.

Print shows Uncle Sam strolling through a maze of presidential campaign posters along "Presidential Avenue" being posted by several of the candidates, including William "McKinley on his High Charger 'War-Tariff... More

He did not think so in '92 / Keppler.

Print shows William Jennings Bryan casting a vote for the nomination of J.B. Weaver, the Populist Party candidate in 1892, instead of the Democratic Party candidate, Grover Cleveland. Bryan supported the "Popul... More

A look ahead at Newport / J.S. Pughe.

Print shows a late summer scene at Newport, Rhode Island, with a carnival atmosphere, food vendors, merry-go-round, and entertainment at the "Marble House Casino" and "The 'Breakers' Coolest Pleasure Resort in ... More

The foolish resurrectionists / Keppler., Political Cartoon

Print shows William Jennings Bryan and James K. Jones digging up a grave labeled "16 [to] 1 Free Silver. Politely executed by a large and enthusiastic body of voters Nov. 1896"; other tombstones in the cemetery... More

The new girl / J.S. Pughe. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Print shows a fashionably dressed young woman carrying a bag labeled "1897" arriving at the entrance of a building and being greeted by a small man with a bespectacled, globe-shaped head, as another woman carry... More

[Group portrait of students and teachers at the American University, B...

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

New York's new solar system / J. Ottmann Lith. Co., N.Y. ; Keppler.

Caricature showing politicians and people representing different professions revolving around head of Richard "Boss" Croker as the Sun. Illus. in: Puck, v. 43, no. 1099 (1898 Mar. 30), centerfold. Copyright by ... More

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

[Woman, full-length portrait] - Public domain portrait engraving

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

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

[Charles Goodyear, seated in chair, full-length portrait]

Public domain photograph of male portrait print, engraving, 16th-17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Impudence / Ehrhart. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Illustration shows William Jennings Bryan offering his small, ineffective umbrella labeled "16 to 1," "Anti-trust," and "Anti-Expansion," to a woman labeled "Columbia" who is carrying a more effective umbrella ... More

[Sir Walter Scott, head-and-shoulders portrait]

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

[Major-General Henry Knox, three-quarter-length portrait]

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

An object lesson / J.S. Pughe. - Political cartoon, public domain imag...

Illustration shows Charles M. Schwab holding a moneybag labeled "Schwab", standing next to Andrew Carnegie who is sitting on the ground, holding a moneybag labeled "Carnegie" and with a basket labeled "$10,000,... More

A new uniform and new responsibilities / Dalrymple.

Illustration shows Theodore Roosevelt taking over the duties of president following the assassination of President McKinley. He is standing in an office, holding a paper labeled "Mckinley's Policy"; his rough r... More

Puck magazine cover - An embarrassment of riches / K.

Illustration shows Prince Henry overwhelmed by invitations to attend events around the country during his visit to the United States in 1902. Caption: Prince Henry This is all very pleasant; - but I'll be wil... More

Between two of a kind / Keppler.

Illustration shows an angry capitalist labeled "Commercial Trust" confronting an angry laborer labeled "Labor Trust" holding a club labeled "Strike"; between them is a diminutive man labeled "Consumer", he is o... More

[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 25th anniversary 1877-1902 - Public domain portrait engraving

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

Puck Magazine Illustration - Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.

A black and white drawing of a man in a hat, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Portraits and news photographs by Washington, D.C.-based firm, showing people, events, architecture in Washington, D... More

Puck magazine cover - His neighborly suggestion / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows Uncle Sam, taking a break from digging, leans on a shovel while speaking to a diminutive man wearing two handguns and a knife, and a sombrero labeled "Central America"; in the background is a... More

A wolf from Wolfert's Roost / Keppler.

Illustration shows Alton B. Parker(?) as a wolf wearing a sheep skin labeled "Parker Boom" standing on a bluff overlooking a herd of sheep labeled "Democratic Patronage". Illus. in: Puck, v. 55, no. 1420 (1904... More

The automatic booster - Drawing. Public domain image.

An amusement ride operator holds a lever which guides the action of "The Automatic Booster," a device which sends a man flying with the kick of a huge mechanical boot. No copyright information found with item. ... More

Puck July 4th 1904 / Frank A. Nankivell.

Illustration shows two female drummers and a young woman bursting from a firecracker; the title "Puck" is formed from firecrackers. Illus. in: Puck, v. 55, no. 1426 (1904 June 29), 4th of July cover. Copyright... More

Transformed / J.S. Pughe. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Illustration shows an old woman labeled "Miss Democracy" riding on the Democratic donkey along a dirt road labeled "Political Pike"; there is a banner labeled "S and S" (Safe and Sane) hanging from the donkey's... More

[Patrick Henry, half-length portrait], engraving, Library of Congress

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

"Where's my square deal?" / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows James H. Hyde labeled "Life Insurance Company" drowning in a sea of papers labeled "Exposure, Bribery, Syndicate Profits, Dummy Deals, Wholesale Graft, Fake Transactions, Juggled Reports, 'Ye... More

Forty Second Street, looking west, N.Y. City

Print shows people walking on sidewalks, a trolley on the street with buildings on one side and a park on the other side, and a skyscraper in the distance.

"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

On the rack / CH [monogram]. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Illustration shows an allegorical female figure labeled "San Francisco" being tortured "on the rack" by a cast of medieval-looking executioners labeled "Cement Dealer, Lumber Dealer, Iron Workers' Union, Steel ... More

Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Postcard shows the buildings surrounding the Harvard College Commons with man in coat and hat standing on a walkway on the left.

An international high noon divorce / Ehrhart.

Illustration shows the circus-like atmosphere of the divorce proceedings of Anna Gould, holding a handful of indictment against her husband, and Boni de Castellane. Illus. in: Puck, v. 59, no. 1513 (1906 Febru... More

The village blacksmith / Keppler., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows a large man labeled "Big Shipper" as a blacksmith holding a diminutive man labeled "Small shipper" on an anvil labeled "The Rail Road" and striking it with a hammer labeled "Rebates"; on the ... 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".

Conservatism / K. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Illustration shows a well-dressed businessman wearing top hat and coat, and a button that states "Don't Knock, Boost", sitting atop a pile of account ledgers labeled "How to Evade the Law, Juggled Books, Secret... More

"I've got a permit" / L.M. Glackens.

Illustration shows William H. Taft sitting on the shore of a small fishing hole labeled "Nomination Pool", holding a fishing pole, he has a jug of "White House Apple Jack" next to him; a sign on the right state... More

Old fireplace, pots and kettles, Deerfield, Massachusetts., museum

Postcard shows early American cooking utensils and dishes displayed at a museum.

Millville Mfg. Co., Millville, N. J.

Court square, Harrisonburg, Virginia

Postcard shows Rockingham County courthouse and surrounding buildings in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Dr. Joseph, cheif [i.e. chief] medecine [i.e. medicine] man of the Swi...

Photograph shows portrait of elderly Swinomish traditional healer. H97244 U.S. Copyright Office. "No. 2."

"Et tu, Andy!" / K. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows Andrew Carnegie as Brutus, wearing a Roman toga and holding a large knife with which he is about to stab another man labeled "High Protection" who has slumped against a monument labeled "Ding... More

The return of the scouts / Keppler.

Illustration shows Moses C. Wetmore and Norman E. Mack carrying a shoulder pole labeled "For Contributions" from which hangs a tiny bag, they explain to William Jennings Bryan, as Moses, seated with Henry Watte... More

Grand River Valley, Palisade, Colo.

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

Twenty-five years after / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows a bloated bull dog wearing a collar labeled "Monopoly" controlling a food trough as five emaciated dogs wait for an opportunity to eat. An insert labeled "The Mania for Monopoly" reprinted "(... More

[Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait]

Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Frances Hodgson Burnett, full-length portrait, standing, facing front...

H110708 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph - female portrait, the 1900s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The lost child / Ehrhart. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Illustration shows six policemen labeled "Chafin, Taft, Debs, Watson, Hisgen, [and] Bryan" gathering around a young boy labeled "Reactionary Voter" standing on "Radical Ave.", who appears confused by all the po... More

Brown, Philadelphia, N.L. - Public domain portrait print

Postcard showing a portrait of Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown of the Chicago Cubs. Portrait is incorrectly labelled as [Buster] Brown, Philadelphia, N. L. Portrait is surrounded by a decorative border with two... More

Public Library. El Paso, Texas postcard

Photograph shows view of Carnegie library in El Paso, Texas. Printed on recto: International Book & Stationery Co. Accession box no. PR 06 CN 037 c6

Edward H. Mitchell - A carload of mammoth navel oranges from Californi...

Postcard showing boy standing on an orchard rail car marked "S.P. 79265" flanked by two larger-than-life size navel oranges. 21525 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 1882. Copyrighted by Edward H. Mitchell, San Francisco, 1909.

If the umbrella could only talk

Postcard showing man and woman sitting on the ground, behind an umbrella. H1288711 U.S. Copyright Office. On back: Serie No. 50.

Oklahoma dugout Vintage postcard

Seven people, dugout, horse-drawn wagon and cow. H122721 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Dedrick. No. 34.

Do it now! / Frank A. Nankivell.

Illustration shows "James Hazen Hyde, Abdul Hamid, [and] Castro" hand-in-hand, stepping off the earth.

Puck Easter 1909 - Psyche / Gordon Grant.

Illustration shows Psyche, wearing an Easter bonnet, admiring her reflection in a small pool of water, with irises and lilies. Illus. in: Puck, v. 65, no. 1675 (1909 April 7), cover. Copyright 1909 by Keppler ... More

The rousing of Rip / L.M. Glackens.

Illustration shows Uncle Sam as Rip Van Winkle, waking up next to his broken rifle labeled "Competition", with Joseph G. Cannon wearing colonial dress, standing before him, offering him a flagon of "Stand Pat S... More

The swing of the pendulum / L.M. Glackens.

Illustration shows a large, rotund male figure as a pendulum labeled "Vox Populi" swinging between San Francisco, on the left, labeled "Down with Reform" and "Good Government Defeat" and New York City, on the r... More

[Group portrait of professors and students in front of building]

Picryl description: Public domain image of composite portrait page, or group portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions

Puck magazine cover - The heavenly porter / L.M. Glackens.

Illustration shows "Halley's Comet" on "The Comets Orbit", brushing the surface of "The Earth" on "The Orbit of the Earth" as they draw near each other. Caption: "Brush yo' off, Suh? Ain't gwine t' be 'round a... More

Our merchant marine, the Rip Van Winkle of the sea / Kep.

Illustration shows Rip Van Winkle, his beard long and his clothes tattered, asleep near an abandoned ship building yard, an overturned jug labeled "High Protective Tariff" at his side and a sign behind him that... More

"Senatorial courtesy" / Gordon Ross 1911., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows Uncle Sam standing behind a group of legislators and businessmen who are bowing before a large hog labeled "Greed" with its front feet in a trough labeled "Wall Street". Caption: Those who k... More

It was about time he woke up / Gordon Ross.

Illustration shows Uncle Sam as Rip Van Winkle returning from his tariff sleep to discover that other countries now dominate foreign trade; his old rifle labeled "Monopoly Tariff" is outdated. John Bull sits wi... More

The monitors and the Merrimac / K.

Illustration shows a battered ironclad labeled "High Cost of Living" being bombarded by several ironclads labeled "Berger, Shanks [sic], Sulzer, George, Jr., [and] Taft", their gunblasts labeled, respectively, ... More

The fit-thrower / Ehrhart. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Illustration shows a man labeled "Infant Industries" having a seizure in front of Uncle Sam and Columbia; Columbia, holding a purse labeled "High Protection", is giving him a hand-out, while Uncle Sam reaches i... More

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