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Pro bono publico - the public cluster in terrorem / WD., British Cartoon Print

Pro bono publico - the public cluster in terrorem / WD., British Carto...

Print shows a grapevine twisted about a gibbet from which hangs a pendulous bunch of grapes with the faces of various British ministers, the most prominent being that of Charles James Fox, with Lord North sligh... More

The humours of Belvoir Castle, or the morning after / Woodward del. ; etch'd by Cruikshank., British Cartoon Print

The humours of Belvoir Castle, or the morning after / Woodward del. ; ...

Print shows a number of encounters, in two panels, between men and women either off to bed or awakened to the horrors of the night before: the first, an old man on the arm of an old woman, says, "Och! Long life... More

Argus. Book illustration from Library of Congress, British Cartoon Print

Argus. Book illustration from Library of Congress, British Cartoon Pri...

Print shows George III seated in a chair asleep, on the left stands a judge (possibly the Earl of Mansfield) with his left hand on the crown, behind the throne stands the Earl of Bute, speaking to Mansfield, he... More

Dispatch, British Cartoon Print, Political Cartoon

Dispatch, British Cartoon Print, Political Cartoon

Print shows a man, holding a large club labeled "Procrastination" over his head, saying "I hate delay"; he is about to strike Father Time who cries "Murder, Murder." Father Time's hourglass and scythe are alrea... More

A word of comfort, British Cartoon Print

A word of comfort, British Cartoon Print

A British satire on the efforts of Charles James Fox to get the Test and Corporation Acts repealed. Joseph Priestley, preaching, speaks for the concerns of the clergy, stating their opposition to "Reynard and A... More

Newton, the Clothier - Victorian era public domain image

Newton, the Clothier - Victorian era public domain image

: tradecards,3328 ( tradecards,3328 ) .. Subject (TGM): Men; Humorous pictures; Railroad passenger cars; Railroads; Railroad travel; Dandies; Caricatures; Wounds & injuries; Feet; Clothing & dress; Clothi... More

Sharpe's - Victorian era public domain image

Sharpe's - Victorian era public domain image

: tradecards,4697 ( tradecards,4697 ) .. Subject (TGM): Women; Caricatures; Puns (Visual works); Wheat; Agricultural machinery & implements; Floor coverings; Dry goods stores;

John J. Hart - Victorian era public domain image

John J. Hart - Victorian era public domain image

: tradecards,4619 ( tradecards,4619 ) .. Subject (TGM): Dry goods stores; Silhouettes; Puns (Visual works); Humorous pictures;

Singer Manufacturing Co. - Victorian era public domain image

Singer Manufacturing Co. - Victorian era public domain image

: tradecards,4419 ( tradecards,4419 ) .. Subject (TGM): Portraits; Women; Puns (Visual works); Singers; Opera singers; Celebrities; Sewing equipment & supplies; Sewing machine industry; Sewing machines;

J. D. Larkin & Co. (Manufacturers)

J. D. Larkin & Co. (Manufacturers)

: tradecards,4547 ( tradecards,4547 ) .. Subject (TGM): Animals; Birds; Owls; Humorous pictures; Rain; Lumber; Floods; Puns (Visual works); Household soap;

C. A. Jackson & Co. - Victorian era public domain image

C. A. Jackson & Co. - Victorian era public domain image

: tradecards,3782 ( tradecards,3782 ) .. Subject (TGM): Men; Tobacco products; Smokeless tobacco; Poetry; Caricatures; Aged persons; Puns (Visual works); Puzzles;

Icon Banquet hall at Hotel Waldorf, public domain photograph

Icon Banquet hall at Hotel Waldorf, public domain photograph

Print shows the interior of a dining room with several men sitting around a long table, standing to the left is Chauncey Depew with right hand raised in toast to President Grover Cleveland sitting across the ta... More

Caught in a shower / L.M. Glackens.

Caught in a shower / L.M. Glackens.

Illustration shows an intoxicated man, fully dressed, sitting in a bathtub with the shower raining water down upon him; in his drunken state he has mistaken the bathtub for a motorboat. A seltzer bottle and an ... More

Some jolly gunners and their pet, Flanders

Some jolly gunners and their pet, Flanders

Artillery team with their gun, Western Front, during World War I. This photograph shows a group of men from the Royal Regiment of Artillery, photographed alongside a long-barrelled field gun. For the occasion, ... More

Richard the lyin' harded sic :The only man in Washington who knows what he's doing!

Richard the lyin' harded sic :The only man in Washington who knows wha...

Cf. POS 6 - U.S., no. 1057. Gift; Gary Yanker; 1975-1983.

One hundred cuts to the comic annual

One hundred cuts to the comic annual

Prints show small vignette cartoons (71) that are satires on daily life, often in the form of puns, or plays on words between the title and image. These sheets may have served as a catalogue of images available... More

One hundred cuts to the comic annual

One hundred cuts to the comic annual

Prints show small vignette cartoons (71) that are satires on daily life, often in the form of puns, or plays on words between the title and image. These sheets may have served as a catalogue of images available... More

One hundred cuts to the comic annual

One hundred cuts to the comic annual

Prints show small vignette cartoons (71) that are satires on daily life, often in the form of puns, or plays on words between the title and image. These sheets may have served as a catalogue of images available... More

God grant us peace We shall see more Rads "bottled up" in November.

God grant us peace We shall see more Rads "bottled up" in November.

Print shows a double campaign placard or sign. The work may be an uncut proof for two placards, produced for both Republican and Democratic camps during the 1868 campaign. It is unclear whether the Grant image ... More

God grant us peace We shall see more Rads "bottled up" in November.

God grant us peace We shall see more Rads "bottled up" in November.

Print shows a double campaign placard or sign. The work may be an uncut proof for two placards, produced for both Republican and Democratic camps during the 1868 campaign. It is unclear whether the Grant image ... More

The patriotick barber of New York, or the Captain in the suds, British Cartoon Print

The patriotick barber of New York, or the Captain in the suds, British...

Cartoon shows a New York barber refusing to finish shaving a customer after learning of his British identity. Plate III. Attributed to Philip Dawe, per BMC no. 5284. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the Bri... More

The patriotick barber of New York, or the Captain in the suds, British Cartoon Print

The patriotick barber of New York, or the Captain in the suds, British...

Cartoon shows a New York barber refusing to finish shaving a customer after learning of his British identity. Plate III. Attributed to Philip Dawe, per BMC no. 5284. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the Bri... More

The patriotick barber of New York, or the Captain in the suds, British Cartoon Print

The patriotick barber of New York, or the Captain in the suds, British...

Cartoon shows a New York barber refusing to finish shaving a customer after learning of his British identity. Plate III. Attributed to Philip Dawe, per BMC no. 5284. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the Bri... More

To the possessors of "Baby's Opera" & "Baby's Bouquet" with Walter crane's compliments.

To the possessors of "Baby's Opera" & "Baby's Bouquet" with Walter cra...

Public domain photograph of 19th-century vintage card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description