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
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
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 absurdities of the boycott / F. Opper.
Illustration shows a stupefied laborer reading a notice that states "You are hereby ordered to Boycott as follows. Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York Tribune, Straiton & Storms' Cigars, Thalia Theatre, All Fashionabl... More
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
Lippincott's for September - Art nouveau public domain poster - Art no...
A woman stands reading a magazine. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
McClure's magazine for sale here
A woman stands reading a magazine. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
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
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.
The ladies' home journal, October 1895
A woman stands amidst tree leaves. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Welcome! And let us hope you will be a real happy new year / J.S. Pugh...
Print shows Puck welcoming a cherub representing the New Year who arrives ahead of a whirlwind of dark clouds labeled "Panic 1894" showing the face of a harpy. Illus. from Puck, v. 36, no. 930, (1895 January 2... 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
"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
Just wobbling! / Dalrymple. - Public domain engraving
Print shows William McKinley struggling to ride a wooden bicycle with wooden wheels labeled "McKinley's Financial Bicycle".
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
"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
Three of the greatest requisites of an enterprising housekeeper - Copc...
A woman stands at a counter which has Gold Dust, Cottolene and Copco bathsoap. Behind her ar shelves of the same. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
"We won't do a thing to it!" / Dalrymple.
Print shows two masked legislators labeled "Anti-Administration Senator" and "Jingo Senator" holding long knives labeled "Hatred of Cleveland" and "Hatred of England", standing outside the "U.S. Senate, waiting... More
In the hands of his philanthropic friends / C.J. Taylor.
Print shows Uncle Sam walking between two bloated businessmen labeled, on the left, "Monopolies" and on the right, "Trusts"; each one is picking a pocket while Uncle Sam is blissfully unaware. Illus. from Puck... More
Not so happy as he might be / Keppler.
Print shows John Bull sitting in a chair, confronted by a swarm of mosquitos labeled "Afridis [who has drawn blood from Bull's brow], Transvaal Republic, Grecian Question, Russia, France, Sudan Troubles, [and] Germany".
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
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
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.
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
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
"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
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
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
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
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
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 Boer's religion / Frank A. Nankivell '00.
Illustration showing a man sitting on a rock with a rifle across his lap, he is holding a bible, a young boy is standing in front of him holding a toy rifle, and in the background, a woman is standing at the en... More
Puck magazine cover - A long range assault / Dalrymple.
Illustration shows a devilish-looking man holding an ink-tipped quill labeled "French Press", standing on a pedestal labeled "Paris", gleefully kicking up his left foot labeled "Insults" toward the British Lion... 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, A Happy new year!, public domain cartoon image
Illustration shows Uncle Sam offering a toast to American soldiers overseas, in Cuba, Puerto Rico, Philippines, Hawaii, and China.
Christmas in our new possessions / Kep.
Illustration shows Santa Claus, with coat over left arm and holding a fan, perspiring, offering a bundle of books "Education" labeled "Uncle Sam to the Filipino" to a young Filipino boy, who, with hands behind ... More
Puck magazine cover - Enough / Frank A. Nankivell 1902.
Illustration shows two men, one a bookseller questioning a new salesman about whether he can talk about a book in the historical novel genre without having read it. The new salesman suggests that they are all e... 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
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
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
A rank foozler / J.S.P. - Drawing. Public domain image.
Illustration shows William Jennings Bryan as a golfer holding a club labeled "Spite", stuck in a sand trap trying to hit a golf ball labeled "Cleveland" and showing his likeness. Shafts of broken clubs lie in t... 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
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.
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
By the grace of "Justice" / J.S. Pughe.
Illustration shows Samuel Parks, recently released from prison on extortion charges, still wearing his prison stripes, cracking a whip over the heads of two diminutive figures, one labeled "Capital" and the oth... 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
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
The girl of the hour / Ehrhart.
Illustration shows a fashionably-dressed young woman ice skating on a pond in a park; she is being admired by several men and boys standing on the left, while on the right four women, a golfer, an automobile dr... 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.
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 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
June flowers / O'Neill. - Public domain portrait painting
Illustration shows June brides. Illus. in: Puck, v. 57, no. 1474 (1905 May 31), cover. Copyright 1905 by Keppler & Schwarzmann.
![A dream of the fourth / CH [monogram].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDYvMDEvMDEvYS1kcmVhbS1vZi10aGUtZm91cnRoLWNoLW1vbm9ncmFtLTEwMjQuanBn/40/52/webp "A dream of the fourth / CH [monogram].")
A dream of the fourth / CH [monogram].
Illustration shows a young boy sitting on the ground, leaning against a tree, asleep amid a cluster of fireworks waiting to be ignited.
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 bigger stick / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows Theodore Roosevelt, holding upright a big stick that is almost as tall as he is, standing next to an enormous stick labeled "Party Expediency" with the club-end resting on a paper labeled "Ta... 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 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
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
Oliver Twist asks for more / Keppler.
Illustration shows a large, bloated man labeled "Tariff-made Monopoly" holding a small dish labeled "Dingley Schedule", asking Uncle Sam, standing next to a large fireplace with a large cauldron labeled "Protec... More
Caesar's no. / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows Theodore Roosevelt as Caesar rejecting a crown labeled "1908" as another crown labeled "1912" hovers nearby.
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.
After the hunt / K. - Public domain book illustration
Illustration shows Nelson W. Aldrich as the master of the hunt throwing the twisted body of a man labeled "Consumer" to a pack of hunting dogs labeled "Lumber Trust, Fuel Trust, Clothing Trust, [and] Food Trust... More
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".
Easter Puck / Gordon Ross. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows a bright red devil hiding in a garden of white Easter lilies.
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
The manicure / W.E. Hill '10. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows a woman wearing a large hat, smoking a cigarette, and getting a manicure from a man wearing a suit.
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
No wonder he gets full / Ehrhart.
Illustration shows by the light of a full moon many couples in romantic embraces scattered around the globe; instances, perhaps, of summer love. Caption: The August moon - O, but they make me sick! Illus. in: ... More
Why worry about "Mona Lisa"? / W.E. Hill '11.
Illustration shows a beautiful woman wearing a large hat, sitting on a loveseat or sofa, with her body turned to the left and her head facing front. Illus. in: Puck, v. 70, no. 1802 (1911 September 13), cover.... More
Quoits / L.M. Glackens. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows a rotund elderly man playing quoits, a ring-toss game, with pretzels which he has tossed over a dachshund; another man smoking a pipe, has a pretzel under his arm. Caption: The Spring Number... More
From summer boarders - harvest number / L.M. Glackens.
Illustration shows a group of country people dancing around a large corn shock topped with money paid by tourists from the city boarding in country inns. Illus. in: Puck, v. 70, no. 1801 (1911 September 6), co... More
"Why you no cuttee off your queue?" / Will Crawford.
Illustration shows an Asian, possibly Chinese, soldier offering scissors labeled "Enlightenment" to Uncle Sam so that he can cut off his long braid labeled "Partisan Politics"; the soldier's own severed braid l... More
The hit of the evening / W Barribal.
Illustration shows a full-length portrait of a woman dancer wearing a bright yellow dress and long feathers in her hair, kicking a tambourine that also appears to have feathers or streamers attached to it. Sig... More
A joy ride / Leighton Budd. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows a woman piloting an airplane with a frightened female passenger.
Eugenics makes the world go 'round / L.M. Glackens.
Illustration shows a well dressed old man wearing a top hat and spats, lying on his back, bouncing the earth on his feet; there is a doctor's bag with various instruments in the foreground (he may have given hi... More
Puck magazine cover - The toy department / L.M. Glackens.
Illustration shows a crowd of parents and children in the toy department of a department store at Christmas, with Santa Claus surrounded by a group of parents.
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
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.
Greeting The trail of the lonesome pine / / W.E. Hill '13.
Illustration shows two well dressed men wearing top hats admiring a beautiful young woman wearing a fur-trimmed red shawl and a hat with a small pine bough attached. Includes a lengthly notice "from Puck's new ... More
The future of the ticker / Glackens.
Illustration shows an outlandishly dressed tour guide at a museum explaining an exhibit showing a ticker tape machine to an equally outlandishly dressed couple touring the museum. Caption: Museum Attendant (in... More
Summer reading for men / painted by T.V. Kelly.
Illustration shows a beautiful young woman resting her head on her hands, with long red hair draped over her arms, facing front, against a backdrop of peacock-like feathers. Illus. in: Puck, v. 75, no. 1950 (1... More
The winter supplies--The best ways of putting them up are described in...
Magazine cover showing woman in apron holding spoon and canning jar, pot and fruit on table in front of her. Illus. in: Woman's world. Chicago, Ill. : Currier-Boyce Co., 1915 September, cover. Published in: Ame... More
Plus Ultra Glamour Magazine, Argentina
Illustrations from Plus Ultra, a glamour magazine that was published in Argentina between 1916 and 1930.
The Fashion Magazine as Temptress
The first fashion magazines were sold only by subscription. They have nondescript covers, with neither text nor image. This changed at the end of the 19th century when the publications came to be displayed in s... More
Correct Position for the Fingers, Dayton C. Miller Collection
Unknown (artist nationality) Color relief halftone. (medium) Good condition. (condition) Collier's, 28 June 1924. (provenance) Flute (instrument) 20th century (century) Greeting Cards and Magazine Covers (mille... More
Edward Penfield - Harper's Christmas number
Local Accession Number: 2012.AAP.276.Title: Harper's Christmas number.Creator/Contributor: Penfield, Edward, 1866-1925 (artist).Date issued: 1893 (inferred).Physical description: 1 print (poster) : lithograph, ... More
Collier's automobile number, New York, January 17th, 1903
Local Accession Number: 2012.AAP.245.Title: Collier's automobile number, New York, January 17th, 1903.Creator/Contributor: Penfield, Edward, 1866-1925 (artist).Date issued: 1903.Physical description: 1 print : ... More
Edward Penfield, Collier's. "Fore!"
Local Accession Number: 2012.AAP.262.Title: Collier's. "Fore!".Creator/Contributor: Penfield, Edward, 1866-1925 (artist).Date issued: 1908.Physical description: 1 print : lithograph, color ; 38 x 27 cm..Summary... More
Collier's illustrated weekly. Woman's number, New York, November 15th,...
Local Accession Number: 2012.AAP.241.Title: Collier's illustrated weekly. Woman's number, New York, November 15th, 1902..Creator/Contributor: Penfield, Edward, 1866-1925 (artist).Date issued: 1902.Physical desc... More
Edward Penfield - Collier's November 14, 1903
Local Accession Number: 2012.AAP.280.Title: Collier's November 14, 1903.Creator/Contributor: Penfield, Edward, 1866-1925 (artist).Date issued: 1903.Physical description: 1 print : lithograph, color ; 40 x 28 cm... More
Collier's weekly journal of current events, Fourth-of-July number. Jul...
Local Accession Number: 2012.AAP.290.Title: Collier's weekly journal of current events, Fourth-of-July number. July 6th, 1776, July 6th 1901..Creator/Contributor: Penfield, Edward, 1866-1925 (artist).Date issue... More
Collier's, automobile section. Collier's for January 10, in two sectio...
Local Accession Number: 2012.AAP.247.Title: Collier's, automobile section. Collier's for January 10, in two sections. Section two..Creator/Contributor: Penfield, Edward, 1866-1925 (artist).Date issued: 1914.Phy... More
Collier's, the national. The house of devils.
Local Accession Number: 2012.AAP.244.Title: Collier's, the national. The house of devils. .Creator/Contributor: Penfield, Edward, 1866-1925 (artist).Date issued: 1913.Physical description: 1 print : color ; 38 ... More
Collier's, the national weekly, containing Outdoor America
Local Accession Number: 2012.AAP.238.Title: Collier's, the national weekly, containing Outdoor America .Creator/Contributor: Penfield, Edward, 1866-1925 (artist).Date issued: 1909.Physical description: 1 print ... More
Columbia bicycles insure cycling delight, standard of the world, Pope ...
Local Accession Number: 2012.AAP.174.Title: Columbia bicycles insure cycling delight, standard of the world, Pope Manufacturing Co. Hartford, Conn..Creator/Contributor: Parrish, Maxfield, 1870-1966 (artist).Dat... More
Footlights, a weekly journal for the theatre-goer. Philadelphia, Octob...
Local Accession Number: 2012.AAP.294.Title: Footlights, a weekly journal for the theatre-goer. Philadelphia, October 10, 1896..Creator/Contributor: Reed, Ethel, b. 1874 (artist).Date issued: 1896.Physical descr... More
Edward Penfield - Harper's August, Art Nouveau Poster
Local Accession Number: 2012.AAP.260.Title: Harper's August.Creator/Contributor: Penfield, Edward, 1866-1925 (artist).Date issued: 1912.Physical description: 1 print : lithograph, color ; 38 x 25 cm..Summary: A... More
Harper's bazar midsummer number, Art Nouveau poster
Local Accession Number: 2012.AAP.243.Title: Harper's bazar midsummer number.Creator/Contributor: Penfield, Edward, 1866-1925 (artist).Created/Published: New York : Harper & Brothers.Date issued: 1890-1920 (appr... More