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"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

Cover for 'El Clown Mexicano: Cuaderno No. 6', a clown tugging at his ...

José Guadalupe Posada (Mexican, 1851–1913)

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

The New Education Illustrated by Edith C. Westcott with photograhs fro...

Illustrated cover showing a young woman, wearing an academic motarboard and gown, holding a diploma, and a young girl reading a book. Gift; Frances Benjamin Johnston; 1948. Forms part of: Frances Benjamin John... More

"Tampa Port and Inn, Tampa, Florida"

: 162460 ( http://162460 ) .PC6069.Local call number: PC4520..Title: "Tampa Port and Inn, Tampa, Florida"..Date: ca. 1900..Physical descrip: 1 postcard - col. - 9 x 14 cm...Series Title: Postcard Collection ( h... 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.

Sister Longanecker galloping buoyantly up, a goose under each arm

(DLC/PP-1935:0022). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Mistress Joy / Grace McG. Cooke and Anne Booth McKinney. New York : Century Co., 1901. p. 338.

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 power behind the scare-crow / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows a scarecrow in a corn field labeled "Nomination"; it is fashioned out of pieces of cloth labeled with the names of several states "Indiana, Illinois, Mass., Mich., Georgia, New York, Pennsylv... 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

Wanted - another Moses / Kep. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows the Democratic donkey labeled "Dem. Party" with six followers, placing a cradle labeled "Cleveland's cradle 1884" into a river. Pyramids are visible in the background. Illus. in: Puck, v. 54... 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

Chiroptera. - Fledertiere. Book illustration from Library of Congress

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

Nudibranchia. - Nacktkiemen-Schnecken. Book illustration from Library ...

Illustration shows marine mollusks. 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

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

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

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

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

Muscinae. - Laubmoose A. Giltsch, gem

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

Trochilidae. - Kolibris. Book illustration from Library of Congress

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

Basimycetes. - Schwammpilze. Book illustration from Library of Congres...

Illustration shows stinkhorn mushrooms. Photomechanical print of lithograph by Adolf Giltsch after sketch by Ernst Haeckel. Illus. in: Kunstformen der Natur. Von Prof. Dr. Ernst Haeckel. Hundert Illustrationst... More

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

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

"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

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

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

Trouble ahead for the trainer / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows President Theodore Roosevelt as a trainer in a circus, holding a whip and getting tangled in ropes attached to a hippopotamus labeled "The Trusts", an elephant labeled "G.O.P.", a donkey labe... 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

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

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 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

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

Shedding his horns / J.S. Pughe., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows William Jennings Bryan as a moose rubbing his antlers labeled "Government Ownership" and "Initiative and Referendum" against a tree labeled "Party Opposition" to knock them off, so that new a... 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

With Hudson up the Hudson / Will Crawford.

Illustration shows Henry Hudson and crew on the ship Halve Maen (Half Moon) sailing up the Hudson River and trading with Natives along the way; also shows some scenes of what Hudson might witness if he returned... More

The Teddyfication of the White House / Albert Levering 09.

Illustration shows William H. Taft "Bill" standing in shock in a large room at the White House where all the furnishings, from animal skin rugs to lamp shades, andirons to woodcarvings and the faces in painting... 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".

Sucking the good out of them / Kep.

Illustration shows President Taft as a hen sitting on eggs labeled "Reform Measures" on a nest that is infested by rats labeled "Cannon, Aldrich, Gallinger, [and] Smoot". Caption: If the trustful hen doesn't w... More

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

"Oh, pardon me! I mistook you for the deer" / Kep.

Illustration shows a deer hunter labeled "Wickersham" holding a rifle labeled "Sherman Law", a deer runs off into the woods, but a man labeled "Legitimate Business" is holding his leg where Wickersham shot him.... 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

Or bust / K. - Public domain scenic print

Illustration shows a large bull labeled "Lincoln" with the head of Abraham Lincoln, standing among the reeds of a swamp where a puffed-up frog labeled "Roosevelt" is standing on a piece of driftwood labeled "Pr... 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.

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

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.

[Dog: please your Honor, I want to change my name from Dachschund to F...

Gift; Mrs. Peter Grant; 1940; (DLC/PP-1940:008). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Life, 70:518 (Sept. 27, 1917).

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 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