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Foes in his path - the herculean task before our next president / Gill...

Illustration shows Grover Cleveland as Hercules carrying a large club labeled "Honest Legislation", encountering a group of troublemakers along the "Administration Road" to "Success" seen in the distant backgro... More

Caricature, Another "boycott" / F. Opper., public domain cartoon image

Illustration shows David B. Hill holding a large brush and George H. Sterling holding a bucket of paste, as bill stickers posting a notice that states "Notice. We Hereby Boycott Cleveland, the Civil Service Hum... More

There's a new policeman on the beat

Illustration shows two crooks labeled "Robeson" and "Roach" walking down a sidewalk, whistling; they are being trailed by William C. Whitney, Secretary of the Navy, as a policeman. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

John Roach's little miscalculation / J. Keppler.

Illustration shows Secretary of the Navy, William C. Whitney, handing a boat labeled "Dolphin" to James G. Blaine who shies away, refusing to accept it; in the background, John Roach, a contractor, who built th... More

The cruel secretary and the patriotic contractor / Zimmerman.

Illustration shows William C. Whitney, Secretary of the Navy, insisting that John Roach, a contractor, accompany him on a test cruise before the Navy can sign off on the contract and accept delivery of the ship... More

Collapse of another Buddensiek structure John Roach - "It's all Whitne...

Illustration shows John Roach with George Robeson and William Chandler holding a paper labeled "J. Roach & Co. assignments" as Secretary of the Navy William C. Whitney beats a door with a club in front of a co... More

"Ship-building for repairs" / Gillam., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows Secretary of the Navy, William C. Whitney, carrying a large book labeled "Navy Yard Investigations", confronting George M. Robeson, William E. Chandler, and John Roach, who are cowering at hi... More

False weights and measures in the New York custom-house / Gillam.

Illustration shows Customs official Edward L. Hedden holding a balance scale labeled "H.O. Thompson's Pat. Scales" with a man wearing a pin-stripe suit, holding a bottle of "Rum", and with papers extending from... More

There's a new policeman on the beat / Gillam.

The three buddensieks of the American navy / F. Opper.

Illustration shows George M. Robeson, William E. Chandler, and John Roach sitting on the hull of a ship resting on its side with patches labeled "Repairs" partially covering holes. Caption: A historical pictur... More

[An exacting housekeeper] - Public domain scan / drawing

President Grover Cleveland busily sweeps dirt from the front door of the White House. His back is turned toward an angry Columbia, who castigates him for ignoring a garland labeled "Stock Tele[-]" lying beneat... More

Corrupt legislation, Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson building, W...

Semi-circular panel from mural entitled The Government by Elihu Vedder, in the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress, showing man, woman, and child in classical garb, with woman seated and holding an un... More

"The finest" (brutes) in the world Citizen (to Mayor Hewitt)--"Protect...

Illustration showing citizen asking Mayor Abram Hewitt for protection from the police, and policemen engaged in brutality and corruption. Illus. in: Judge, v. 12, 1887 June 11, pp. 8-9.

The robber & the robbed stocked & punished together

Photo of drawing. (DLC/PP-1934:0123). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Once a Week, 7:8 (Oct. 13, 1891).

Mulberry ring - growing fat on ill gotten gains

A bulldog, dressed in the uniform of the New York City police department located on Mulberry Street in Manhattan, leans against a billboard, brandishing a billy club. The policeman is surrounded by signs which... More

Uncle Sam's dismal swamp / Dalrymple., Political Cartoon

Print shows Uncle Sam sitting on a log in a swamp labeled "Spoils System" from which snakes labeled "Quayism", "Bardsleyism", and "Tannerism", and noxious fumes rise in the form of shades labeled "Raumism - Pen... More

Thanksgiving / C.J. Taylor. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Print shows a vignette cartoon with young women watching a football game at center, and surrounding vignettes depicting William McKinley as Napoleon I, "New Jersey" cleaning up gambling and horse racing, an uni... More

Caricature, A bad outlook for him, public domain cartoon image

Print shows a man labeled "Bossism" armed with weapons labeled "False Count", "Fraudulent Registration", "Intimidation", and "Deals"; behind him are two policemen labeled "Independent Democrat" and "Independent... More

A nice attitude for a United States Senator! / C.J. Taylor.

Print shows Senator David B. Hill on his knees begging Richard Croker the "Boss of New York" and Hugh McLaughlin the "Boss of Brooklyn" to use their influence to "Please nominate my friend Maynard for Judge of ... More

Where is the difference? / Dalrymple., Political Cartoon

Print shows a "New York Police" officer accepting money from a woman's hand extending from a window labeled "N.Y. Den" and a man labeled "U.S. Senate" accepting "Stock" from a hand extending from a window label... More

Caricature, Don't jump! / F.M. Hutchins., public domain cartoon image

Print shows a hand labeled "Fifty-Third Congress" holding a frying pan labeled "Democracy" in which is a man labeled "Democrat", over an open fire labeled "Republicanism, which is consuming logs labeled "Extrav... More

Caricature, The latest version / F. Opper., public domain cartoon imag...

Print shows Richard Croker, a Tammany Hall boss, as Hamlet, exiting a castle labeled "Tammany Hall", carrying a moneybag labeled "Pickings" and papers labeled "Deed $90,000 House, Ranch - Racing Stable, [and] I... More

Condemned to die / F. Opper. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Print shows David B. Hill labeled "Hill-ism", Richard Croker as the Tammany Tiger labeled "Croker-ism", and Roswell P. Flower, wearing a tall stove-pipe hat, labeled "Flower-ism", standing on the right on "Cond... More

Caricature, Next!! / Dalrymple., public domain cartoon image

Print shows a prisoner labeled "McKane" sitting on a bench labeled "Reserved for Bosses who Steal Elections" at Sing Sing prison; McKane is holding a large pair of scissors, a measuring tape, fabric and thread,... More

"In at the death" J.S. Pughe, chromolithograph

Print shows Charles H. Parkhurst holding a sword labeled "Evidence Against Tammany" and waving the tail he has cut off the Tammany Tiger labeled "Lexow Investigation Exposures", lying dead at his feet. In the b... More

The police version of it / Dalrymple.

Print shows a large police officer turning the crank on a large press labeled "Blackmail", squeezing money out of a variety of merchants labeled "Boot Black, Gin Mill Keeper, Dive Keeper, Merchant, Green Goods,... More

Theophile Alexandre Steinlen - La majorité opportuniste

A fat man seen from behind at the "Paiement des chèques et coupons" counter of the Compagnie des Mines. His legs are arched under his ample black fur coat, and he is counting the money he is giving to the cashi... More

Puck's political weather forecast for Fourteenth Street and vicinity /...

Print shows the angry countenance of Father Knickerbocker looking down from storm clouds on a flood that has broken up "Tammany Hall" with the Tammany Tiger sitting on a building labeled "Tammany" and a group o... 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

Caricature, "United we stand!" / Hutchins., public domain cartoon imag...

Print shows Richard Croker as a large dog standing over a smaller dog labeled "New York Police"; they are looking at a cat with its back, labeled "Investigation", arched and tail raised, and wearing a ribbon la... More

On the presidential golf links / Dalrymple.

Print shows David B. Hill as a golfer trying to play a tough lie, his club, labeled "Peanut Politics" is broken, his ball labeled "Presidential Hopes" is in a hole, and the flag is at the top of a hill with thr... More

Elihu Vedder - [Study for figure in Corrupt legislation]

Study drawing shows the allegorical central figure in the Library of Congress mural Corrupt legislation holding her scale. She wears some drapery. The mural was installed in the Jefferson Building in 1896. Gift... More

Elihu Vedder - [Corrupt legislation]

Design drawing for lunette mural in the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building main reading room shows corrupt legislation symbolized by a scantily clothed woman holding half of a scale onto which a weal... More

[Study for figure in Corrupt legislation without scale]

Study drawing shows the allegorical central figure in the Library of Congress mural Corrupt legislation with a staff across her lap. She wears some drapery. The mural was installed in the Jefferson Building in ... More

Elihu Vedder - [Study for Corrupt legislation]

Drawing shows the feet and figure of a girl in classical garb, facing right. This is a study for the figure on the left in the mural Corrupt legislation, installed in the Jefferson Building of the Library of Co... More

[Study for Corrupt legislation - figure at left]

Drawing shows a girl in classical garb, facing right and holding a distaff and spindle, an allegory of idleness. This is a study for the mural Corrupt legislation, installed in the Jefferson Building of the Lib... 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

Up they come again! / C.J. Taylor.

Print shows a hydra-like jack-in-the-box labeled "Political Trick-Box" with the heads and arms of Matthew S. Quay, David B. Hill, and Arthur P. Gorman, each holding a whip labeled "Bosses" and pointing an index... More

A dream of Lent - Drawing. Public domain image.

No accession number. Published in: Washington post. This catalog record contains preliminary or unverified data from a project done in BRS software, ca. 1985. mm / 860224.

The wailing place of the bosses

After painting by J.L. Jerome. No accession number. Published in: Washington post. This catalog record contains preliminary or unverified data from a project done in BRS software, ca. 1985. mm / 860224.

Tears, idle tears - Drawing. Public domain image.

No accession number. Published in: Washington post. This catalog record contains preliminary or unverified data from a project done in BRS software, ca. 1985. mm / 860224.

Reading room vestibule. Corrupt legislation / Elihu Vedder, Rome.

Photo of semi-circular panel from mural in the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building entitled The Government, depicting man, woman, and child in classical garb holding an unjust scale.

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

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

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

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

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

"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

[Corrupt legislation mural by Elihu Vedder, Jefferson Building, Librar...

Photo of semi-circular panel in five-part mural called "Government" shows man, woman, and child in classical garb, with woman seated and holding an unjust scale.

Puck magazine cover - Pennsylvania's disgrace / Dalrymple.

Print shows Matthew Quay, senator from Pennsylvania and political boss of dubious character, standing at a podium labeled "Keystone Auction Rooms Matt. Quay Auctioneer" auctioning off Pennsylvania's 32 electora... More

The wailing place of the bosses

Picryl description: Public domain image of an old ancient city, historic place, stone building architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Theophile Alexandre Steinlen - Association de malfaiteurs

Published in La Feuille, 1897. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

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

The peril of France - at the mercy of the octopus / Dalrymple.

Print shows an octopus with the head of a French military officer (which may represent General Boisdeffre or General Gonse) wearing a plumed hat labeled "Militarism", that has settled over Paris, France, with i... More

Puck magazine cover - The fearless toreador / Dalrymple.

Print shows Émile Zola as a bullfighter holding a cape labeled "La Vérité" and a quill pen labeled "Zola", facing a charging bull that is wearing a phrygian cap labeled "France" and has been stabbed in the back... More

After the battle / Dalrymple. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Print shows New York political bosses Thomas C. Platt and Richard Croker as Roman centurions, wearing armor and carrying swords labeled "Bossism"; they are daintily shaking hands, with the New York state capito... More

Caricature, A new crime / Dalrymple., public domain cartoon image

Print shows New York City Mayor Robert Anderson Van Wyck as a judge and Richard Croker(?) as a policeman, holding a club labeled "Tammany", bringing a man labeled "Reform" before the judge in a courtroom. Capt... More

His condition - an unconditional surrender / Dalrymple.

Print shows Thomas C. Platt offering his sword labeled "N.Y. Republican Boss" and a paper labeled "Nomination for Governor" to Theodore Roosevelt who is dressed as a Rough Rider; a pistol at Platt's feet is lab... More

May the new year do better / J.S. Pughe. Joseph Pulitzer

Print shows Father Time labeled "1898" carrying a sack labeled "Nuisances" filled with diminutive figures labeled "Spain, R.H. Davis, Crank, Quay, Esterhazy, Paty de Clam, Mercier, Yellow Journal, Prize Fighter... More

Has she got him at last? / Keppler.

Print shows a large arm labeled "Justice" reaching down from above to grab Matthew S. Quay as he tries to make his way from the "Penitentiary" on the left to the "United States Senate" on the right. Illus. fro... 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

The modern Danaë and the golden rain / Frank A. Nankivell '99.

Richard "Boss" Croker lying on bed "map of New York" and Thomas Collier Platt kneeling alongside and catching coins in pan dropping from cloud "bribery". Copyright by Keppler & Schwarzmann. Illus. in: Puck, v. ... More

The modern Danaë and the golden rain / Frank A. Nankivell '99.

Print shows a man reclining on a "Map of New York" with Thomas C. Platt holding a platter catching gold coins raining down in the form of bribes from above. Illus. from Puck, v. 46, no. 1175, (1899 September 1... More

Caricature, A good beginning / Keppler., public domain cartoon image

Print shows Justice sitting, blindfolded and holding her scales at her side, with the Eiffel Tower in the background; standing at her feet is Puck holding a list of names that includes "Esterhazy, Paty de Clam,... More

He lived too soon / Keppler. - Public domain portrait print

Print shows Richard Croker, half-length portrait, facing front, with right hand resting on papers labeled "Certificate of Stock, Consolidate[d] Ice Co., Auto Truck Company, Fireproofin[g], [and] Telephone Co.";... More

The French exposition of 1899 / J.S. Pughe.

Print shows Uncle Sam, John Bull, and a crowd of spectators looking at seven French military officers standing and sitting in stocks, they are labeled "Zurlinden, Du Paty de Clam, Gonse, Roget, Mercier, Boisdef... More

Shocked at corruption--"I do not see how it is possible for the plain ...

Cartoon showing Richard "Boss" Croker seated in front of vault, labeled "We want all kinds of money," with William Jennings Bryan holding paper "... speech Republican corruption," and man holding briefcase "J.P... More

Puck magazine cover - The political vaudeville / Keppler.

Illustration shows the business representative or "walking delegate" for the Pennsylvania coal miners' union doing a song and dance on a stage for the benefit of striking coal miners; lurking in the shadows is ... More

Puck magazine cover - Tammany's anti-trust game / Ehrhart.

Illustration showing Richard Croker as a laborer carrying a block of ice labeled "Ice Trust" and a sheet of paper "N.Y Dock privileges"; he cries out, "Stop thief," while himself being pursued by an angry mob o... More

"Tammany is great and Croker gets the profit" / Keppler.

Caricature showing Richard "Boss" Croker, in attire of a wealthy man, smiling and smoking a cigar, holding knife "Tammany vote", as William Jennings Bryan walks away on crutches. Illus. in: Puck, v. 48, no. 123... More

Wide-open New York welcomes Mr. Bryan / W.A. Rogers.

William Jennings Bryan in carriage, drawn by two zebras, surrounded by crowd of people holding signs supporting gambling, saloons, and crime. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 44, 1900 Oct. 13, pp. 964-965.

Professor Hadley wants ideals in politics--What's the matter with thes...

Political cartoon showing child, representing Puck, pointing at Richard "Boss" Croker, Thomas Collier Platt, and Matthew Stanley Quay. Illus. in: Puck, v. 46, no. 1194 (1900 Jan. 24), cover. Copyright by Kepple... More

The theatrical manager's bunco-game, and how he works it / Ehrhart.

Illustration shows at center a theater manager, his hands and pockets stuffed with money; around him are four scenes showing how he manages a scam to extort higher prices for the theater tickets, using scalpers... More

Caricature, Cæsar up to date / Ehrhart., public domain cartoon image

Illustration shows New York City Mayor Robert Anderson Van Wyck drowning in a sea of ice blocks labeled "Ice Trust"; swimming toward him holding a life preserver labeled "Tammany Machine Power" is Richard Croke... More

"What a fuss they made about us!" / Dalrymple.

Illustration shows two men, "Senator Clark," of Montana, on the left with a bag of money hanging at his side, and "Senator Quay," of Pennsylvania, on the right with an iron bar labeled "Political 'Jimmy'" hangi... More

Father Knickerbocker's fight for a sensible Sunday law / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows Father Knickerbocker, a symbolic figure for New York City, wearing boxing gloves labeled "Tolerance" and "Common Sense", in a boxing ring, standing over the knocked-out "Tammany" Tiger and fa... More

A new scythe cuts clean / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows Mayor Seth Low and Father Knickerbocker standing in the tall grass in front of New York City Hall; Mayor Low is rolling up his sleeves and holding a scythe labeled "New Administration" with w... More

Theodore: I think I'll walk / William H. Walker 1902.

Cartoon showing Theodore Roosevelt sliding off the back of a beleagured looking elephant labeled "GOP" and whose hind legs drag ball-and-chains labeled "Cuba" and "High Tariff", he says, "I think I'll walk". "T... More

The politician and his dupes / Gallaway.

Illustration shows a politician agreeing with a woman labeled "W.C.T.U." and a man holding a bible, who are standing on the right, behind them are the locked and barricaded doors to a cafe on which is a sign "C... More

Dumping their Jonah / J.S. Pughe., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows a ship labeled "Labor" sailing into dark clouds labeled "Employers' Disclosures" on a sea labeled "Oblivion"; laborers on board the ship are pushing over the side a man labeled "Walking Deleg... 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.

Puck magazine cover - Merely another figurehead / Kep.

Illustration shows Tammany Hall boss Richard Croker as a pirate nailing a new figurehead labeled "McClellan" to the bow of a ship labeled "Tammany"; the old figurehead labeled "Van Wyck" lies on the ground.

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

In the court of public opinion / P.

Illustration shows a police officer holding a hat labeled "Law and Order" standing in a courtroom with a labor union "Walking Delegate" who has papers showing in his pocket labeled "Bribes" and "Broken Contract... More

Caricature, It can't be shut off / Kep., public domain cartoon image

Illustration shows Samuel W. Pennypacker, governor of Pennsylvania, wearing a fools' cap, trying to block the light of "Publicity" with a sheet of paper labeled "Pennsylvania Gag Law"; the light from a lantern ... More

Concerning a growing menace / Keppler., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows President Theodore Roosevelt standing at a flag-draped podium on the right, pointing to two men on the left, each with a foot on a female figure labeled "Law" lying on the ground; one man has... More

More rough riding / J.S. Pughe., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows President Theodore Roosevelt as a "Rough Rider" carrying a pike labeled "Fearlessness" and riding an elephant labeled "Administration"; he has chased many men labeled "Dishonest Official" and... More

Regulars and irregulars-- but all arrayed against a common enemy / Kep...

Illustration shows New York Mayor Seth Low directing the bombardment of a Tammany Hall bunker flying a flag labeled "Tammany Graft"; several men, among them, Charles V. Fornes, pass shells labeled "Clean record... More

A Napoleon of "high finance" / Keppler.

Illustration shows Charles M. Schwab as Napoleon sitting on a rock in the middle of the ocean, looking back at the setting sun labeled "Business Reputation", he is holding in his right hand papers labeled "Inve... More

Puck magazine cover - The rising tide / Grant Hamilton.

Illustration shows the governor of New York, Benjamin B. Odell, tied with a rope labeled "Contracts" to a submerged barge labeled "$255,000,000 Barge Canal"; he is up to his neck in water labeled "Popular Indig... More

A criminal combine not confined to Chicago / Ehrhart.

Illustration shows on the left, a theater manager is bribing an inspector during an inspection of fire prevention equipment, the specter of the Grim Reaper hovers above; on the right, a female figure labeled "P... More

His first bath / Keppler. - Public domain illuminated manuscript

Cartoon showing "Murphy" putting up sign "Democratic Convention St. Louis July 6th", as "McAdoo" and "McClellan" clean "corruption" and "graft" off of tiger. Illus. in: Puck, v. 55, no. 1418 (1904 May 4), cover... More

The making of a senator / Keppler.

Illustration shows Nelson W. Aldrich standing at the top of a human pyramid on a platform labeled "The Senator", on the next level down John D. Rockefeller and a bloated man, typically identified with trusts, a... More

Sleeping beauty - Public domain portrait print

Illustration shows Uncle Sam as a sleeping Swiss guard of the "Public Funds", being overtaken by trees and cobwebs, two dogs are also asleep at this feet. A building on the right labeled "Public Funds" is being... More

Legislators removing a judge in New York State

State Supreme Court Justice Warren B. Hooker, tried for graft and acquitted by the New York State legislature in July, 1905, is seated in a huge chair representing the New York State Supreme Court. A claw hook... More

The unwelcome light / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain imag...

Illustration shows Puck directing a large floodlight to illuminate a cave Charles H. Dietrich, Joseph R. Burton, and J. Edward Addicks shying away from the light, Pennsylvania governor Samuel W. Pennypacker, as... More

Farewell performance by Robbin' Hood and his merry men / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows the cast of a theatrical production "Robbin' Hood and his Merry Men" on stage for the final song of the production, shown are, from left, Francis "Hendricks" as "Alan-a-Dale" playing "The Ins... More

In ad land / Ehrhart. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows a vignette cartoon, at center is President Theodore Roosevelt and members of his cabinet in a meeting, most are identified by a signboard advertising a patent medicine or other product that i... More

Horatius at the bridge - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows William T. Jerome, District Attorney for the State of New York, defending a bridge that leads to "Honest Government" against a group of men led by Benjamin B. Odell, with "Big Tim, Little Tim... More

The national bird of prey / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows a large vulture labeled "Corporate Vulture", wearing a cap usually associated with John D. Rockefeller, feeding a bag of "Dough" to a chick labeled "'Our' Senators", two other chicks are labe... More

"Municipal ownership" / J.S.P. - Public domain photogrpaph

Illustration shows the towering figures of Charles F. Murphy, Michael "Hinky Dink" Kenna, and Israel W. Durham, political bosses respectively of New York City, Chicago, and Philadelphia, placing a medal labeled... More

Not / Ehrhart. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Illustration shows a large elderly man labeled "Life Insurance" holding a cornupocia filled with documents labeled "For the Beneficiaries", next to him sits a large dog with collar labeled "Supt. Insurance" and... More

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