Parody. 605,000 sour grapes - Public domain book illustration
An illustrated broadside pertaining to the controversy surrounding settlement of the State of New York's War of 1812 financial claims against former governor Daniel D. Tompkins. It was established that the ex-g... More
A caucus held at Albany on sunday evening April 11th. 1824 by the N.Y....
A satire condemning the duplicity and conspiracy of the "Bucktail" faction of New York Democrats in their April 1824 ouster of New York's ex-governor DeWitt Clinton from his post as canal commissioner. The Lib... More
Going the whole hog - Public domain book illustration
Martin Van Buren's New York political favorites are represented as piglets suckled by a giant sow "The Empire State." The artist's pointed reference is to the exploitation of New York State by the President and... More
Capitol fashions for 1837 - Public domain book illustration
A caricature of President Martin Van Buren issued during the Panic of 1837, strongly critical of his continuation of predecessor Andrew Jackson's hard-money policies. Particular reference is made to the Specie ... More
Disturbing a martin's nest - Public domain portrait painting
A satire on the Van Buren administration's involvement in New York State politics. Although the precise context of the cartoon is unclear, specific reference is made to Van Buren's alliance with postmaster gene... More
Loco Foco expresses. Book illustration from Library of Congress
A commentary on the Whigs' disappointment of "Loco Foco" Democratic expectations in the New York municipal elections of spring 1838. Successful Whig mayoral candidate Aaron Clark holds two horses by their tails... More
Full tilt for the Capitol - Public domain book illustration
The artist envisions public repudiation of Democratic hard-money policies, and the triumph of administration opponent Nathaniel P. Tallmadge, a conservative Democrat. Tallmadge, on horseback and armed with a l... More
Evenhanded justice of the breaking up of the star chamber
Another in the series of "Spoodlyks's" satires on the Glentworth affair. (See also nos. 1840-60, -61, and -63). Here the artist portrays Glentworth's attempt to remove evidence in the vote fraud inquiry from t... More
Loco Foco consternation or the orful kat-ass-trophe
Another satire on the Glentworth scandal controversy, by the same artist as "The Last Card," "Evenhanded Justice," and "O. K." (nos. 1840-60, -62, and -63). Here the artist lampoons Democratic efforts to sensat... More
Gov. Seward's letter or the triumph of liberality and justice
A dramatic prison scene, intended to contrast the clemency of New York's Whig governor William H. Seward with the vindictiveness of the Democrat-controlled New York City prison administration. In the interior o... More
Gov. Wright's grand march - Lithograph, public domain, Library of Cong...
An illustrated sheet music cover, for a march celebrating the election of Silas Wright as governor of New York. Wright, a popular and influential Democrat and Van Buren ally, was elected in November 1844. The ... More
Artilleryist group - Mathew Brady seated on left
Photograph shows group portrait of artists who participated in the art exhibition at the Metropolitan Fair in New York City, 1864, held to support the United States Sanitary Commission, "for the relief of the s... More
The coon party crossing Cayuga Bridge Novr. 1844. Or the effects of C...
A cartoon on the defeat of Whig Henry Clay in the 1844 presidential election, ascribing his loss of the state of New York to his cousin Cassius M. Clay's campaign tour on his behalf. Oddly, though given promine... More
Distinguished military operations with a hasty bowl of soup
The satire apparently perceives President Polk's reinstatement of Winfield Scott over Zachary Taylor as commander of U.S. forces in the Mexican War in November 1846 as an attempt to squelch the extreme personal... More
Mike Walsh. The people's champion and leader of the yound or progressi...
Print shows Mike Walsh, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right. Includes text listing "a few of the peculiar doctrines of which he is the father and chosen advocate"; also, a facsimile signature.
Bagging the game. Book illustration from Library of Congress
The artist predicts a decisive Whig victory in the presidential election of 1848, with Whig candidate Zachary Taylor "bagging" all of the states in an electoral sweep. (Taylor actually carried only fifteen of t... More
An old hunker fishing for votes
Facing a relative lack of enthusiasm for his campaign in New York State, Lewis Cass hoped to muster Democratic rank-and-file support by endorsing for lieutenant-governor the popular lawyer Charles O'Conor. Her... More
The triumph of reason - a mere rude sketch!
Print shows a pillar of figures with Charlemagne holding a sword and shield, at the base, Pope Pius IX is seated upon his shoulders holding "fettered" books on his knees, standing behind the Pope is "Luther the... More
Mayor's Tiemann's race to the voting-place as the escort of United Sta...
Mayor Tiemann and soldiers running to the polls in New York City; the "voting-place" is a tavern. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 2 (1858 Nov. 13), p. 724.
Mayor's Tiemann's race to the voting-place as the escort of United Sta...
Mayor Tiemann and soldiers running to the polls in New York City. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1858 Nov. 13, p. 724.
Prince of Wales and suite. New York (state) 19th Century Stereoscope C...
Photograph shows the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) and his entourage at photographer Mathew Brady's New Photographic Studio, Broadway and 10th Street, New York City. Copyright by M.B. Brady. Brady Ste... More
The meeting of the friends, City Hall Park
New York governor Horatio Seymour's famous "My Friends" speech, delivered from the steps of New York's City Hall during the draft riots, was widely misrepresented in the press. On the basis of reports such as t... More
Presidential electioneering in New York--a street scene ; Presidential...
Illus. in: The Illustrated London news, 1864 supplement, Oct. 15, p. 349.
Election day in New York. 19th century, Library of Congress collection
Depicts election day in wealthy neighborhood and poor neighborhood. Illus. in: The Illustrated London news, 1864 Dec. 3, p. 560.
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: H...
Printed: Draft Quota
First day of the McFarland trial - scene in the courtroom
Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 45, no. 695 (1870 Apr. 23), p. 261. Wood engraving from a sketch by Stanley Fox.
Swearing in of U.S. Deputy Marshals and Supervisors of Registry and El...
Crowd of men in courtroom. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 31, 1870 Nov. 19, p. 145.
The ring arithmetic--as taught by the modern ceasers
Tammany political boss William Marcy Tweed is portrayed as a bullying schoolteacher giving New York City comptroller Richard B. Connolly a lesson in arithmetic. A teary-eyed Connolly stands on a stool writing ... More
In the hope that the American people may soon be, not merely united, b...
Print shows Horace Greeley, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right.Greeley was the Liberal Republican Party presidential candidate in the 1872 election. Caption continues: Chappaqua, July 6, 1872. ... More
[Bank note vignettes showing surrender of General Burgoyne, George Was...
In album: Engravings of the American Banknote Company ... p. 57. Public domain photograph of an official portrait, meeting, ceremony, group of people, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Grant to Hayes - I guess that reform bait wont work this side. Better ...
A crude but charming comic send-up of 1876 Republican campaign strategy. Democratic candidate Samuel J. Tilden and an unidentified man stand fishing on the left bank of a river, their basket overflowing with th... More
Caricature, The innocents / F. Opper., public domain cartoon image
Print shows a group of African American men, one, standing at center, is wearing a hat labeled "Judge Whitewashed", and the others are wearing hats labeled "Whitewasher No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, No. 5, No. 6,... More
Caricature, For sale again / F. Graetz., public domain cartoon image
Print shows John Kelly carrying a basket labeled "27,000 Votes For Sale", accosting passengers on a "New York Train", seeking buyers; around the car, men are seated beneath windows labeled "Democratic Nominatio... More
Speaker Keifer's kaleidoscopic speech, at the N.Y. Chamber of Commerce...
Print shows a vignette cartoon with a carriage at center in which Jay Gould, Russell Sage, Cyrus W. Field, and William H. Vanderbilt are riding with large money bags, the wheels are labeled "Corporations" and "... More
One thing he can not shake off / Gillam.
Illustration shows Chester A. Arthur as a cat, with the spout labeled "'Soap' Campaign 1880", that has broken off a pitcher, around his neck; the pitcher labeled "N.Y. Ward Politics" lies on the ground nearby. ... More
The knight of the wind-bag enters the senatorial field / Gillam.
Illustration shows William M. Evarts as a knight on horseback with Whitelaw Reid as his page who is blowing a horn labeled "Evarts Letter" outside the "Albany Legislature" castle to announce Evarts' arrival. Re... More
Kik - kik - cock-a-doodle doo! Mr. Kelly, how are you? / J. Keppler.
Illustration shows New York City Mayor William R. Grace as a rooster crowing over a defeated and demoralized John Kelly, Tammany Hall boss; Grace, an anti-Tammany Hall politician, was just re-elected mayor of N... More
Puck magazine cover - The two retired bar'ls / Zimmerman.
Illustration shows a man labeled "Flower" sitting on a barrel labeled "For a Presidential Nomination Only" and Samuel J. Tilden sitting on a barrel labeled "Plenty of Advice but no Money, S.J.T.", they are back... More
Puck magazine cover - The rival sandwich-men / Zimmerman.
Illustration shows David B. Hill placing a cap labeled "Gen'l Jones" on an old man's head and handing him a sword labeled "Baltimore Blade"; the old man is wearing a sandwich board that states "Hill & Jones Pol... More
Making the most of it / Gillam.
Illustration shows a man labeled "Hill" holding a large magnifying glass labeled "Democratic Presss Magnifier" between a donkey with blinders labeled "N.Y. Democracy" and a tiny shock of hay labeled "Cleveland'... More
A flirtation that may lead to serious results in the fall / F. Opper.
Illustration shows Whitelaw Reid holding a folding fan labeled "Tribune Windiphone" and dressed as a woman, standing on a beach with John Kelly who is wearing a swimsuit and bonnet, at his feet is a dead fish l... More
New York City - John Most, the anarchist, addressing a meeting of symp...
Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v.64, 1887 April 16, p. 133.
Tammany "workers" at the polls in Pell Street, New York - the beginnin...
Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1889 Nov. 16, p. 920. Public domain photograph of politician, meeting, government and politics, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Caricature, A desperate situation, public domain cartoon image
Print shows Charles A. Schieren headed for city hall labeled "Brooklyn", carrying a book labeled "Business Administration Schieren"; in the foreground, Whitelaw Reid is straddling a trunk labeled "To Salt River... More
Sit on him! / Dalrymple. - Public domain engraving
Print shows newly elected New York City Mayor William L. Strong and newly elected Governor Levi P. Morton sitting on Tammany boss Thomas C. Platt who is wearing a crown labeled "Plattism" and has a cat-o'-nine-... More
Beyond resuscitation / J.S. Pughe., Political Cartoon
Print shows the Tammany Tiger lying on its back on a bed, apparently dead. A notice on the wall states "The Tammany Tiger Executed by the People, November 6, 1894". Archbishop Michael Corrigan is kneeling at be... More
She has a presidential pet of her own / C.J. Taylor.
Print shows a motherly female figure sitting on a bench holding a diminutive Levi P. Morton on her lap; standing at her feet is a diminutive Benjamin Harrison holding his hat. Illus. from Puck, v. 37, no. 962,... More
We are not a nation of swindlers! / C.J. Taylor.
Print shows the statue of George Washington, full-length, standing with right arm raised, with fasces, at Federal Hall on Wall Street, New York City, N.Y., and a large crowd of men standing on steps, among them... More
"Accept me, or I'll let loose the tiger!!!" / Dalrymple.
Print shows Thomas C. Platt wearing a hat labeled "Boss Platt" and "Patronage Deals", holding back a hungry tiger labeled "Tammany", threatening a female figure holding a shield labeled "Greater New York". Ill... More
Puck magazine cover - The Tammany alliance / J.S. Pughe.
Print shows the Tammany Tiger, well-dressed and sitting on top of a scale model of a building labeled "Tammany Hall"; it has made a puppet by tying a stick labeled "Platt's Dummy", with the head of Benjamin F. ... More
Back to back in a hard storm / Dalrymple.
Print shows Thomas C. Platt, on the right, kneeling on a small mound, praying, as a bolt of lightning labeled "Citizens Union" strikes at his feet from a storm cloud showing the face of Seth Low; he is back to ... More
The old guard to the front / F. Opper.
Print shows Richard Croker as the Tammany Tiger measuring Charles A. Dana, Oswald Ottendorfer, and A. Oakey Hall, looking for a mayoral candidate that measures up, by Tammany standards, to Seth Low, the "Citize... More
Driving the same old bargain / Dalrymple.
Print shows Thomas C. Platt standing next to a sign labeled "N.Y. State" and holding "N.Y. City Offices" under his arm, which he is planning to swap with Richard Croker, as the Tammany Tiger, who is standing ne... More
Arising from the turbulent sea of politics / C.J. Taylor.
Print shows a fashionably dressed young woman with long ribbons labeled "Greater New York" standing on a floating shell on "Political Waters" with Thomas C. Platt and Richard Croker as mermaids. Illus. from Pu... More
Singed paws / Dalrymple. - Drawing. Public domain image.
Print shows Benjamin F. Tracy as a cat who got his paws burned on a hot stove labeled "Mayoralty Campaign 1897" on which food labeled "Budget of Greater New York 70,000,000 Dollars" is cooking. Thomas C. Platt ... More
The tug of war / Keppler. - Drawing. Public domain image.
Print shows Thomas C. Platt as a crane and Richard Croker as a swan, tugging on a frog labeled "Greater New York". Illus. from Puck, v. 42, no. 1069, (1897 September 1), cover. Copyright 1897 by Keppler & Schwarzmann.
The right man for mayor of greater New York / F. Opper.
Print shows a vignette cartoon with Puck as Diogenes carrying a lantern and a lithographic pen, seeking the perfect mayor for New York City; at center Puck gets the opinion of "The Republican Machine" (Thomas C... 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
New York's new solar system / Keppler.
Print shows Richard Croker as a radiant sun at the center of New York's "Solar System" with such figures labeled "Pawnbroker, Brewer, Laborer, Hayseed, Fireman, Gambler, Liquor Dealer, Contractor, Soubrette, [a... More
They will dine in honor of Jefferson / Keppler.
Print shows three men, on the left, David B. Hill labeled "Peanut Politics", at center is Richard Croker wearing a hat labeled "To the Victor Belong the Spoils", and on the right, William Jennings Bryan labeled... More
Puck magazine cover - Puck pays his compliments / Keppler.
Print shows Puck bowing to Theodore Roosevelt who is sitting in a chair at a desk with a bust of George Washington on it, as well as papers labeled "Canal Investigation, Civil Service Reform, National Guard, [a... More
"Busted!" / J.S. Pughe. Joseph Pulitzer, Political Cartoon
Print shows William Jennings Bryan carrying a "Cross of Gold", a "Crown of Thorns", and a carpetbag labeled "W.J.B. Speeches" as he walks along railroad tracks headed in the opposite direction of Washington, D.... More
A young head on old shoulders / Keppler.
Print shows Puck tugging on the coattails of Theodore Roosevelt's coat, telling him to think before he speaks; Roosevelt is delivering a campaign speech from a platform. Caption: Puck Governor, don't forget t... More
How the police facilitate traffic at the Broadway crossings
Public domain photograph of car crash, accident, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The spider and the three silly flies / J.S. Pughe.
Illustration shows William Jennings Bryan as a large spider labeled "Free Silver" with three flies labeled "White, Schurz, [and] Godkin" caught in his web labeled "16 to 1," "Anti-expansion," "Chicago Platform"... 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.
Unidentified Civil War veterans of 2nd New York Cavalry Regiment with ...
Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2017:171, formerly deposit D072) Purchased from: The Mounted Rifleman, October 2016. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congr... More
Worse than none / Keppler. - Drawing. Public domain image.
Illustration shows Edward M. Shepard, with papers extending from his back pocket labeled "Reform" and "Tammany", standing in front of an old woman labeled "Democracy" who is holding a piece of paper labeled "Br... More
Mayor Low's novel plan and its great possibilities / Ehrhart.
Illustration shows in the center, Mayor Seth Low sitting in a chair reading from a long list of his "Plans for this Week" to a group of reporters; in the vignettes to the right and left, someone is reading from... More
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.
A tidy job; but-- / J.S. Pughe.
Illustration shows New York City mayor Seth Low, as a lion tamer holding a whip, standing next to the Tammany Tiger which is bound in ribbons labeled "Civic Honesty, Fusion, Decent Government, Municipal Reforms... More
A tidy job; but - / J.S. Pughe.
Seth Low, as an animal trainer, standing by tiger wrapped in ribbons "civil honesty", "decent government", municipal reforms", etc.; as Charles Francis Murphy stands behind, with large scissors "election 1903".... 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
President Roosevelt, Speaker Cannon and the Republican Notification Co...
H48692 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
President Roosevelt, Speaker Cannon and members of the Republication N...
H48691 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
President Roosevelt, Speaker Cannon and members of the Republication N...
H48688 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
True harmony / J.S.P. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows Benjamin B. Odell as the New York Governor and as the Chairman of the Republican National Committee selecting himself as his successor to the chairmenship of the State Committee. Caption: Go... More
President Roosevelt, members of Notification Committee, and guests, Sa...
H48696 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Theodore Roosevelt with members of the Notification Committee and gue...
H48635 U.S. Copyright Office. Title devised by Library staff based on captions found on variant images. Copyright 1904 by Underwood & Underwood.
President Roosevelt, members of Notification Committee and guests, Sag...
H48695 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The newspaper men with Senator Kean, Secretary Loeb and, Secretary Bar...
H48699 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. Public domain photograph - group portrait, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Speaker Cannon formally notifying President Roosevelt of his nominatio...
H48703 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. Public domain photograph of Theodore Roosevelt political campaign, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Speaker Cannon formally notifying President Roosevelt of his nominatio...
H48704 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. Public domain photograph of Theodore Roosevelt political campaign, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Speaker Cannon formally notifying President Roosevelt of his nominatio...
H48702 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. Public domain photograph of Theodore Roosevelt political campaign, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
President Roosevelt, Speaker Cannon and members of the Republication N...
H48689 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
President Roosevelt, members of Notification Committee and guests, Sag...
H48691 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 6. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
President Roosevelt, members of the Notification Committee and guests,...
H48633 U.S. Copyright Office. Library has two copies of this print in the PRES FILE. Copyright 1904 by Underwood & Underwood.
New York Base Ball Club - Public domain portrait print
H62670 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright claimant's address: 274 Wabash Ave, Chicago. No. 5d05. Copyright deposit; Geo. R. Lawrence Co.; 1905.
The next morning / Kep. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows a large man carrying golf clubs and a small piece of luggage, holding goggles and a coat, with the railroad station in the background, asking who won the election; a diminutive boy is selling... More
Hearst in war, Hearst in peace, Hearst in the hearts of his countrymen
Political postcard showing three bust-portraits of Democrat William R. Hearst, unsuccessful candidate against Charles E. Hughes, in the New York Governor race of 1906. Upper left side of card shows a fist "just... More
He isn't climbing out of the window, however
"Governors Office, Albany" on building; "It might taper down to him" on sign on ladder. Taft, Roosevelt's choice to run for president, seeking 1908 running mate. Man at window probably Charles Evans Hughes, gov... More
Aliens filing income taxes at N.Y. Custom House
National Photo Company Collection. Public domain photograph of an official meeting, group of people, managers, directors, discussion, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
President Taft at Cliff Haven, N.Y.
William Howard Taft seated with Charles Evans Hughes, Cardinal James Gibbons, and three other men of the clergy, with other men standing around them. J129608 U.S. Copyright Office.
[Edward Henry Harriman, railroad magnate, departing boat and arriving ...
J132114 U.S. Copyright Office. "Copyright 1909 by Geo. Grantham Bain" Public domain photograph of politician, meeting, government and politics, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Portrait photo of Tim Sullivan shoe beneficiaries
Bowery men, in shoe line, with gifts of shoes from Tim Sullivan. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).
Paste "these are my jewels!" / Kep.
Illustration shows a tall woman labeled "Empire State" and two diminutive men labeled "Dix" and "Gaynor"; hanging on the wall in the background is a picture of James S. Sherman. Illus. in: Puck, v. 70, no. 180... More
Women going to Syracuse convention
Photo shows delegates to the New York State Bull Moose convention in 1912, held at the Arena on South Salina Street, in Syracuse, New York. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2008)
Women going to Syracuse convention
Photo shows delegates to the New York State Bull Moose convention in 1912, held at the Arena on South Salina Street, in Syracuse, New York. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2008) Title from data provided by the... More
Gov. Wilson Refused to Mix Up in New York State Politics At Syracuse Y...
This illustration entitled, "Gov. Wilson Refused to Mix Up in New York State Politics At Syracuse Yesterday", by cartoonist Clifford Berryman, which appeared in the Washington Evening Star on September 13, 1912... More
When the library lions review the animals
"Parade of the animals from Central Park (and elsewhere)" on building. Tammany tiger leading procession of sheep, bull, bear, elephant, donkey, and moose, representing political parties, in front of New York Pu... More