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A very short President Roosevelt and a tall Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks stand beside a table. A silhouette of George Washington is on the wall. Caption: (Reproduced from an exceedingly rare woodcut.)
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905
A large crowd of people rush forward to the “Exchange Desk,” bearing Christmas gifts which they wish to exchange.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1906-12-26
President Roosevelt conducts the orchestra at the “Congressional Vaudeville” with a baton labeled “The Big Stick,” with two band members, Elihu Root and William H. Taft, performing “Overture President’s Message.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1906-11-28
Two Martians, one holding a telescope and yawning, express relief now that the election for governor of New York has been decided (in favor of Charles Evans Hughes). In the background, on planet Earth, fireworks mark the celebration in New York. Caption: The Martians — Yag be thanked, it’s all over! We can get a little sleep now that we know how the New York election came out.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1906-11-07
Vignettes show panels from comic strips featuring Foxy Grandpa, Alphonse and Gaston, Happy Hooligan and the donkey Maud, Buster Brown, and the Katzenjammer Kids, around a central panel with William Randolph Hearst, a candidate in the election for governor of New York, sitting on Maud, with clones of the “comic people” behind him.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1906-10-31
Vignettes show how livestock is treated before being slaughtered and sent to the butcher.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1906-07-04
The devil delivers a tiny piece of ice to a bloated businessman labeled “The Ice Man” wearing a fur coat and sitting on a heater in Hell. Caption: Satan — Yep, this is the biggest fifty pounds I can let you have. On account of the mild winter, ice is very scarce here!
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1906-08-08
Anthony Comstock, as a monk, thwarts shameless displays of excessive flesh, whether that of women, horses, or dogs, with a “Jane Doe Warrant.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1906-08-22
Theodore Roosevelt stands at center, beaming, with several supporters (Elihu Root, Thomas Collier Platt, William H. Taft, Charles W. Fairbanks, Joseph Benson Foraker, and J. S. Sherman) and a bunch of hands pointing toward him. Caption: The sum and substance of the Republican platform.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1906-09-05
Freshmen college students are being tested for “Beer Capacity,” on the “Cigarette Tester,” and the “Rah Rah Recorder” at “Sis Boom University.” Caption: The freshmen are taking their entrance exams.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1906-09-19
Various forms of transportation owned by the government and operated by an abundance of government employees are depicted, suggesting that some level of corruption is an aspect of federal, state, or municipal ownership.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1906-09-26
A large William H. Taft wears a stars and stripes turban, with a large knife labeled “The Big Bolo” stuck in his belt and a notice attached stating “For Stand Patters.” He is speaking to a group of diminutive figures labeled variously “Congressman” with a “Manila Souvenir Spoon,” “Philippine Industries, Free Trade Promises, [and] Senate Bill.” In the background, on the left is the boarding ramp to a ship, and on the right are two entrances to a railroad station platform labeled “To Washington Direct.” One entrance is labeled “Philippine Free Trade” and the other is labeled “Stand Pat.” Taft is telling them to be sure to choose the correct train, i.e., not to enter through the “Stand Pat” gate. Caption: Our Foremost Filipino — Now, boys, after all my talking, don’t go and take the wrong train.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1905-09-27
A fashionably dressed young woman is being escorted by a rabbit and a young child dressed in a red suit. The woman looks back over her shoulder at three unhappy monks standing outside a stone church or monastery.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1905-04-19
A young woman with a shotgun over her left shoulder carries a dead turkey.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1904-11-23
A young woman plays a lute as a group of rabbit cavaliers dance around her. In the background, two monks whisper to each other at the entrance to a monastery.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1904-03-30
In a dining room, a man sits at a table eating, a woman has opened a door, and three men stand in the doorway, singing Christmas carols.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1903-12-02
In a kitchen, a young woman prepares a pie while four young children watch. A dead turkey lies on a table and a large pumpkin stands on the floor.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1903-11-25
A crowd of people wearing colonial dress gather around an old man who is firing off a cannon during the Fourth of July celebration, 1903.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1903-07-01
A little girl takes all the colored eggs from the Easter Bunny’s basket. She is putting them in her apron, but some have fallen on the ground and are broken. A hen wearing a bonnet is in the background.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1903-04-08
Uncle Sam hugs a youthful John Bull, with firecrackers on both sides and a remarque below showing a Revolutionary War soldier sending the British and the British Lion back to England.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1902-07-02