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Hill, W. E. (William Ely), 1887-1962

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Greeting the trail of the lonesome pine

Greeting the trail of the lonesome pine

Two well dressed men wearing top hats admire a beautiful young woman wearing a fur-trimmed red shawl and a hat with a small pine bough attached. Includes a lengthy notice “from Puck’s new management to Puck’s old friends!” about planned improvements for the future of the magazine.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1914-01-14

The retort brutal

The retort brutal

A young man and a young woman stand in a gallery of family portraits. Caption: “Here, in this gallery, are portraits of some of my ancestors.” / “Humph! They evidently looked upon Eugenics as a joke!”

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1913-03-26

Oh, you grand grand opera!

Oh, you grand grand opera!

An opera manager talks with an attractive young woman who aspires to be an opera singer. Two somewhat less attractive and considerably heavier women wearing costumes stand behind them. Caption: The Young One — But if my voice and acting are satisfactory, why is it you won’t let me sing “Juliette”? / Manager –Woman alive, I can’t! You are only nineteen, and as pretty as a picture, and you weigh less than 140 pounds!

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1913-02-12

“We’re l-l-l-ost!”

“We’re l-l-l-ost!”

Two little children labeled “Taft” and “Sherman” are crying because they have lost their way. Vice President Sherman, as a little girl, is holding the string to a pull-toy which is an elephant on a base with wheels. Caption: Pitiable plight of little Willie and Jamey.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1912-10-09

The angel of the show

The angel of the show

Theodore Roosevelt, as a burlesque dancer labeled “Rosie,” clutching money, stands with a man labeled “Perkins” who is reaching into his pocket. In the background is a poster labeled “Bull Moose Burlesque.”

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1912-09-18

After the hug

After the hug

A woman wearing a large hat stands next to a man wearing a tuxedo and top hat. Caption: He — You smashed two cigars in my inside pocket just then! / She — That’s nothing! You bent a whole package of cigarettes in my corsage!

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1912-06-26