July 4th, 1904
Subject(s): Anniversaries, Firecrackers, Fourth of July, Fourth of July celebrations, United States, Women drummers (Musicians)
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Two female drummers play while a young woman bursts from a firecracker. The title “Puck” is formed from firecrackers.
Comments and Context
In 1904, the United States was in the midst of its first blush as an expansionist, innovative, prosperous nation, with the previous years’ depression, war, assassination, and labor strife behind it. Automobiles, airplanes, electrification, and motion pictures reflected a vitality in daily life, which in turn, was manifested by the exuberance of America’s popular president, Theodore Roosevelt.
The week before this issue of Puck was on the newsstands, Roosevelt’s Republican Party had re-nominated him, and had every reason to be confident of success. Nevertheless the Democratic weekly Puck chose its splashy Fourth of July issue to boost Judge Alton Brooks Parker, the likely Democrat nominee, and Puck‘s preferred candidate.
Frank A. Nankivell, Australian-born and Japanese-trained, was one of Puck‘s answers to the poster-look style that dominated Fin de Siecle graphics in Europe, Japan, and the United States at this time.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1904-06-29
Creator(s)
Nankivell, Frank A. (Frank Arthur), 1869-1959
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Page Count
1
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
July 4th, 1904. [June 29, 1904]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o277830. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Nankivell, Frank A. (Frank Arthur), 1869-1959. July 4th, 1904. [29 Jun. 1904]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o277830.
APA:
Nankivell, Frank A. (Frank Arthur), 1869-1959., [1904, June 29]. July 4th, 1904.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o277830.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
APA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
