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A well-dressed man carries his wife’s Easter bonnet beneath an umbrella, so that in her absence, due to an illness, at least her bonnet will be seen in public. Caption: His wife was ill.
Comments and Context
Cartoonist L. M. Glackens had the assignment to draw the cover for Puck‘s holiday issue (special numbers usually were arranged for Easter, Mid-Summer, Thanksgiving, and Christmas) in 1908. As he matured as an artist, his handsome work was ever more evident in Puck; and the young Welshman J. S. Pughe was ill throughout the year, reducing his own workload.
The idea of a man parading his wife’s Easter bonnet in a rainstorm is funny yet today, even if traditional Easter parades are no longer conducted. The border motif seems strange — a devil chasing a cowl-clad brother — perhaps more appropriate before lent. However, Easter Sunday in 1908 fell on April 19, days after this issue’s cover date.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1908-04-15
Creator(s)
Glackens, L. M. (Louis M.), 1866-1933
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
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:
Puck Easter 1908. [April 15, 1908]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286099. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Glackens, L. M. (Louis M.), 1866-1933. Puck Easter 1908. [15 Apr. 1908]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286099.
APA:
Glackens, L. M. (Louis M.), 1866-1933., [1908, April 15]. Puck Easter 1908.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286099.
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.
