Puck’s notion of the kind of fancy-dress charity ball that would be a real, solid financial success
Subject(s): Blaine, James Gillespie, 1830-1893, Charity, Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908, Conkling, Roscoe, 1829-1888, Evarts, William Maxwell, 1818-1901, Fund raising, Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885, Kelly, John, 1821-1886, Masquerades, Newspaper editors, Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912
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At a costume ball, a band of newspaper editors labeled “Herald, Sun, Staats-Zeitung, World, Times, [and] Evening Post” is conducted by Puck. Among those present at the ball are James Gillespie Blaine, Whitelaw Reid, William Maxwell Evarts, Roscoe Conkling, Ulysses S. Grant, Grover Cleveland, and John Kelly.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1885-01-28
Creator(s)
Keppler, Joseph Ferdinand, 1838-1894
Period
Dakota Rancher (June 1884-1886)
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
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Chicago:
Puck’s notion of the kind of fancy-dress charity ball that would be a real, solid financial success. [January 28, 1885]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287816. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Keppler, Joseph Ferdinand, 1838-1894. Puck’s notion of the kind of fancy-dress charity ball that would be a real, solid financial success. [28 Jan. 1885]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287816.
APA:
Keppler, Joseph Ferdinand, 1838-1894., [1885, January 28]. Puck’s notion of the kind of fancy-dress charity ball that would be a real, solid financial success.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287816.
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. January 22, 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.
