Puck’s pyrotechnics – Fourth-of-July fireworks free to all
Subject(s): Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886, Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887, Bennett, James Gordon, 1841-1918, Blaine, James Gillespie, 1830-1893, Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893, Cameron, J. D. (James Donald), 1833-1918, Capitalists and financiers, Conkling, Roscoe, 1829-1888, Davis, David, 1815-1886, Dorsey, Stephen Wallace, 1842-1916, Field, Cyrus W. (Cyrus West), 1819-1892, Fireworks, Fourth of July, Fourth of July celebrations, Gould, Jay, 1836-1892, Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885, Kelly, John, 1821-1886, Logan, John Alexander, 1826-1886, Monopolies, Pagodas, Politicians, Robeson, George M. (George Maxwell), 1829-1897, Sage, Russell, 1816-1906, Scandals, Schurz, Carl, 1829-1906, Statue of Liberty (New York, N.Y.), Talmage, T. De Witt (Thomas De Witt), 1832-1902, Tammany Hall, Tilden, Samuel J. (Samuel Jones), 1814-1886, Tilton, Elizabeth M. Richards, 1834-, Tilton, Theodore, 1835-1907, Vanderbilt, William H. (William Henry), 1821-1885
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Print shows a fireworks display with Puck bowing on a stage in front of a “Fan Light” featuring the likenesses of William H. Vanderbilt, Russell Sage, Cyrus W. Field, and Jay Gould; on stage with Puck is a hand holding a smoldering torch which may represent Bartholdi’s hand and torch from the Statue of Liberty. On the left is a pagoda labeled “Puck Office” and on the right is a building labeled “Tammany Hall.” Among the fireworks are many faces of politicians and other prominent figures of the day, some labeled by type of firework, such as “Chicago Shower” – Arthur, Grant, Conkling, Logan and Cameron; “Tumbler” – Tilden; “Twister” – Schurz; “The Falling Tammany Star” – Kelly; “Bomb” – Davis; “Junk Whizzler” – Robeson; “Polar Rocket” – Bennett; “Buster” – Butler; and “Star Route Staggerer” – Dorsey. Others shown are James G. Blaine, Henry Ward Beecher, Elizabeth Tilton(?), Thomas De Witt Talmage, and Theodore Tilton.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1882-07-05
Creator(s)
Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937
Period
New York State Assemblyman (1882-May 1884)
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’s pyrotechnics – Fourth-of-July fireworks free to all. [July 5, 1882]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287956. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937. Puck’s pyrotechnics – Fourth-of-July fireworks free to all. [5 Jul. 1882]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287956.
APA:
Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937., [1882, July 5]. Puck’s pyrotechnics – Fourth-of-July fireworks free to all.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287956.
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.
