Puck’s own Yorktown celebration
Subject(s): American Revolution (1775-1783), Anniversaries, Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887, Bennett, James Gordon, 1841-1918, Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893, Conkling, Roscoe, 1829-1888, Davis, David, 1815-1886, Evarts, William Maxwell, 1818-1901, Field, Cyrus W. (Cyrus West), 1819-1892, Gould, Jay, 1836-1892, Keifer, Joseph Warren, 1836-1932, Kelly, John, 1821-1886, Logan, John Alexander, 1826-1886, Processions, Siege of Yorktown (Virginia : 1781), Soldiers, Talmage, T. De Witt (Thomas De Witt), 1832-1902, Tilden, Samuel J. (Samuel Jones), 1814-1886, Vanderbilt, William H. (William Henry), 1821-1885
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Print shows Puck sitting on a wooden cut-out Pegasus reviewing a procession of soldiers, among whom are John A. Logan, Roscoe Conkling carrying a flag labeled “Third Term”, Joseph W. Keifer, William M. Evarts, David Davis, James G. Bennett, John Kelly, Cyrus W. Field, William H. Vanderbilt, Jay Gould, Samuel J. Tilden, Benjamin F. Butler, Thomas De Witt Talmage, and riding on horseback, Henry Ward Beecher. Following the soldiers, in the background on the right, is a float showing an old soldier labeled “Our Army” and a decrepit ship labeled “Our Navy”. In the background, on the left, is a reviewing stand for the “Foreign Guests”, with a French flag on one side and a German flag on the other. Caption: His army of contributors passing in review before our foreign guests.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1881-10-19
Creator(s)
Keppler, Joseph Ferdinand, 1838-1894
Period
Youth (October 27, 1858-1881)
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 own Yorktown celebration. [October 19, 1881]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287975. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Keppler, Joseph Ferdinand, 1838-1894. Puck’s own Yorktown celebration. [19 Oct. 1881]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287975.
APA:
Keppler, Joseph Ferdinand, 1838-1894., [1881, October 19]. Puck’s own Yorktown celebration.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287975.
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 26, 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.
