Cleveland’s entry into Washington – March 4th. 1885
Subject(s): Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886, Barnum, William Henry, 1818-1889, Bayard, Thomas F. (Thomas Francis), 1828-1898, Bennett, James Gordon, 1841-1918, Blaine, James Gillespie, 1830-1893, Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908, Conkling, Roscoe, 1829-1888, Curtis, George William, 1824-1892, Democratic donkey (Symbolic character), Edmunds, George F. (George Franklin), 1828-1919, Endicott, William Crowninshield, 1826-1900, Garland, A. H. (Augustus Hill), 1832-1899, Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885, Hancock, Winfield Scott, 1824-1886, Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901, Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893, Hendricks, Thomas A. (Thomas Andrews), 1819-1885, Hewitt, Abram S. (Abram Stevens), 1822-1903, Lamar, L. Q. C. (Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus), 1825-1893, Logan, John Alexander, 1826-1886, Manning, Daniel, 1831-1887, Newspaper editors, Parades, Politicians, Presidents--Inauguration, Pulitzer, Joseph, 1847-1911, Randall, Samuel J. (Samuel Jackson), 1828-1890, Raster, Hermann, 1827-1891, Schurz, Carl, 1829-1906, Tilden, Samuel J. (Samuel Jones), 1814-1886, Vilas, William F. (William Freeman), 1840-1908, Washington (D.C.), Watterson, Henry, 1840-1921
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Grover Cleveland rides the Democratic donkey past the “Republican R. R. R. Hotel” on the way to his inauguration. He is surrounded by a host of characters that includes many political figures and newspaper editors, including Joseph F. Keppler with his diminutive character Puck. Among those depicted are: Roscoe Conkling, George Edmunds, Augustus Garland, “Hampton,” “William H. Barnum,” L. Q. C. Lamar, “Grace,” “Jones,” Joseph Pulitzer, James G. Bennett, Henry B. Ward, Samuel J. Randall, Thomas Hendricks, Abram S. Hewitt, U. S. Grant, Chester A. Arthur, Grover Cleveland, “McDonas,” Daniel Manning, George W. Curtis, Rutherford B. Hayes, Samuel J. Tilden, Thomas F. Bayard (carrying a flag that states “Public Office is a Public Trust. G. Cleveland”), Joseph Medill, William C. Endicott, John Logan, James G. Blaine, Carl Schurz, William F. Vilas, Cox, Winfield Scott Hancock, Benjamin Harrison, Henry Watterson, and Hermann “Raster.” Also shown is Puck’s Independent Party figure and papers labeled “Compliments of C. A. Dana.”
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1885-03-04
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
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Cleveland’s entry into Washington – March 4th. 1885. [March 4, 1885]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288011. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Keppler, Joseph Ferdinand, 1838-1894. Cleveland’s entry into Washington – March 4th. 1885. [4 Mar. 1885]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288011.
APA:
Keppler, Joseph Ferdinand, 1838-1894., [1885, March 4]. Cleveland’s entry into Washington – March 4th. 1885.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288011.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
APA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
