Puck’s coaching parade, 1883
Subject(s): Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886, Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887, Blaine, James Gillespie, 1830-1893, Boucicault, Dion, 1820-1890, Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893, Cameron, J. D. (James Donald), 1833-1918, Clay, Henry, 1777-1852, Coghlan, Rose, 1851-1932, Conkling, Roscoe, 1829-1888, Cooper, Edward, 1824-1905, Crosby, Howard, 1826-1891, Curtis, George William, 1824-1892, Dana, Charles A. (Charles Anderson), 1819-1897, Edson, Franklin, 1832-1904, Field, Cyrus W. (Cyrus West), 1819-1892, Geistinger, Marie, 1833-1903, Gould, Jay, 1836-1892, Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885, Harrigan, Edward, 1844-1911, Hart, Tony, 1855-1891, Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893, Ingersoll, Robert Green, 1833-1899, Kelly, John, 1821-1886, Logan, John Alexander, 1826-1886, McCloskey, John, Cardinal, 1810-1885, Sage, Russell, 1816-1906, Sherman, John, 1823-1900, Thompson, Hubert O. (Hubert Ogden), 1848-1886, Tilden, Samuel J. (Samuel Jones), 1814-1886, Tilton, Theodore, 1835-1907, Vanderbilt, William H. (William Henry), 1821-1885, Wallack, Lester, 1820-1888
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Eight stagecoaches stand in a procession, each jammed with passengers. Riding in the first coach, labeled “Republican Harmony Coach,” are Chester Alan Arthur, Roscoe Conkling, James Gillespie Blaine, John Alexander Logan, Ulysses S. Grant, J. D. Cameron, George William Curtis, John Sherman, John F. Miller(?) and an unidentified man. Riding in the second coach, labeled “Dem. Love Feast Coach” and “One Republican thrown in to please Mr. Dana,” are Charles A. Dana, Benjamin F. Butler, Edward Cooper, Rutherford B. Hayes, Franklin Edson, Samuel J. Tilden, John Kelly, and Hubert O. Thompson. Riding in the third coach, labeled “Heavy Hack,” are Cardinal John McCloskey, Robert Green Ingersoll, “Jacobs, Potter, Storrs,” Howard Crosby, Henry Ward Beecher, and Theodore Tilton. Riding in the fourth coach, labeled “Monopoly,” are William H. Vanderbilt, Russell Sage, Cyrus W. Field, Jay Gould, and a box labeled Henry Clay. Riding in the fifth coach, labeled “Thespis,” are Lester Wallack, Rose Coghlan, Marie Geistinger, “T.P., J.E. Pearson, Levy,” Dion Boucicault, Edward Harrigan, and Tony Hart. The sixth coach is labeled “Homeopathy”; the seventh coach is labeled “Allopathy”; and the eighth coach is labeled “The Bruiser.” The horses pulling this last coach wear boxing gloves. Caption: [If this takes, we will have another one next year.]
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1883-06-13
Creator(s)
Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937
Publication Date
2013-10-24
Period
New York State Assemblyman (1882-May 1884)
Original Collection
Prints and Photographs division
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 coaching parade, 1883. [June 13, 1883?]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288230. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937. Puck’s coaching parade, 1883. [13 Jun. 1883?]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 29, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288230.
APA:
Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937.: , [1883, June 13?]. Puck’s coaching parade, 1883. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288230.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 29, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
APA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
