A fashionably dressed young woman, carrying a bag labeled “1897,” arrives at the entrance of a building where she is greeted by a small man with a bespectacled, globe-shaped head, as another woman carrying a bag labeled “1896” and a paper that states “Very Bad Character – World” departs.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1897-01-06

Creator(s)

Pughe, J. S. (John S.), 1870-1909

Language

English

Period

NYC Police Commissioner (May 1895-March 1897)

Repository

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division

Page Count

1

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Cartoon

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:

The new girl. [January 6, 1897]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288637. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Pughe, J. S. (John S.), 1870-1909. The new girl. [6 Jan. 1897]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288637.

APA:

Pughe, J. S. (John S.), 1870-1909., [1897, January 6]. The new girl.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288637.

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.