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President Roosevelt and Secretary of War William H. Taft, who holds a staff with the initials of “SPQR” to symbolize the ancient Roman government, are dressed in ancient Roman attire. Roosevelt offers “Supreme Court” crown to Taft, who pushes it away.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-10-20
A female figure holds out a crown labeled “The New Frisco,” fashioned after a city skyline. A bear sits on the ground next to her and, in the background, are 16th or 17th century sailing ships. The context of this cover cartoon is the destruction of San Francisco three weeks previous, and the city’s hopes for renewal.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1906-05-09
A crown in the shape of a human skull appears against a background of blood dripping into the title area at the bottom.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1905-12-27
Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, sits on a throne, wearing a large skull topped with a cross as a crown. A Japanese man offers him papers labeled “Peace ‘with Honor’,” and a Jewish man, holding bags labeled “Jewish Loans,” stands in a palace doorway in the background. A basket overflowing with papers labeled “Jewish Petition [and] Protest against Kishineff Massacres” is on the floor. A paper on a desk states “Cost of War to Russia $1,042,500,000.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1905-09-06
Nicholas II, wearing crown and royal robe, draws the drapes over the window to shut out the sun labeled “Progress,” as three ghouls clutch at him from behind.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1905-03-08
A young boy in uniform and cap labeled “1905” sweeps an office clean of many papers labeled “Yellow Peril 1904, Broken Resolutions, Dave Hill ‘I was a Democrat’ 1904, [and] St. Louis Graft 1904” and a large crown labeled “Imperialism.” Some papers labeled “Tom Taggart, [and] Campaign Oratory 1904” are already in the wastebasket.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1905-01-04
President Roosevelt, wearing his Rough Rider uniform, looks at the style of hats worn by past presidents U.S. Grant, Abraham Lincoln, and George Washington, but the hat he likes best, atop a stand labeled “Imported Hat – All the Style in Europe,” is a crown labeled “Imperialism.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1904-09-21
President Theodore Roosevelt crowns himself as emperor.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1904-08-24
William Jennings Bryan, holding a pitcher labeled “The Commoner,” pours water labeled “Editorials” into a paper crown labeled “McKinley’s Crown,” which is filled with holes and leaking water everywhere. The caption reads, “The Bryan Crown — It Won’t Hold Water.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1901-06-19
Illustration shows Edward VII, King of Great Britain, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, with an insert showing “(Caricature of Louis XIV, by Thackeray) ‘You see at once that majesty is made out of the wig, the high-heeled shoes and cloak, all fleurs-de-lis bespangled….Thus do barbers and cobblers make the gods that we worship.’ –Thackeray.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1901-03-13
Postcard showing several crowns, scepters, and highly embellished cups and vessels arranged inside a caged cabinet. Some items have labels next to them. Charles C. Myers identifies the items as the Crown Jewels of England and comments on their monetary value.
1910
President Roosevelt wears a “Panama Canal” crown that has the label of “the greatest achievement for trade in modern times.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-06-04
A large crown sits perched atop a building with women holding various shields, including “Panama Canal,” “rate bill,” “prosecution of criminal trusts,” “regeneration of the Philippines.” At the top of the crown is a woman holding “conservation of natural resources” and “development of water ways.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-10-11
A group of women in a gallery “Reserved for American Wives of English Lords” hold strings attached to crowns on the heads of their husbands in the House of Lords. Caption: A sure guarantee of peace between America and England.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1895-12-18
Theodore Roosevelt as a baby, in the arms of Columbia who has lifted him from his golden cradle. The infant reaches out to receive a crown, a dagger, and a cowboy hat from three women in classical attire. Observing the scene from behind Columbia are Uncle Sam in the guise of the god Zeus and an eagle dressed in Roman armor. In the distance the dome of the United States Capitol building is seen against a rising sun.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1907-04-25
Pope Leo XIII holds out his robe labeled “Catholicism” and bows to Columbia who politely returns the bow and declines the offer to shelter under his robe. Behind Leo XIII is “St. Peters” at the “Vatican” and behind Columbia are buildings labeled “Public School” and “School.” Caption: His Holiness–Dear Miss Columbia, won’t you come under my robe? – you’ll be so much more comfortable! – for further particulars, see my late encyclical. / Miss Columbia–Much obliged, Pop; but I’m doing very well as I am!
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1895-02-13
William McKinley, at the Republican National Convention, wears a royal robe and places a crown labeled “Nomination” and listing the states “Mass., Texas, Maryland, Illinois, Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, Cal. [and] Va.” on his head. Charles H. Grosvenor and Mark A. Hanna are near him as high priests, and Herman H. Kohlsaat is a court page holding his robe. Paying their respects, on the right, are Thomas Collier Platt, William B. Allison, Matthew S. Quay, Thomas B. Reed, Shelby M. Cullom, and Levi P. Morton. A small portion of the convention hall is visible in the background.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1896-06-24
William II, the German Emperor, wearing a robe and a large sword, and holding a crown and a scepter, looks puzzled over why these symbols of authority no longer command the respect he thinks they deserve. Caption: Medieval Wilhelm–‘T is passing strange! – here are all the attributes of me kingly power; – me crown, me sceptre, and me royal robe – but the people won’t revere them as of yore. By my halidome! – is Divine Right played out?
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1895-06-05
German emperor William II, wearing a two-tiered tiara, is welcomed by throngs of Arab Muslims who carry a banner that proclaims “Allah is Great, and William His Prophet.” Across a narrow body of water, Pope Leo XIII, wearing the papal tiara, sits on St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1898-11-16
Charles Parnell wears a tiara and sits on a throne, with many Irishmen bowing before him and placing bags of money into a container labeled “Parnell Fund.” On a table next to him are papers labeled “Remission of Rents” and “Assassination Absolution.” Sitting on a throne on the left, unattended by anyone, is Pope Leo XIII wearing the papal tiara and looking on with dismay. At his feet, on the left, is a basket of papers labeled “Indulgence” and “Absolution,” and, on the right, a container labeled “Peter’s Pence” that appears to have been broken into and emptied.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1883-06-06
Graetz, F. (Friedrich), approximately 1840-approximately 1913