Flight

A cherub representing the New Year 1905 rides on a winged cornucopia filled with farm produce labeled “Prosperity.”

Comments and Context

Puck closed out the relatively tumultuous year of 1904 with a front-page cartoon blandly that was generic, but handsomely drawn by Grant Hamilton. It is an observation rather than an argument or advocacy, with the only “issue” named being economic prosperity. No foreign policy nor aspect of domestic policies is addressed.

Prosperity, however, was firmly in place, with memories of a severe depression in the previous decade an important matter to many citizens.

Theodore Roosevelt preparing to take flight with Archibald Hoxsey on October 11, 1910, in St. Louis, Missouri.

Collection

Dickinson State University

Creation Date

1910-10-11

Theodore Roosevelt flying with Archibald Hoxsey on October 11, 1910, in St. Louis, Missouri.

Collection

Dickinson State University

Creation Date

1910-10-11

Eleanor B. Caldwell’s poem combines spirituality with flight imagery.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-07-12

President Roosevelt and J. Pierpont Morgan sit on spatulas, with heat coming from “Wit, humor, etc.” below them. Roosevelt seems to be enjoying the ride, while Parker remains impassive.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1903