Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria, 1830-1916

General William R. Shafter, larger than life, is pictured in Europe standing before the rulers of France (Felix Faure), Austria (Franz Joseph I), Germany (William II), Italy (Umberto I), and Russia (Nicholas II), and with John Bull representing England. They bow, tip their hats, and salute him, acknowledging his success during the Spanish-American War. Depicted in an insert is the treatment Shafter received in the United States from the dogs of “Yellow Journalism” and hands with pointing fingers labeled “Amateur Magazine Strategist” and “Know-it-all Critic” holding a quill pen labeled “Hate,” and other hands labeled “Sensationalism” and “Impudent Newspaper Reporter” holding clubs labeled “Malice” and “Revenge,” as well as a boot labeled “Jealousy.” Caption: How our hero of the most remarkable campaign of the century is regarded abroad, and how some of us treat him at home.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1898-11-02

Creator(s)

Dalrymple, Louis, 1866-1905

A gleeful Uncle Sam sits with John Bull, who is a sailor representing England, and six figures representing “Spain,” “Italy” (Umberto I), “Austria” (Franz Joseph I), “France,” Germany (William II), and “Russia” (Nicholas II), watching a fireworks display that shows the outline of a huge American battleship that illuminates the ruins of the “Spanish Fleet.” The clouds of smoke show portraits of “Schley, Sampson, Hobson, [and] Dewey.”

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1898-07-06

Creator(s)

Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956

A crazed man representing the Czar of “Russia” sits on a throne, manipulating marionettes that represent “France” (Felix Faure), “Austria” (Franz Joseph I), “Italy” (Umberto I), “Germany” (William II), and “England” (John Bull) playing musical instruments.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1897-05-05

Creator(s)

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

Print shows Uncle Sam holding a “Trade Treaty with China”, standing on a “Map of China” in the midst of foreign rulers labeled “Germany, Italy, England, Austria, Russia [and] France.” Depicted are William II, Umberto I, John Bull, Franz Joseph I sharpening scissors at a grinding stone in the background, Uncle Sam, Nicholas II, and Emile Loubet, each with large scissors, intent on cutting up the map.

Caption: Uncle Sam (to the Powers)–Gentlemen, you may cut up this map as much as you like; but remember that I’m here to stay, and that you can’t divide me up into spheres of influence!

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1899-08-23

Uncle Sam welcomes several heads of state labeled “Pan-Slavism, Nihilism, Socialism, Pauperism, Communism [represented by Marianne], Fenianism, Mormonism [wearing a fez], [and] Spain” to a swim at Coney Island. They have emerged from bathhouses labeled “Austria, Russia, Germany, Italy, France, [and] England” and stand in the water. Caption: Why shouldn’t the wearied monarchs of Europe enjoy a plunge in our republican waters?

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1882-07-19

Creator(s)

Graetz, F. (Friedrich), approximately 1840-approximately 1913

A group of explorers of the polar regions, representing discovery and exploration, float on an ice floe. They may all be on the verge of death. Weighing judgment are James Gordon Bennett of the New York Herald and several European heads of state sitting in an area labeled “Reserved for J. G. Bennett and other Crowned Heads,” as well as a group of men seated in an area labeled “In the Name of Science – More! More!” This latter group has already pronounced judgment by giving the “Thumbs Down” sign. Notices pasted on the walls of the arena state “Kane died 1853, Franklin died 1850, Hall died 1871, [and] G. W. De Long 1882” referring to explorers who died in the name of science.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1882-05-31

Creator(s)

Keppler, Joseph Ferdinand, 1838-1894

A dog wearing a sombrero labeled “Mexican Revolution” jumps and barks, stirring up a cloud of dust. Uncle Sam approaches from the left drawing a gun from its holster labeled “Intervention.” He is preparing to shoot the “mad dog.” The rulers of “England, Germany, Spain, Austria, Italy, Russia, [and] Japan” are standing behind a wall labeled “Monroe Doctrine.” Some have rifles; others point toward the dog.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1913-08-06

Creator(s)

Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956

Nikola I of Montenegro stands at a narrow mountain pass with two other men, facing an army composed of the leaders of “Austria, Italy, Germany, England, France, [and] Russia.” Caption: The Leonidas of the Balkans.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1913-05-14

Creator(s)

Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956

Captain Höhnel has become an avid stamp collector and requests a complete collection of the postage stamps of the United States, Cuba, the Philippines, and Guam.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-02-17

Creator(s)

Höhnel, Ludwig, Ritter von, 1857-1942

Frederick William Holls is traveling through Europe and recounts his visits with Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria and Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-06-10

Creator(s)

Holls, Frederick William, 1857-1903