The phrenologist
A man wearing magician clothing labeled “Harriman” examines President Roosevelt’s head and says, “He lacks fixity of purpose.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-03-06
Your TR Source
Magicians
Easter
Special Easter edition cover, in an art nouveau style, shows a woman performing a magic trick by making Easter eggs and other prizes flow from a piece of paper rolled up like a cone; also a young girl with angel wings is holding an Easter egg and a rabbit.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1900-04-18
Creator(s)
The great unknown
William McKinley, wearing military uniform, appears underneath a large veil on a pedestal labeled “I am the veiled Mahatma of prosperity! Believe in me, ask no questions, and you will all roll in riches!!!” Charles H. Grosvenor stands on the left and Mark A. Hanna on the right dressed as magicians or wizards. A group of men prostrate themselves in the foreground, labeled “Gold Bug, Greenbacker, Free Silver Crank, Populist, High Protection Fanatic, [and] Any Kind of Money Crank.” In the background, on both sides, are large crowds, some holding signs labeled “Monopoly, Trusts, Combines, [and] Monopolists.”
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1896-06-17
Creator(s)
A presidential conjuror
President Arthur appears as a magician on a stage, pulling cards out of a hat and tossing them into the audience. The cards are labeled “Secretary of Navy, Foreign Minister, Interior, Consulate, Collectorship, Soft Soap, Minister to Turkey, Quashed Endictment, Secretary of War, Protection, Postmaster, Promises, Gratitude, [and] Reciprocity.” On the stage are other magic devices, a “Great Machine Trick” showing cards and labeled “New Political Deal Trick,” a wheel labeled “Stalwartism Neutrality Halfbreedism,” a bottle labeled “Ever-lasting Patronage Bottle,” a cone labeled “Great Veto Extinguish Trick,” and a drum labeled “Last Grand Trick Resignation.” Among those in the audience are Carl Schurz, John A. Logan, Thomas De Witt Talmage, David Davis, Joseph W. Keifer, John P. Jones, Stephen W. Dorsey, Thomas J. Brady, William M. Evarts, Benjamin F. Butler, and Samuel J. Kirkwood. Caption: What Mr. Arthur must be to satisfy all the politicians.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1881-10-12