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John Bull stands on a “Private Dock” to an island labeled “Coaling Station” that shows an anthropomorphic mountain of coal. In the foreground are William II, bowing next to a ship labeled “Germany,” Nicholas II, kneeling next to a ship labeled “Russia,” and Felix Faure, tipping his hat next to a ship labeled “France.” They are supplicating John Bull.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1898-04-20
Uncle Sam, wearing a military uniform and holding a sword labeled “U.S.,” sits at a table on which is a small cake on a platter labeled “Cuba,” with a decanter labeled “Philippine Islands” on the table and a bottle labeled “Porto Rico” in an ice bucket. On the left, John Bull is holding a sword labeled “England,” slicing a large cake on a platter labeled “China.” Around the table, with him, are four figures representing “Russia” (Nicholas II), “France” (Felix Faure), “Germany” (William II), and “Japan” (Meiji), each using a sword to carve up the cake which is labeled “Wei-Hai-Wei, Coal Fields of Shan-Si, Ta-Lien-Wan, Port Arthur, Hainan, Kai Chau, [and] Formosa.” Looking on from behind a wall on the far left are Italy (Umberto I) and Austria (Franz Joseph I). Caption: John Bull (to the Powers)–What are you mad about? We can’t grudge him a light lunch while we are feasting!
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1898-05-25
Print shows Uncle Sam with John Bull and Meiji, Emperor of Japan, standing beneath a flag labeled “Open Door Policy”, in a tug of war contest for “Trade Supremacy” with “Russia” (Nicholas II), “Germany” (William II), and “France” (Felix Faure) who are being pulled through a gate labeled “Trade Restriction.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1898-09-14
A dejected female figure labeled “France,” wearing a phrygian cap and a tri-color dress, sits on a bench, watching as a tall, blond queen is escorted by “J.B.” and “Russia.” There is a paper at her feet that states, “You are cordially invited to let bygones be bygones and attend a Peace Congress. The Czar.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1898-10-19
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.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1898-11-02
Uncle Sam stands at the top of a wall labeled “Prohibitive Tariff” on land labeled “U.S.” He looks across a body of water at the “Chinese Wall” being torn down by European and Japanese rulers labeled and caricatured as “France” (Felix Faure), “Germany” (William II), and “Japan” (Meiji), “England (George V), and “Russia” (Nicholas II). Caption: Uncle Sam – By Jingo! That reminds me that I’ve got a wall like that; – I’d better take it down, myself, before other people do it for me.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1898-06-29
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.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1898-07-06
Jacob H. Schiff believes that the Kishinev petition, written after the recent massacre of Jewish citizens in Russia, was a mistake and that the proposed conference between Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States is unjust. There is no “Jewish problem” for the United States and Russia must find a solution from within. Schiff wants the American ambassador to Russia to represent “true American spirit.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-08-06
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.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1897-05-05
Edward E. Norton suggests that George H. Lyman advocate for the inclusion of Godfrey Morse at a meeting with President Roosevelt. The meeting will discuss the B’nai B’rith petition to Emperor Nicholas II regarding the Kishinev Massacre.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-07-09
Arnold White reviews the “deplorable” condition of Russian Jews and claims that a “racial dislike” is behind the conflict between Jews and Russian peasants. The conflict is only held in check by the Russian government.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-07-27
Nicholas II and General Obruchev look over a “War Map” spread on a table, with “Russia” on one side, “England” on the other, and “Afghanistan” between them. Beneath the table, having come through a “Nihilists’ Private Trap Door,” is “the Herald’s Special Correspondent” with an over-sized right ear, listening and holding a notebook labeled “N. Y. Herald.” Caption: Instantaneous sketch by Puck’s special artist of the Herald’s special correspondent getting his important information about the Czar and Gen. Obrutscheff.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1885-05-06
William E. Gladstone, dressed as an old woman wearing keys labeled “Suez, Gibraltor, [and] Herat,” pushes John Bull into a kissing embrace with Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, who is, likewise, being pushed by a woman labeled “Empress of Russia.” They are suspended over a thin crevice emitting smoke as though it were a volcano about to erupt. A cut-away view shows a munitions foundry just below the surface of the ground, furiously producing ordnance.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1885-05-13
A perplexed Uncle Sam stands in front of a store labeled “Notice – No Reciprocity in Trade Here” that is well-stocked with items available for international trade. A man labeled “Trade” is asleep at the counter. Across the narrow street of the marketplace sits Otto von Bismarck selling maps, and in the background are Nicholas II, holding a piece of paper that states, “Let us have Truce,” and John Bull shaking hands in front of their trade houses. A sign on the English shop states “Reciprocity in Trade.” A small dog, wearing a fez, stands in the middle of the street. Caption: Uncle Sam – “Darned if I ain’t left again! I’m overstocked, I’ve got all the blessings of a high tariff, and here these fellows won’t fight and give me a chance to sell my goods.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1885-05-20
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!
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1899-08-23
Print shows Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, standing on a parapet on a castle, looking down at a massive army gathering beneath dark clouds. A female figure labeled “Peace” is standing behind him, looking concerned.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1899-08-30
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.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1913-08-06
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.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1913-05-14
The Roman god Mars, eating a battleship, is seated a table with Uncle Sam and Marianne (symbol of France) and the rulers of European and Asian countries at the “Dreadnought Club,” each awaiting their meals of munitions and armaments being brought to the table by a heavily burdened waitress labeled “Peace.” Caption: Peace — “Waiting on a crowd like this is no job for a woman.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1911-05-31
In a shooting match between France and Germany, a white bird labeled “Peace” has just been released from a trap labeled “Moroccan Situation” and the contestants are each waiting for the other to shoot first. Gathered around the shooting platform are rulers from European and Asian countries, including Uncle Sam, Edward VII, King of Great Britain, and Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia. Caption: If either one of them shoots, it is all off with the bird. Hunting and Shooting Number.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1911-10-04