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A Jewish man dressed as Mars, the Roman god of war, and decorated with symbols of money, stands in the doorway of a munitions store labeled “Marsheim Bellonaberg & Co.” and “Ordnance Dept.” A notice posted on the side states “War Loans a Speciality” and a sign reads “By Appointment to H.I.M. the Czar & Mikado – Cash Vobiscum.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1905-01-25
John Bull is a bull in the “China Department” of a shop selling table wares. He is charging a cabinet labeled “China Department” on the left, with dishes labeled “Port Arthur – Reserved for Russia,” “Kiao Chau – Reserved for Germany,” and “Ta-Lien-Wan – Reserved for France.” On the right is a table labeled “Hainan” set with dishes labeled “Canton, Hong Kong, [and] Formosa” and “For France,” and on a shelf is a vase labeled “Tonquin – Presented to France.” Uncle Sam is standing on the right outside the shop, and a woman holding a parasol labeled “Japan” and a fan labeled “Wei-Hai-Wei” is standing on the left. They are watching John Bull.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1898-03-09
Uncle Sam stands on a sidewalk, holding wads of dollars. The street is lined with stores and shops offering goods from several European countries, and above each shop is a sign that gives the dollar amount of goods “Sold to Uncle Sam” in the previous year. On the street are representatives from “Austria, Italy, France, Germany, Russia, [and] England (John Bull),” hailing Uncle Sam. A penniless man labeled “Spain” is standing in the middle of the street. Caption: After careful consideration Europe seems inclined to admit that Uncle Sam is right – and a good customer.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1898-06-22
A young man “shoplifts” a kiss from a beautiful young woman clerk in a shop.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1910-04-27
Print shows Uncle Sam standing on one side of a street, in front of a store with a sign that states “Beware of All German Goods,” while William II, the German Emperor, stands on the opposite side of the street, in front of a store with a sign that states “Beware of All American Goods.” They are trying to come to an agreement to remove both signs. Caption: Uncle Sam / Emperor William–If you take down your sign I’ll take down mine.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1899-04-12
Print shows the spirit of Alexander Turney Stewart pulling out his hair as Henry Hilton posts “For Sale” notices on Stewart’s commercial enterprises, including the “Grand Union Hotel,” the “Windsor Hotel,” the “Woman’s Park Hotel,” the “Chicago House,” Stewart’s Garden City,” and his main building at “10th St. & Broadway,” after his widow transferred control to Hilton. Joseph Pulitzer pokes Hilton with a closed umbrella. There is an empty sepulchral monument labeled “Sacred to the Memory of A. T. Stew[art], with a sign that states “To Let” in the right foreground.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1882-04-26