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Political Caricatures and Satire

Cartoons and illustrations depicting political themes, caricatures of historical figures, and satirical commentary on governance and society.

Cartoon of a hoax petition which included the signatures of Queen Victoria, seventeen (!) Dukes of Wellington and others!
Cartoon of a hoax petition which included the signatures of Queen Victoria, seventeen (!) Dukes of Wellington and others!
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Housekeeping.N�45. (Title registered (letter)) | Crimean War.
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Discoveries form 19th century excavations at Camomile Street and Bishopsgate. The remains were unearthed after the removal of a number of old buildings. A large part of the old city wall was exposed together with the foundations of one of the towers. Date: 1800's
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Jag Kastade mig ned pa jorden och kysste den." (sid. 95). Illustrations. 1877. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division. Slavery , United States, Fugitive slaves, African American families
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The return home | Library of Congress
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Receipt office for number lottery, Kollektur, 1897 in Vienna, Austria, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original template from the 19th century, exact original date unknown, Europe
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SATIRA - REVISTA LA FLACA - 3 DE ABRIL DE 1869. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.
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Fifty cents. Shin plaster | Library of Congress
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mail post post office general post office London interior view 6 o'clock post wood engraving 1877,
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He Seems Indeed a Good Young Man..., from the Magic Changing Cards series (N223) issued by Kinney Tobacco Company 1889 Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company Trade cards from the "Magic Changing Cards" series (N223), issued in a set of 50 in 1889 by Kinney Tobacco Company. When held up to the light, a hidden image is revealed on each card.. He Seems Indeed a Good Young Man..., from the Magic Changing Cards series (N223) issued by Kinney Tobacco Company. 1889. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company
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Grand Canyon, The Fire place, Hermit's Rest, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, recto - handwritten, photomechanical print, picture postcard, album page, photos, H - 1487, recto - printed, height 88 mm, width 140 mm, maker, manufacturer, 1920 - 1940, paper, chromolithography
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James Fisk, partner of Jay Gould, in the 'Gold Ring,' to corner the Gold exchange market in Sept. 1869. Fisk torments the bulls and bears of the NYC Gold Room, while President Grant runs with a bag of $5 million in gold, which when made available to the gold exchange, restored solvency, but not before damage was inflicted on the US economy in the Panic of 1869 (BSLOC_2018_10_146)
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'JONATHAN'S', LONDON
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Drag, drag, det gor detsamma om foten foljer med." (sid. 27). Illustrations. 1877. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division. Slavery , United States, Slave quarters
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Advertisement for Carr's Venetian blind tapes; London, 1889
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No, of the new leaflets lyrics with notes and illustration, Germany Austria hand in hand Emperor Wilhelm II and Emperor Franz Joseph pass through the flags of their states, After, Bruno Heroux -, Drawer, Max Applicant -, Auteur, Fritz Lubrich -, Composer, Breitkopf , Härtel, publishing house
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The General Post-Office; The Money-Order Vaults, 1844. Secure section of the main post office at St Martin's Le Grand in London: '...seventy-four persons are daily engaged in conducting, granting, paying and checking money orders'. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol I.
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USA Presidential election of 1856 - Republican Party Candidate John Fremont taking calls from advocates of "popery", free love Fourrierism, Racial Equality andWomen's Rights. Political cartoon
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A Court for King Cholera' typical of crowded, unsanitary conditions in London slums. Cartoon from 'Punch' London 25 September 1852. Wood engraving.
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The Lottery Office Keeper's Prayer!! 1801 Thomas Rowlandson. The Lottery Office Keeper's Prayer!!. Prayers and Journals. After George Murgatroyd Woodward (British, 1765-1809 London). 1801. Hand-colored etching. Prints
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Estados Unidos. Sala donde se firmó la Declaración de Independencia Americana, el 4 de julio de 1776. Filadelfia. Pensilvania. Turistas visitando la campana que anunció al pueblo la declaración. Grabado. La Ilustración Española y Americana, 22 de junio de 1876. Coloreado.
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Why are the Leonard cleanable refrigerators the best in the world , Adults, Refrigerators, 19th Century American Trade Cards
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Garden of plants. (Registered title) | The Crimean War. (Title of the whole)
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Sensible Roosevelt--A whipping-post for wife-beaters | Library of Congress
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Harper's January. Penfield, Edward, 1866-1925. text. Posters. 1890 - 1907. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. United States, Men , Clothing & dress, Clerks
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'The Pleasures and Pains of Hampstead Heath' Date: 1882
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View the L'Admission waxing and:
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Advertisement for Carr's Venetian blind tapes. 1889.
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The f x and H d or rival candidates - humbly address'd to the worthy electors of W r. British Cartoon Prints Collection , Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Library of Congress / Compiled by Donald H. Cresswell, with a foreword by Sinclair H. Hitchings. Washington : For sale by the Supt. of Docs, U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1975, no. 774. Fox, Charles James,1749-1806. , Newcastle, Thomas Pelham-Clinton,Duke of,1752-1795. , Political elections,England,1780. , United States,History,Revolution, 1775-1783.
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Serie Theater Alt-Berlin, Friedrich II erhält Nachricht von der Besetzung Berlins durch die Russen / Series Theater Alt-Berlin, Frederick II receives news of the occupation of Berlin by the Russians, digital improved reproduction of a collectible image from the Liebig company, estimated from 1900, pd / digital verbesserte Reproduktion eines Sammelbildes von ca 1900, gemeinfrei.
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Madrid. Proyector luminoso para anuncios de reclamo. Grabado de 1894.
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An Irish epitaph. British Cartoon Prints Collection , This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.
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Badinguet testament. (TS)
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The dog of the barricades. (IT)
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Snail's pocket of the powers, Petrus van Geldorp, 1897 paper political caricatures and satires. historical persons. ruler, sovereign. barber; surgeon
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Talleyrands signing the statement against Napoleon at the Vienna Congress
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Robinsons of Guyana. He slid on its grated potato, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyage, Travel Journal, (1880-81).
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The Eastern Question, a customs post in Romania. The Eastern Question refers to the strategic competition and political considerations of the major European powers in the face of political and economic instability in the Ottoman Empire from the late 18th to the early 20th century, 1881, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown
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Historia de Africa. Siglo XIX. Indígena armado para guerrear. Grabado. El Congo y la Creación del Estado Independiente de este nombre. Historia de los Trabajos y Exploraciones Verificados, por Enrique M. Stanley. Editada en Barcelona, hacia 1890. España.
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Advertisement for Smith and Wesson, 1899
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Ayer's Almanach - the invention of printing.. Ayer's Almanach - the invention of printing.
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Under a bowl of Thessalie, Anonymous, 1897 paper political caricatures and satires. milk. ruler, sovereign Thessalia
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Raimon Casellas Dou (1855-1910). Spanish writer. Les multituts (The Crowds). Title cover. Edited in Barcelona, 1906.
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CARRETERO, CAPATAZ EN ATLAS DE LA HISTORIA FISICA Y POLITICA DE CHILE, 1854. Author: GAY CLAUDIO. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.
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Racist campaign poster of Democratic Party candidate, Hiester Clymer, in the 1866 Pennsylvania gubernatorial race. It claims Clymer's platform as 'for the White Man', while James Geary, his opponent, is 'for the Negro.' Clymer's campaign produced some of the most virulently racist posters and pamphlets of the 1860s. He lost the election to Union Major General Geary, but later was elected to the US House of Representatives, from Pennsylvania's 8th district, serving from 1873 to 1881 (BSLOC_2019_6_34)
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Compliments of Hugh McCusker, 261 River St., Troy, N. Y.. Compliments of Hugh McCusker, 261 River St., Troy, N. Y.
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The escape of Jesus Bruno Martinez, a famous Mexican criminal, from Belen prison. In 1892 he belonged to a gang called La Profesa -- they robbed a Mexico City jeweller, and Martinez injured the jeweller. He was sentenced to Belen prison and soon after was executed. Date: 1892
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Cartoon - Design for a New Stamp Rostap (1866-1949)