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Engraved caricature of a bearded man in glasses straining to pull open a drawer spilling out small figures labeled dishonest

Secretary of War Investigating the Indian Bureau

1861

Political caricature with two panels of top-hatted men, a large portly figure, and pointed captions from Harper's Weekly.

Two Great Questions

1870

Engraved political cartoon of a man in a suit holding leashed bulldogs labeled Hoax and Senator, beside newspaper headlines.

Mysterious Influence

1870

Political cartoon of a scowling giant leaning over a cradle holding a small Massachusetts infant beside a bottle.

Cradle of Liberty in Danger

1861

Engraved caricature of a seated man beneath a donkey-headed figure, with a placard, cherub, desk lamp and newspapers.

A Midsummer's Night Dream

1870

Engraved cartoon of a stooping widow holding an infant before a uniformed officer with a sword, with Beast Butler signs.

The Widow's Wants

1861

Engraving of two Egyptian-style mummy cases with portrait faces between cat statues, labeled with years on the steps.

Embalmed That They May Keep Until 1880 - Or Longer

1870

Political cartoon by Thomas Nast: a policeman blocks two men with Tammany hats at a civil service reform doorway.

Our New Watchman, Roosevelt

1880

Engraved cartoon of a man uncorking a bottle holding a caricature labeled Butler Bottled Again, with a figure in a cradle.

Cradle of Liberty Out of Danger

1861

Political cartoon: a bearded man with sword and a woman with a shield pierced by arrows, beside classical columns and a templ

Republic is Not Ungrateful

1861

Engraving of a hero standing before a goddess with a branch and shield, a sea god in a boat at left, and scrolls at right.

Return of Ulysses

1861

Engraving of a uniformed police chief helping a woman climb out of collapsed buildings near a Wall Street sign.

Out of the Ruins

1861

Engraved political cartoon of a Republican elephant tugging a plank that tips two men off a cliff toward the Capitol dome.

The "Third Term" Trap

1861

Hand-colored caricature of a bearded man in a rocking chair smoking a cigar, from Vanity Fair, June 1, 1872.

Captain, Tanner, Farmer, General, Impersonator

1861

Nast cartoon: a veteran on crutches and a boy present restoration bills to a heavyset official in a legislative chamber.

Let Us Have Complete Restoration

1870

Engraved Harper's Weekly page with a central masquerade ball scene and surrounding caricature portraits of public figures.

Grand Masquerade Ball

1861

Caricature of a stout man with wavy hair holding pince-nez, standing beside a wooden table with papers, colored print.

The Massive Grievance

1870

Engraving of a costumed figure in a Senate chamber looking at a seated Black senator at a desk, with a gallery of spectators

Time Works Wonders

1870

Thomas Nast 1880 cartoon Plumed Knight: caricature of a man in a long coat and plumed hat, surrounded by Blaine campaign slog

Plumed Knight

1880

Thomas Nast political cartoon showing a caricatured man opening a Star Chamber door with a People's message scroll.

Like Cromwell--Not "Like Charles the First,"--Mr. Edmunds!

1880

Engraved political cartoon of two men in feathered costume beside tepees and a campaign placard, by Thomas Nast, 1880.

The Smiths Give a Great Deal of Trouble

1880

Engraved cartoon of a man hammering a nail into a Public School System plank beside a woman and children at a school door.

The Plank - Hitting the Nail on the Head

1861

Caricature of two men in aprons shaking hands before a Democratic Fish Market sign, with ship masts behind, titled Why We Lau

Why We (Republicans) Laugh

1861

Engraved political cartoon by Thomas Nast showing a caricature head on a tall monument struck by lightning, 1880.

Boom!!!-So Near, And Yet So Far

1880

Engraved cartoon of a large elephant with a ballot box and banner, trampling a tiger with human heads, from Harper's Weekly.

The Elephant Walks Around

1870

Engraved caricature of a bearded man in an apron polishing a boot, with a woman watching in a doorway labeled Conkling & Plat

Out-"Shining" Everybody In Humiliation at Albany

1880

Engraving of a man in a top hat leaning over a pen to talk with a large pig, with satirical signs around them.

A Jewel Among Swine

1870

Harper's Weekly 1880 cartoon: a bearded man tips his hat to a woman holding a model ship labeled Full of Food for Ireland.

Beware of Foreign Tramps

1880

Political cartoon of caricatured men over newspapers, with a bowing figure holding a hat and a Republican platform banner.

Peevish School Boys, Worthless of Such Honor

1861

Allegorical woman with sword faces a tiger on the left and a vulture on the right, Harper's Weekly 1886 cartoon.

The Watch on Spoilers. The Democratic Tigers and Republian Vultures Must Be Kept at Bay

1886

Engraved cartoon of a dragon coiled around a decorated vase showing a flag, opium and business scenes, holding a New Treaty s

A Diplomatic (Chinese) Design Presented to U.S.

1881

Engraving of a crowned skeleton awarding a medal to the wreathed figure of Bacchus in a dim courtroom crowded with onlookers.

King Death's Distribution of Prizes. Bacchus Takes the First Premium

1870