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William Henry Walker

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Ink cartoon of a GOP elephant weighed down by chains labeled Cuba and High Tariff, carrying a stout figure toward Washington.

The Republican Party elephant struggling to walk towards Washington in 1904, with weights representing Cuba and high…

1902

Pen and ink cartoon of a masked robber breaking into a Trust Company building while a top-hatted man waves a Graft banner.

A robber breaks into the back of a Trust Company building

1911

Ink and crayon caricature of an older man shaped like a pepper shaker, in black coat and bow tie, on a round pedestal.

The Old Democratic Pepper Box

1920

Pen and ink drawing of a young woman and young man standing apart at a social gathering, with an older woman and seated coupl

A young woman and a young man pointedly ignore each other at a party

1897

Ink caricature of a seated woman reaching toward a uniformed officer with a spiked helmet and sword in a cluttered room.

In 1915 you still go on a long journey

1915

Ink caricature of men in a kick-line on a globe kicking a wild-haired figure labeled Anarchy, signed W. H. Walker, 1901.

Men representing several European countries dance a kick-line together to kick out a man representing anarchy

1901

Pen and ink sketch of a stout man in a bowler hat pulling a running boy beside a tipped basket spilling a chicken.

A meat boycott

1910

Pen and ink cartoon of a wounded soldier on crutches blocked from Congress by a hand-raised official while politicians argue

A wounded soldier is denied entrance to Congress, where three stout politicians are arguing

1921

Ink caricature of a man with a baton gesturing toward a heavyset figure in a floral gown on a stage.

William Howard Taft, dressed as a woman, sings on a stage

1907

Charcoal drawing of a uniformed wolf facing a girl in a hooded cape with a PEACE sash beside a tree, signed 1917.

Little Red Riding Hood

1917

Pen drawing of a shackled elephant with iron balls labeled Panic of 1907 and Tariff, beside a small donkey and the Capitol do

Democratic Ass; Gee; What a handicap; Only a fool rider will prevent my winning

1908

Pen drawing of a masked bandit with two pistols storming an office where the Secretary of Labor sits at a cluttered desk.

A bandit, representing railroad labor, attacks the cabinet office

1919

Ink drawing of children in costumes beside a Christmas tree, with toys including soldiers and a train scattered on the floor.

Children representing several countries at Christmas with the presents on the floor

1901

Ink caricature of two armored figures facing off with shields reading MY POLICIES, and a small child holding a VOTE sign.

Plain Citizen; All for Me

1908

Ink drawing of a heavy man in a top hat lounging in a baby carriage labeled Infant Industries, pushed by a woman in a star-pa

A woman struggles to push a large baby carriage with a fat man inside representing infant industries

1901

Pencil caricature of a large man in a suit holding a small figure aloft, with a tiny figure on a ledge and papers on the floo

A large man representing the Senate holds a small man representing the House of Representatives under his thumb

1903

Ink caricature of two elderly men in suits confronting each other, one holding a cane and the other pointing a finger.

Presidential Candidates. 1952

1914

Charcoal drawing of a crowned woman labeled Germania, kissed by a uniformed man, with soldiers and a banner reading Prussiani

The Judas Kiss

1915

Pen-and-ink caricature of exaggerated figures before a canvas with Washington and Lincoln, a painter with palette at lower ri

A great painter at work

1912

Sepia drawing of jagged rocky peaks under storm clouds with rain, with handwritten Autobiography and DOORN lettering.

A man, Doorn, lies on the ground with smoke coming out of his mouth

1922

Pencil drawing of an elephant on a stone well rim above a donkey and a rock inscribed with numbers, by William Henry Walker.

The Republican Party elephant drops the Democratic Party donkey down a well with a rock tied to his neck

1900

Ink drawing of a uniformed postman reading a letter, walking past two men in conversation near a clock tower, 1920.

Maybe the new boss will help me

1920

Pen-and-ink cartoon of a line of men and a woman with a 'Votes for Women' sign waiting before a crowned king on a throne.

A line of men in suits and a woman with a paper reading ‘votes for women’ wait for an audience with a man dressed lik…

1910

Ink caricature of stout John Bull grabbing a plumed officer whose sword reads Butcher Weyler Used in Cuba, 1901.

John Bull (England) talks with a soldier carrying a sword reading ‘Butcher Weyler Used in Cuba’

1901

Pen and ink drawing of a golfer in a plaid cap struggling in a rocky bunker, with the caption U.S. Senate Bunker.

A bad lie

1920

Pen-and-ink political cartoon of 1912 showing marching figures, banners, and party animals like an elephant, moose, and donke

On to Armageddon

1912

Pencil drawing of an elderly couple and a boy with a cane walking a road past a stone wall and bare trees.

Two men and a woman walk down a road between rock walls and bare trees

1900

Pen drawing of a car with four women passengers driving away from a menacing dark cloud over a barren, tree-stump landscape.

The money trust’ll get yer if yer don’t watch out

1913

Pen and ink cartoon of caricatured men marching in a parade carrying a Republican Platform beam, led by an elephant on wheels

A Republican parade

1920

Pen and ink caricature of men and women in costume dancing in a line, signed by William Henry Walker, 1900.

Men representing countries and women representing their colonies walking together

1900

Pen and ink drawing of an archer aiming at armored men in a columned hall, with an eagle overhead and bodies on the floor.

The return of Ulysses

1910

Ink caricature of a man in evening dress amid piles of coins and bonds while figures in old-fashioned dress raise their arms,

The Prestidigateurs

1911