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William Henry Walker

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Pen drawing of a classical statue of three men struggling with snakes, on a pedestal lettered ROAST BEEF, CHICAGO, U.S.A.

A statue of three men being attacked by snakes. The base of the statue reads ‘Roast Beef Chicago, U.S.A.’

1899

Ink drawing of two armored knights on horseback charging, one holding an Anglo-Saxon Alliance banner, with a skeleton behind

John Bull (Great Britain) and Uncle Sam ride into battle in medieval armor

1902

Ink caricature of three men, two carrying money sacks marked with dollar amounts, a central man pointing forward.

It makes a difference whose ox is gored

1908

Pen-and-ink cartoon of a woman labeled Liberty bowling a smoking bomb at caricatured Russian pins, 1905.

As played in Russia; a woman representing Liberty is bowling

1905

Pen and ink cartoon: beef and coal hoisted out of reach while trust figures pull ropes and a consumer raises his arms.

Men representing the Beef and Miner’s Trusts pull beef and coal out of the reach of a man representing consumers

1902

Ink drawing of a shirtless man with raised arms searched by two officials among scattered luggage and clothing.

A Custom House Stickler. Take him to the appraisers office

1910

Ink drawing of a woman adjusting her blouse in a bedroom while a bearded man watches from the doorway.

The American Family

1895

Drawing of a man in a pith helmet struggling with a rearing elephant marked G.O.P., with an eagle flying above.

A bit shy

1916

Ink political cartoon with several caricature panels including a tariff bill, a donkey with gavel, and an airplane labeled co

Let us give thanks. (Take your pick)

1911

Pen and ink drawing of children on bicycles riding down a street, one carrying a wrapped package, by William Henry Walker.

A group of children riding their bikes

1897

Pen drawing of ragged children carrying dividend sacks to a top-hatted man seated on coins beside a cotton mill.

Children in rags, carry bags of dividends from a southern cotton mill to a rich man sitting on a pile of money

1902

Ink drawing of a man riding a bull moose pulling a carriage, above a scatter of dark moose silhouettes, by William Henry Walk

Theodore Roosevelt riding a bull moose that pulls a carriage

1912

Charcoal drawing of a Dutch man in traditional costume and clogs, with a woman and windmill behind him.

Portrait of a Dutch man in native dress

1903

Pen and ink cartoon of Uncle Sam handing a Pension bag to a top-hatted man, with a crowd sketched behind them, 1911.

Eligible. Uncle Sam; A pension; Certainly

1911

Ink drawing of a starred-gown woman bowing to a dollar-sign money bag wearing a crown and holding a scepter.

Columbia (United States) bows down before a man depicted as a bag of money with a crown

1910

Ink drawing of a frowning woman at a desk turning toward a young girl who points at her beside a bucket and scattered papers.

A woman at her desk, trying to write, looks angrily at a crying young girl next to her

1896

Drawing of a crowd in Pilgrim costume walking past signboards and vendors, with a sailing ship on the horizon.

A crowd of people dressed as pilgrims walk inland, with a ship in the background

1900

Ink drawing of Uncle Sam in a star-marked top hat walking arm-in-arm with a mustached wealthy man holding a cane.

Uncle Sam walks arm-in-arm with a wealthy man, probably J. Pierpont Morgan

1911

Charcoal drawing of two pale, icy human-faced figures standing in dark sea water under a stormy sky, 1916.

Hughes; Do you think we can warm up the country

1916

Charcoal drawing of a uniformed man merging into a tree trunk, with a small elephant figure walking below in a bare woodland.

Presidential Timber; WOOD

1920

Ink drawing of three figures in bonnets labeled Faith, Hope and Charity riding a stormy sea in a washtub marked The Henry For

Three men dressed as women with bonnets reading Faith, Hope, and Charity ride on a stormy sea in a washtub labeled ‘T…

1915

Pen-and-ink drawing of a bearded farmer typing on a typewriter in a field while a cow watches over a fence.

A farmer sits in his field, typing on a type writer, surrounded by his crops and animals, who watch him curiously

1901

Pen and ink drawing of two women in period dresses seated across a railing, one in a straw boater hat, signed 1896.

Such vile, uncharitable gossip, and you hadn’t heard it! Not till I met you

1896

Pencil sketch of an eagle in a flag cap sitting on a nest, with figures emerging from cracked eggs on the ground.

The American eagle depicted as a hen, sitting on a nest full of hatching eggs

1900

Charcoal drawing of a man with a birdcage and bottle walking past two men at a doorway, one in colonial costume.

Don’t make me laugh

1915

Pen-and-ink caricature of wealthy men at a long banquet table, with a stout speaker raising a glass labeled TRUST.

A man representing the Trusts speaks at a fancy dinner for numerous wealthy Americans

1906

Ink drawing of a bearded warrior in a winged helmet and furs, holding a spear and a spiked shield.

A man dressed in furs with a spiked shield, spear, and winged helmet

1896

Pen-and-ink cartoon of an overloaded wagon with animal heads and crates leaving a columned building with a flag.

Moving Day. March 4th

1909

Ink drawing of a parlour scene: a stern woman in top hat, an elderly man holding a baby, children playing with toys.

The Declaration of Independence, 1909

1909

Pen drawing of a knight on a donkey aiming a lance at an armored rider on a large horse, with tournament banners and tents be

You Never Can Tell ‘Thrice he assay’d and thrice in spite of scorn’ Paradise Lost

1908

Ink drawing of a smoking boy in a top hat handing money to a mustached man holding a fake horse head.

A boy at age 17, smoking and handing money to a man riding a fake horse

1911

Pencil and ink drawing of a white dove perched on a large bomb with a fuse, surrounded by discarded swords, rifles and shells

A bad egg

1916