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William Henry Walker

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Pen-and-ink crowd scene of well-dressed people pushing onto a streetcar labeled Successville, with a bearded conductor and ga

A crowd of wealthy men and women push to get on a train headed to ‘successville’

1902

Pencil caricature of a man in a top hat walking with a woman in a ruffled gown, with a small elephant at their feet.

The Republican presidential nomination for 1904, depicted as a woman, walks with Theodore Roosevelt but flirts with S…

1904

Drawing of an elephant labeled G.O.P. squeezing through a gate as a man with a cane watches on a city street.

G.O.P. Stick around and see the fun

1919

Charcoal drawing of a stern man in a spiked helmet and cross-marked uniform, set against dark shading.

A composite of the U.S. Congress

1916

Ink drawing of a laughing boy riding a pony among anthropomorphic animals in hats, with a rooster in the foreground.

A boy on a pony laughs with several animals representing countries

1923

Ink drawing of a family of bears cooking over a campfire in a dark forest, with a large bear smoking a pipe.

A family of bears cooks around a campfire

1905

Drawing of a polar bear in a Prussian helmet facing Uncle Sam in armor, shaded background, signed William Henry Walker 1904.

A polar bear with a Prussian helmet talks with Uncle Sam dressed in armor

1904

Pen-and-ink caricature of seated men in formal dress watching two small figures pulling a rope in an ornate room.

New Features of the Same Old Show

1908

Pen and ink caricature by William Henry Walker, 1909, showing exaggerated figures in period costume in an outdoor setting.

Faust - Protection. Mephistophelas - Mr. Cannon. Marguerite - Mr. Taft. Martha - Consumer

1909

Illustration of a man in a suit dropping coins toward a uniformed officer with an eagle helmet, a vulture below, on red.

For Those Drowned

1916

Pen and ink drawing of a man with a spear about to strike a giant toad, with a fiery dragon behind a wall and a small inset.

A man representing the allies prepares to attack a toad, possibly representing China

1901

Charcoal cartoon of a TRUST giant and a UNION giant with knives looming over a small man fleeing, 1903.

A small man runs from two giants

1903

Charcoal drawing of a smiling man in a suit and hat stepping over eggs labeled with political phrases, dated 1903.

Theodore Roosevelt stepping lightly over eggs that represent potential problems

1903

Pen drawing of a top-hatted man pouring money over a Senate fence onto pigs marked with dollar signs, 1902.

A rich man feeds his pigs (the U.S. Senate) with money from a bucket representing monopoly

1902

Drawing of a giant boar wearing a spiked helmet, standing over a battlefield of fallen soldiers and a burning town.

A giant boar with a Prussian helmet stands victorious on a field of battle covered with fallen soldiers

1914

Ink drawing of three men tangled in ropes, one raising a fist, two seated figures with a crutch and cane, dark background.

Three men, two of them wounded soldiers and one of them an older man, possibly Uncle Sam, struggle against ropes

1921

Ink drawing of a man reclining in a Viking-style boat full of money bags, with rowers ahead and a city skyline behind.

A man relaxes in a boat full of money which resembles a Viking ship

1898

Pen and ink drawing of a ceremonial procession with a gilded carriage, mounted riders, and crowds in grandstands.

Americans along the line of march attracted considerable attention

1911

Pen and ink cartoon of an elephant and a pig dining at a table with dollar-patterned cloth while a servant pours wine.

The Republican Party elephant and a pig representing the Trusts (including steel, copper, sugar, and oil) eat a fancy…

1901

Ink and crayon drawing of a helmeted, caped figure atop a broken column above a field of dead soldiers and debris, 1915.

My people

1915

Pen-and-ink cartoon of a woman in a crown reading a book while rocking a cradle of babies labeled with stocks and trusts.

A woman, representing tariffs, rocks a cradle with many babies representing the Trusts

1901

Charcoal cartoon of a startled elephant labeled GOP fleeing downhill from a chained reptilian trust creature guarding coins,

The Republican Party elephant reacts in fear to a part reptile, part elephant creature

1902

Charcoal drawing of a spotted bull charging while a farmer is tossed into the air above it.

A farmer is tossed into the air by a large bull

1900

Charcoal drawing of a walking delegate stopping Santa Claus from reaching a striking worker before a factory with a strike or

A man in a suit (a walking delegate) keeps Santa Claus from approaching a striking worker outside of a factory

1902

Ink drawing of elves hanging ornaments on a reindeer's antlers with a laughing woman and a cat in a festive room.

A group of elves hang Christmas decorations on the antlers of a reindeer, aided by a laughing woman

1922

Pencil drawing of two figures among wolves or dogs in a snowstorm, with animal bodies lying on the snowy ground.

Through a storm, two figures can be seen clubbing dogs or wolves. The bodies of four others lie on the ground

1897

Pen drawing of a dragon-locomotive labeled STEEL, IRON, COAL and TRUSTS facing a graduate at an Alma Mater column, 1901.

A dragon representing many trusts, with steel and oil as the biggest portions, threatens a 1901 college graduate

1901

Monochrome drawing of two men in clerical dress talking beside palm fronds while couples dance in a grand arched ballroom.

Two men in clerical collars talk at the edge of a ballroom full of dancing couples

1898

Woman on steps gestures to a boy in a sailor suit on a path, with laundry on a line and boys in the background.

Woman on steps calls to boys in sailor suits

1898

Ink drawing of a woman in a plumed hat, a man in a top hat and monocle, and a mustached man in a carriage, 1913.

Ballingford motors with the King and Queen

1913

Ink drawing of a wounded crowned lion and a battered eagle limping across barren ground, with a framed inset landscape above.

A lion (Great Britain) and an eagle (United States), both badly wounded, hobble from a land they tried to conquer

1901

Pen and ink drawing of a setting sun whose rays are inscribed with the word Liar above a dark hatched landscape.

Columbia’s Setting Son

1909