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William Henry Walker

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Pen-and-ink political cartoon of a 1912 Republican convention with an elephant, Taft flags, and a lit bomb fuse.

The time fuse

1912

Pen drawing of explorers in fur parkas carrying a North Pole pole, flags marked Peary and Cook, with Uncle Sam cheering besid

Uncle Sam cheers as explorers Perry and Cook make it to the North Pole for the United States

1909

Pen-and-ink cartoon of an eagle-headed Uncle Sam figure pointing away bird-headed immigrants with labeled suitcases on a shor

The American eagle turns away several would-be immigrants from the United States

1921

Ink caricature of three mustached men on a pedestal inscribed A Rogers Group, with a small figure holding a coin.

A sculpture of the same man reading, tearing a man in half, and giving another man a coin

1905

Pen drawing of a whale in a dress confronting a startled sailor on a dock, with waves and a distant ship behind.

A whale, wearing a dress, confronts a surprised sailor on a dock

1906

Caricature drawing of a laughing baby on a swing holding a hat labeled industries, with a pug and a small figure labeled the

A baby boy representing infant industries and Trusts, with his bulldog representing Wall Street, sits on one end of s…

1904

Charcoal drawing of Uncle Sam smiling at a sick man in bed holding a Monroe Doctrine button, with portraits on the wall.

Uncle Sam sits, smiling, at the bedside of a sick man representing the Monroe Doctrine

1903

Pen-and-ink caricature of a stout man in a top hat striding across a map of US cities, holding an eagle-topped staff.

Who has travelled two hundred and seventy five thousand miles in eleven years

1911

Pencil drawing of a leaping rabbit with wide eyes, while other rabbits flee across a woodland clearing.

A rabbit dances while six other rabbits run away from him

1906

Ink cartoon of Santa Claus approaching a rocking donkey labeled New Freedom beside a child in bed, with tax and tariff tags.

Sammy’s Christmas

1913

Charcoal caricature of a uniformed officer offering a book labeled Democracy to a scowling robed figure who points away, 1918

The Prussian; I’d rather be dirty than use…

1918

Pen-and-ink caricature of a reclining man with feet on a desk, facing a top-hatted visitor with a Monopoly sash.

The New Office Boy. Is Mr. Morgan in; No, but what can I do for you

1912

Ink drawing of a man in a top hat and mixed dress dancing, with a figure holding a spear and shield beside a palm tree.

A black man in native dress laughs at another who has mixed native with Western dress

1896

Pen and ink cartoon of a seated man beside a sugar bowl labeled U.S. Treasury, with bees carrying off pension and vote sugar.

he U.S. Treasury, depicted as a sugar bowl, is raided by bees who pull out sugar for pensions

1902

Ink and crayon caricature of a lion and unicorn led by two men in period dress, one wearing a top hat.

Follow the Leader

1922

Ink drawing of two feathered-headdress women seated in an ornate interior, with a man in evening dress and dancers beyond.

Voter; Must I really dance with one of them

1912

Charcoal drawing of a mounted armored rider on a rearing horse leading a line of barbed wire over a smoky battlefield.

If he wins

1914

Pen-and-ink caricature of caricatured men in suits and top hats marching across a map of the United States, 1912.

The United States of Guggenhelmerica

1912

Ink drawing of customs officers inspecting crates while a crowd of women watches a caricature sideshow with an elephant label

Custom House Vaudeville

1910

Pen-and-ink caricature of a football game labeled Pan-American, with a star-clad player carrying a ball marked commercial sup

Pan-American as a football game, with the players representing different countries

1903

Pen and ink drawing of Santa Claus holding trousers in a bedroom by a fire while a child sleeps in bed.

Santa Claus stands in a bedroom where someone is sleeping, in front of a fire, holding a pair of pants

1896

Pen-and-ink drawing of a stout man holding a crown over a seated man on a platform, with courtiers and ladies watching.

Suggestion for a simpler coronation

1911

Pen and ink cartoon of a bearded John Bull figure in a field as many Uncle Sam figures run toward him carrying goods.

John Bull (Great Britain) stands in a field as many small versions of Uncle Sam run towards him to offer various good…

1901

Pen-and-ink caricature of a statue holding a money bag under a dollar-patterned flag, with cattle, bears, sheep and a brass b

Unveiling the Statue. Wall Street Tribute to the Father of His Country

1908

Charcoal cartoon of an armored knight on a donkey charging at a G.O.P. elephant carrying political figures, 1918.

Woodrow Wilson as a knight fiercely charges on the Democratic Party donkey towards the Republican Party elephant

1918

Pen-and-ink caricature of a rider thrown from a bucking horse in a circus ring, with clowns and a crowd watching.

You can’t throw me

1913

Ink drawing of two wildebeest, a man in a pith helmet shaking hands with a stout man in a long coat, by William Henry Walker,

Good gnus for Taft

1910

Charcoal sketch of a hanged bearded man with four cowgirls holding the rope, hats labeled U.S., Great Britain, Italy.

Bloody Bill; Say girls, instead of going on with this, let’s get up a nice treaty and I’ll sign it

1918

Drawing of a money tree hung with bags and banknotes, a reclining figure beneath it, and ships with flags on a stormy harbor.

The plum tree. Who gets here first

1916

Ink drawing of costumes on mannequins labeled with roles, with two men conversing at right.

Theodore Roosevelt, assisted by Loeb, tries to decide what outfit to wear

1907

Ink caricature of a man in a cap sweeping figures and a bomb off a map of the United States, with a Gov. Clean Up bucket besi

Enemy Aliens. Make a clean sweep of it., Mr. President

1917

Black-and-white political caricature by William Henry Walker, 1916, with polar bears, a mermaid, and labeled allegorical figu

Scenes of current politics

1916