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John McCutcheon illustrates the 1903 Chicago livery driver strike in a three-panel cartoon showing a young couple hurrying to their wedding venue only to find another couple and no minister. The bottom panel shows the minister and a woman standing…

A G. O. P. elephant looks out a window at an angry man straddling Niagara Falls representing opposition from steel plants and power plants to diverting water from the Great Lakes as part of the Mississippi Valley Waterway Project.The Mississippi…

The Republican elephant walks across the 1928 Republican Convention floor on a plank labeled "Platform plank opposing debt cancellation" while holding a newspaper declaring "$535,000,000 in Gold has left the U.S. for foreign shores in the last eight…

Tax payers watch as the GOP's elephant grazes from the income tax reduction proposal of 1927 as Democratic party leaders pull the donkey away, fearing a trick.

The Illinois Senate President elections of Walter I. Manny on January 22, 1913, and Stephen D. Canady on January 6, 1915, gave the Democrats control of the Senate for the first time since 1893. Political cartoonist John T. McCutcheon hints towards…

A three-panel cartoon depicts two bankers founding a private bank for small investors due to the state's lack of supervision for private banks. The middle panel shows lines of depositors entering the bank. The bottom panel illustrates the bankers'…

Opportunity in the form of a goddess knocks on the door of the 1912 Democratic National Convention while Alton B. Parker and William Jennings Bryan fight inside. Former New York Governor and 1904 Democratic presidential nominee Alton B. Parker headed…

The three-panel cartoon illustrates the political fallout over the Lorimer Scandal in which Illinois Speaker of the House Edward D. Shurtleff and his followers broke the 1909 deadlock over the election of a new U. S. Senator from Illinois by bribing…

The two-panel cartoon shows scenes of Americans arriving at hotels abroad and the greetings the received before and after the Lorimer Scandal. The clerk in the top panel exclaims "Ah! I see monsieur is from Illinois! Zat grand state of Lincoln and…

William Jennings Bryan prepares to speak while holding a megaphone to the ear of the Democratic donkey as he prepares to accept the Democratic nomination for president for the third time. Bryan, the forty-first U.S. Secretary of State, was the…

The crowd at the 1908 Democratic Convention gathers at the top of the viewing stands to watch the 300th anniversary celebrations in Quebec City taking place outside and ignoring the convention activities. Uncle Sam serves as ring leader of the…

Billboards advertising cigars, medicines, and bars line the street with figures pointing at pedestrians in an attempt to get their attention. A man wearing a hat reading "Olde" chases a second man down the street while a cart driver stops to watch. A…

This cartoon parodies the number of speechesDemocratic presidential nomineeWilliam Jennings Bryan made during his November 1, 1900, visit to Chicago. Chairman of the 1900Democratic National Convention, Arkansas Senator James K. Jones, hurries William…

A disproportionately large man stands on a chair and warns Democratic presidential candidate William J. Bryan not to ask questions. Bryan, the forty-first United States Secretary of State, was the Democratic nominee for president in 1896, 1900, and…

Political cartoonist John T. McCutcheon criticizes the Chicago Police Department's ability to fight crime in the city. In the top panel a detective holds two guns and stops three crooks. In the lower panel, two pairs of legs jump out a window with a…

A three-panel cartoon highlights legislator attendance before and after bills go into effect. The cartoonist suggests the introduction of a timeclock and reduction in pay as a solution for high absentee rates among Congressmen.Captions: "Under one:…

Political cartoonist John T. McCutcheon provides commentary on news items of the day including daylight savings time, political unrest over the Danish monarchy, and Chicago city worker's demands for pay raises. Captions: "Under one: The Daylight…

A man attempts to impress upon an audience the importance of street cars in Chicago, but they only have eyes for the motor car. Captions: "Under one: Yes, sir-ee! I know this car matter from A to Z. I'll tell you whats the best kind of a car for…

Senator Albert J. Hopkins sits on a chair in the middle of a fenced in area labeled "Direct primary vote." Men representing the Republican and Democratic minorities ride the Illinois G. O. P. elephant as it breaks through the Deneen fence and runs…

Political cartoonist John T. McCutcheon's commentary of the day highlights Chicago Black Sox players celebrating over the body of a giant baseball player, boots walking through the Riga region, and several eyes watching a man clutching money bags in…

Political cartoonist John T. McCutcheon illustrates paradoxes emerging during World War I in this six panel political cartoon. In the first panel German leaders celebrate the German bombing of London and condemning the Allied bombing of Germany in…

A man reads several newspaper headlines presenting conflicting information on the status of proposals for peace during World War I.

On June 6, 1917, the San Salvador volcano erupted in El Salvador. One day later, the British Royal Engineers detonated nineteen deep mines at the Battle of Messines, destroying the German ridge defenses and leading them to believe it was an…

A man sits before an audience talking about his dangerous experiences and injuries in the top three panels. In the fourth panel, the group ushers him to the Cook County Home for Incurable Microbes where he refuses to enter. The Cool County Home for…

General Red Tape, Delay, and Swivel sit in a war room as battles rage outside, debating how to handle a mistaken burglary. Captions: "Under one: Gen. Tape - 'A burglar is Trying to break in!' Under two: Gen. Swivel - 'What kind of a gun shall we have…