This class includes editorial, political, comic strips, gag cartoons and others.
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Abe Bush
Mike Lane
A reproduction of a cartoon featuring George W. Bush dressed as Abraham Lincoln. The cartoon's theme refers to conflict in the Middle East.
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Berry's World
James Osmyn Berry
Features a lawyer telling Abraham Lincoln, "Your qualifications as an attorney look fine, but we don't hire people who look and dress like you!"
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How Dare You Call these People "Bums" in My Hometown
Chris Britt
A photocopy of a cartoon featuring Abraham Lincoln, who states, ""How Dare You Call These People ""Bums"" In My Hometown."" It refers to homeless issue in Springfield. The cartoon was originally published 2006 in the State Journal Register, Springfield, Illinois.
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Happy Birthday, You Flaming Racist!
Chris Britt
An original ink newspaper cartoon featuring an inscription to Frank Williams. The theme of the cartoon is an Abraham Lincoln birthday celebration. In the cartoon, Lerone Bennett, Jr. (author of Forced into Glory: Abraham Lincoln's White Dream) is shown springing from a giant birthday cake and yells, "Happy birthday, you flaming racist!" Partygoers are also pictured. On thinks, "We need to be more careful who we invited to pop out of the cake next year."
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Peanuts
Charles Schulz
Features Sally Brown reciting her report on Abraham Lincoln to Charlie Brown.
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Rhode Island Judges Take Courtroom Security into Their Own Hands
Jim Bust
Original newspaper cartoon depicting a judge jumping from his bench and yelling: "I said order in the court!"
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Excerpt from Punch, or the London Charivari, May 6, 1865, Page 182
Lincoln National Life Foundation
The print is a reproduction of page 182 of Punch, a nineteenth century British satirical magazine. On the page, a cartoon entitled "Trying" is printed that shows a photographer taking a photograph of another man. Below the cartoon, the first half of a poem appears. The poem is called "Abraham Lincoln. Foully Assassinated, April 14, 1865." The print is organized and stored in a black album with other reproductive prints.
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Falling Stephen Douglas
The print is a reproduction of a nineteenth century political cartoon. In the cartoon, Stephen Douglas is shown dressed in costume, falling from the sky. The print is organized and stored in a black album with other reproductive prints.
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The Political Siamese Twins, the Offspring of Chicago Miscegentation
Lincoln National Life Foundation and Currier and Ives
The print is a reproduction of a political cartoon that satirizes the unlikely pairing of George B. McClellan and George Hunt Pendleton in the 1865 United States Presidential Election. In the center of the cartoon, McClellan and Pendleton are depicted as conjoined twins that are connected by "The Party Tie." Pictured at the left of the cartoon are two Union soldiers who vocalize their disapproval of the connection. At the cartoon's right, Clement Laird Vallandigham and Horatio Seymour convey their "peace at any price" stance on the war. The print is organized and stored in a black album with other reproductive prints.
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A New Baby Down at Tom Lincoln's, H.T. Webster, New York World. February 12, 1925.
Lincoln National Life Foundation and Harold Tucker Webster
The print is a reproduction of a cartoon that was originally published in 1925. In the cartoon, two men passing along a pathway stop to discuss recent news, which includes the birth of Abraham Lincoln. The print is organized and stored in a black binder with other reproductions.
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Don't Swap Horses
Lincoln National Life Foundation
The print is a reproduction of a cartoon that originally appeared in Harper's Weekly, November 1864. The cartoon responds to the 1864 United States Presidential Election. Two men, John Bull (representing England) and Brother Jonathan (representing the United States), are pictured and the latter is riding a horse whose face is drawn in the likeness of Abraham Lincoln. John Bull tries to convince Brother Jonathan to "ride the other Horse a bit." A horse with the face of George McClellan is shown hiding behind foliage in the background. The print is organized and stored in a black album with other reproductive prints.
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Stephen Finding "His Mother"
Lincoln National Life Foundation
The print is a reproduction of a circa 1860 political cartoon. In the cartoon, Stephen A. Douglas is shown thrown over the knee of Columbia, who spanks Douglas with a switch labeled "Maine Law." A figure, Uncle Sam, stands to the left and encourages Columbia on. The cartoon references two events. First, Douglas was widely criticized for his 1860 campaign tours; thus, he feigned a trip to see his mother as a coverup for his tour. He was lambasted in the media as a result. Second, the cartoon criticizes Douglas's earlier support of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854. The print is organized and stored in a black album with other reproductive prints.
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This Little Boy Would Persist in handling Books Above His Capacity. And This Was the Disastrous Result.
Lincoln National Life Foundation, Thomas Nast, and Harper's Weekly
The print is a reproduction of a two-panel cartoon originally published on 21 March 1868. In the first panel, a tiny Andrew Johnson is depicted standing on the top step of a ladder and lifting a large book from a bookshelf. In the second panel, Johnson has fallen off of the ladder and is crushed under the large book, the Constitution of the United States. The print is organized and stored in a black album with other reproductive prints.
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Three to One You Don't Get It
Vanity Fair
The print is a reproduction of an 1860 political cartoon. In the cartoon, Abraham Lincoln is shown entering a pawn broker shop. Above the shop's door, three globes display the names of Stephen Douglas, John Breckinridge, and John Bell. In Lincoln's proper right hand, he carries an ax. He also carries several rails over his proper left shoulder that are labeled as Chicago Platform, Stock in Trade, Tribune, and Sambo. A dog with a man's face tells Lincoln, "Three to one, you don't get it" meaning that Lincoln will not be able to redeem his rails for the 1860 Presidential Election win. The print is organized and stored in a black album with other reproductive prints.
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"By the way this puts me in mind of a little story in Esop's Fables"
Lincoln National Life Foundation and Frederick Leypoldt
The print is a reproduction of an illustration originally appearing in Frederick Leypoldt's 1863 publication, Ye Book of Copperheads. In the illustration, Abraham Lincoln's head is mounted on a nail file. A copperhead snake is shown with its body wound around the file and biting the file's shaft. During the Civil War, Copperhead, a snake with a predisposition to strike without warning, was a nickname given to Peace Democrats who opposed the war and called for reconciliation between the North and South.
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To Richmond
Lincoln National Life Foundation
The print is a reproduction of a nineteenth century political cartoon. In the cartoon, Abraham Lincoln is shown carting George B. McClellan in a wheelbarrow. McClellan carries an open parasol in his proper right hand and a shovel over his proper left shoulder. The pair travels to Richmond, as indicated by a sign in the background. The print is organized and stored in a black album with other reproductive prints.
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A Campaign Caricature: A "Rail" Old Western Gentleman
Lincoln National Life Foundation and Frank Henry Temple Bellew
The print is a reproduction of a portion of a cartoon series originally appearing in the August 1860 edition of Comic Monthly. The series was entitled "The Humors of the Political Canvass," which featured all of the 1860 presidential candidates. In this particular manifestation, the cartoon only shows Abraham Lincoln drawn as a stick figure or "the 'Rail' old Western gentleman." The print is organized and stored in a black album with other reproductive prints.
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Santa Claus Lincoln
Lincoln National Life Foundation
The print is a reproduction of a nineteenth century political cartoon. In the cartoon, Abraham Lincoln is depicted as a Santa Claus figure. He wears the traditional Santa suit and holds in his proper right hand an olive branch and a sword. His proper left index finger rests just to the side of his nose. Behind him, Jefferson Davis is shown sleeping in bed. The print is organized in stored in a black album with other reproductive prints.
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The Crippled American Eagle, the Cock, and the Lion
Lincoln National Life Foundation, John McLenan, and Harper's Weekly
The print is a reproduction of a cartoon originally published on 2 February 1861. In the cartoon, an eagle (symbolic for the United States), a lion (symbolic for England), and a cock/rooster (symbolic for France) are pictured. The eagle is supported by two crutches while the lion and cock/rooster inquire about the Monroe Doctrine. The print is organized and stored in a black album with other reproductive prints.
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Excerpt from Punch, or the London Charivari, May 6, 1865, Page 185
Lincoln National Life Foundation
The print is a reproduction of page 185 of Punch, a nineteenth century British satirical magazine. On the page, the second half of a poem appears. The poem is called "Abraham Lincoln. Foully Assassinated, April 14, 1865." Three other pieces are printed on the page: "University Intelligence"; "A Real Blessing to Graziers"; and "Hamlet at Vienna." An illustration of two children in front of a door is also shown. The print is organized and stored in a black album with other reproductive prints.
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A Practical Reminder
Lincoln National Life Foundation
The print is a reproduction of a nineteenth century political cartoon. In the cartoon, a caricature of Abraham Lincoln is shown. His face and top hat are exaggerated in size. In his proper left hand, Lincoln holds a rod and points it a the bottom of a soldier kneeling inside of a foxhole. Beside the foxhole, a sign that says, "To Richmond," appears. The print is organized and stored in a black album with other reproductive prints.
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"Taking the Stump" or Stephen in Search of His Mother
Lincoln National Life Foundation and Louis Maurer
The print is a reproduction of a political cartoon satirizing Stephen Douglas's July 1860 presidential campaign tour of upstate New York and New England. Douglas was widely criticized for his 1860 campaign tours. Thus, he feigned a trip to see his mother as a coverup and was lambasted in the media as a result. The cartoon plays off of the word stump, in the literal sense (wooden leg) and in the figurative sense (campaigning). Important figures depicted in the cartoon include: John Bell, Henry A. Wise, Stephen A. Douglas, James Buchanan, John C. Breckinridge, and Abraham Lincoln. The print is organized and stored in a black album with other reproductive prints.
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Agency for the Lincoln Wiskeropherous
Lincoln National Life Foundation
The print is a reproduction of a nineteenth century political cartoon. In the cartoon, two men are shown gazing at a large bearded bust of Abraham Lincoln's head, which is seated on a table. One has his proper right hand lifted and gestures toward the bust. Several boxes labeled 'Lincoln Wiskeropherous' sit below the table. The print is organized and stored in a black album with other reproductive prints.
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Any More Scrubbing to Give Out?
Lincoln National Life Foundation, John McLenan, and Harper's Weekly
The print is a reproduction of a political cartoon that originally appeared in the 17 January 1863 edition of Harper's Weekly. In the cartoon, General Benjamin Butler is shown with an apron tied at his waist and carrying cleaning supplies. Abraham Lincoln is also shown, peering from behind a door with his proper left arm outstretched. The cartoon is a reference to Butler's tenure as commander of the occupation forces in New Orleans, where Butler was said to have "cleaned up" the Confederate city. The print is organized and stored in a black album with other reproductive prints.
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Jeff Davis's November Nightmare
Lincoln National Life Foundation and Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper
The print is a reproduction of a political cartoon that originally appeared in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper on 3 December 1864. In the cartoon, Jefferson Davis is shown having a nightmare about Abraham Lincoln winning the 1864 United States Presidential Election. Davis lies in his bed with Lincoln sitting on his chest. Under Lincoln's proper right hand, a paper with the words "Latest Union Majorities" is pictured. The print is organized and stored in a black album with other reproductive prints.
