American Historical Ephemera & Photography

Great Political Excitement in Indiana. The Whole State on the Stump. New York: Mayer, Merkle & Ottmann, 1880. 13 x 9 1/2 in. chromolithograph depicting Frederick Douglass campaigning for Garfield, Thomas Hendricks, Voorhees, Logan, and Weaver, with more figures in the background giving speeches.

[With:] For President 1880. Our Choice. Sound Currency. 6 7/8 x 9 5/8 in. ink drawing on paper. Features a portrait of James G. Blaine. Critical of the electoral college, a hand-written caption reads "Shall 60,000 votes in the South be equal to 132000 votes in the North" next to uneven scales. A surly figure in the background is captioned "This is the poor fellow who is bulldozed in N.Y."  

[With:] Enemies of the Republic. Columbia to Garfield. -- A Grand Shakesperian Revival. Showing Arthur and other politicians in King Henry IV. - The Gentler Sex-Charity for the Drunken Brother, Contempt for the Unfortunate Sister. -- European Notions of American Manners and Customs.  -- Blaine Leaving the Capitol.-"I Go-But I Return!" -- And 9 others. Together, 14 chromolithographs from Puck magazine, most approx. 21 x 14 in., 2 smaller, all in fine condition with occasional minor toning.

[Also with:] Five chromolithographic covers of Puck: Vol. VIII, No. 185, 22 September 1880. Love a la Mode in Indiana showing William English. -- Vol. X, No. 245, 16 November 1881, American Invention for Blowing up Bosses. -- Vol. X, 248, 7 December 1881. Wanted-A Leader! -- Vol. X, No. 249, 14 December 1881, Our Perennial Pauper with image of Ulysses Grant asking for more money.