The “Dry Goods” Store of the Period, [Joseph Keppler and Frederick Opper], Puck, no date
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 27
Scope and Content:
From the Collection:
The Helen Farr Sloan’s political cartoon collection (1802-1950) contains a variety of prints of political cartoons, illustrations, and caricatures from several different magazines. The collection contains pages from magazines, pages from books, and other prints that were not a part of a publication. The magazines featured include Puck, Judge, Vanity Fair (British, 1868-1914), Vanity Fair (American, 1913-1936), Harper’s Weekly, Gil Blas, Le Charivari, Truth, The New Yorker, The Illustrated London News, The New York Herald, and The Sun. There are other series included like Treagar’s Black Jokes and Le Gens de Paris. There are works from publishers like S.W. Fores, Currier & Ives, and J.Sidebotham. Also included are works by Rowlandson, which are individually published.
The first series contains cartoons from Puck magazine. Its materials are pages and covers from the magazine including the fronts and backs of the pages. The artists that are included are Frederick Burr Opper, Frederich Graetz, Bernhard Gillam, J.S. Pughe, James Albert Wales, and Samuel Ehrhart.
The second series contains cartoons from Judge magazine. The materials are pages and covers from the magazine and include both the fronts and backs of the pages. The artists that are included are Thomas Worth, Bernhard Gillam, Victor Gillam, and Grant E. Hamilton.
The third series contains cartoons, caricatures, and portraits from Vanity Fair (British, 1868-1914) and Vanity Fair (American, 1913-1936) magazines. The materials for the British magazine include the one-sided caricatures and cartoons featured in the publication. The material for the American magazine contains a portrait on the front and a table of contents on the back of the page. The artists that are included are Carlo Pellegrini (Ape/Singe), James Tissot (Coïdé), Thomas Nast, Leslie Ward (Spy), and William Henry Cotton.
The fourth series contains cartoons from Harper’s Weekly magazine. The materials include the front and back side of pages from the magazine. The artists that are included are William L. Sheppard, Charles G. Bush, Thomas Nast, and A.B. Frost.
The fifth series contains cartoons, caricatures, and illustrations from various magazines and publications. The artists and their publications include Théophile Steinlin, from Gil Blas, Sulpice Guillaume Chevalier (Paul Gavarni), from Le Gens de Paris, Thomas Rowlandson, William Summers, from Tregear’s Black Jokes, Charles Williams, William Elmes, George Cruikshank, Isaac Robert Cruikshank, Jules Joseph Georges Renard (Draner), Charles Robinson, from The Illustrated London News, Thomas Worth, Richard F. Outcault, from the New York Herald, Helen E. Hokinson, from The New Yorker, Charles Amédée de Noé (Cham), from Le Charivari, Sydney B. Griffin, from Truth, Oscar Cesare, from The Sun, and William Bruns.
There are a wide variety of themes and events covered in the cartoons and illustrations throughout the collection. There are numerous presidential elections covered including the elections of 1806, 1880, 1884, 1888, 1892, and 1900. The 43rd and 54th Congresses are both represented within cartoons in the series. Other events that are shown in cartoons in the collection are the Chicago World’s Fair/World’s Columbian Exposition, the Spanish-American War, Reconstruction, and the Kansas Exodus. There are also many representations of the Democratic, Republican, Greenback, and Citizens parties as well as Tammany Hall. Other themes included are immigration, Jewish communities, social ambition, weather problems, voting rights, the gold standard vs. free silver debate, diseases, family roles, plantations, white supremacy groups, Communism, financial issues, militaries, pic-nic societies, King George IV’s court, political corruption, and social events and issues. A large number of the cartoons included in the collections are products of their times and therefore many include racist language and depictions. The transcriptions and metadata associated with each cartoon is described as is for the purpose of providing the easiest access to the collection and does in no way reflect the views of Wilkes University or its archive department.
The first series contains cartoons from Puck magazine. Its materials are pages and covers from the magazine including the fronts and backs of the pages. The artists that are included are Frederick Burr Opper, Frederich Graetz, Bernhard Gillam, J.S. Pughe, James Albert Wales, and Samuel Ehrhart.
The second series contains cartoons from Judge magazine. The materials are pages and covers from the magazine and include both the fronts and backs of the pages. The artists that are included are Thomas Worth, Bernhard Gillam, Victor Gillam, and Grant E. Hamilton.
The third series contains cartoons, caricatures, and portraits from Vanity Fair (British, 1868-1914) and Vanity Fair (American, 1913-1936) magazines. The materials for the British magazine include the one-sided caricatures and cartoons featured in the publication. The material for the American magazine contains a portrait on the front and a table of contents on the back of the page. The artists that are included are Carlo Pellegrini (Ape/Singe), James Tissot (Coïdé), Thomas Nast, Leslie Ward (Spy), and William Henry Cotton.
The fourth series contains cartoons from Harper’s Weekly magazine. The materials include the front and back side of pages from the magazine. The artists that are included are William L. Sheppard, Charles G. Bush, Thomas Nast, and A.B. Frost.
The fifth series contains cartoons, caricatures, and illustrations from various magazines and publications. The artists and their publications include Théophile Steinlin, from Gil Blas, Sulpice Guillaume Chevalier (Paul Gavarni), from Le Gens de Paris, Thomas Rowlandson, William Summers, from Tregear’s Black Jokes, Charles Williams, William Elmes, George Cruikshank, Isaac Robert Cruikshank, Jules Joseph Georges Renard (Draner), Charles Robinson, from The Illustrated London News, Thomas Worth, Richard F. Outcault, from the New York Herald, Helen E. Hokinson, from The New Yorker, Charles Amédée de Noé (Cham), from Le Charivari, Sydney B. Griffin, from Truth, Oscar Cesare, from The Sun, and William Bruns.
There are a wide variety of themes and events covered in the cartoons and illustrations throughout the collection. There are numerous presidential elections covered including the elections of 1806, 1880, 1884, 1888, 1892, and 1900. The 43rd and 54th Congresses are both represented within cartoons in the series. Other events that are shown in cartoons in the collection are the Chicago World’s Fair/World’s Columbian Exposition, the Spanish-American War, Reconstruction, and the Kansas Exodus. There are also many representations of the Democratic, Republican, Greenback, and Citizens parties as well as Tammany Hall. Other themes included are immigration, Jewish communities, social ambition, weather problems, voting rights, the gold standard vs. free silver debate, diseases, family roles, plantations, white supremacy groups, Communism, financial issues, militaries, pic-nic societies, King George IV’s court, political corruption, and social events and issues. A large number of the cartoons included in the collections are products of their times and therefore many include racist language and depictions. The transcriptions and metadata associated with each cartoon is described as is for the purpose of providing the easiest access to the collection and does in no way reflect the views of Wilkes University or its archive department.
Dates
- Created: no date
Creator
- Keppler, Joseph Ferdinand, 1838-1894 (Person)
Access:
Anyone may access these political cartoons.
Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Political cartoon
Condition Note:
Fair. The material has browned and has some tears at the top.
Measurements:
13 x 19.5 in
Title:
The “Dry Goods” Store of the Period
Description:
The cartoon depicts a bustling scene of a large store and the street below it. Starting from the back left there are buildings in black and white, the first says “Established 1800 Dry Goods,” with a sign that says “Closed No Business.” Next to it are two more buildings that say, “Dry Goods,” and, “Dry & Fancy Goods Old Style.” There are two men standing in front of the buildings who are also in black and white. In front of them, the cartoon becomes colored. There is a large building with two flags that say, “Pala is De Dry Goods!!!” and “We are the only legitimate dry goods house in the business.” There is a large chest shaped room on top of the building that says, “Drunks.” There is another large room on top of the building that has many windows and says, “Photography Gallery.” There are various giant objects sticking out of the building including, a boot, a glove, a vase, a baby carriage, a tree, a hat, a paint palette and brushes, a lamp, a stove and some popes, a mortar and pestle, various instruments, books, and a statue of a man with a red cape holding a hammer. There are various signs and advertisements on the building that say, “Hair Emporium, Hats, Hotel, Rooms to Let, Law Offices, Cheap Divorces,
Boots & Shoes Tailor, Artist’s Materials, Laundry, Stoves and Ranges, Turkish Baths, Hardware, Imitation Furs, Perfumery, Books and Stationary, Cigars, Tobacco, Toys, Printing Office, Jewelry and Diamonds, Medicines, Wines & Brandies, Bakery, One Dime, Ball Costumes, Gloves, Groceries, Musical Instruments, Plumbing Gas Fitting, Dime Museum on These 2 Floors, Art Pottery, Fancy Goods, Bologna Sausages, Confectionary, Baby Carriages, Gents’ Furnishing Goods, Sheet Music & Song Books, Holiday Novelties, Poultry Slightly Damaged, Butcher, Game of all Kinds, Pork & Beans, Lager Beer 5￠Per Schooner, Pleasant Sales Ladies, Palais de Dry Goods, Gentlemanly Clerks, and Palais de Dry Goods. Within one of the windows there are books that say, “More-Lands Joke Book, Inflation SongBook, and Puck’s Annual. There is a crowd of people in front of the building. Starting from the left in the back there is a man in a top hat and coat carrying objects, behind him is a woman entering the building with a little girl. There is a man carrying a box leaving beside them, and there is a small dog in front of him. There is a man carrying a large white box. Next to him, is a man entering the building. There is a man pushing a red wagon that has various objects including a miniature house, a tree, and a ham that says “Sugar-O Cured.” Below him is a young girl carrying a statue of a man with a long cloak, white beard, and a pointed hat that is also carrying a tree. Next to them, isa man carrying a tuba, a red material, and a tan object. Behind him is a crowd of men in black hats and coats in a line in front of the door under the beer sign. Next to them is a man and a woman both carrying baskets of items and a baby carriage between them. Beside them is a woman carrying a wrapped item that says, “Meat,” and a box that says, “Lace.” In front of her is a young girl carrying a large book and another bag. Behind the girl is a man carrying a box that says, “Tea,” and a box that says, “Silk,” and behind him there is a man entering the building. The cartoon is by Joseph Keppler and Frederick Opper for Puck magazine. This cartoon is mocking stores like Macy’s that began selling dry goods and soon became a large department store selling everything imaginable. These large stores also put smaller simpler dry goods stores out of business as can be seen in the cartoon. Keppler is an Austrian satirical cartoonist. Keppler studied art in Vienna and drew cartoons for Kikeriki before getting a job as a set painter and art restorer. In 1848 he moved to the United States to work as an actor before helping with Die Vehme, and then Frank und Frei. Finally he began working for Puck in 1871, until 1872. Keppler is credited for helping Puck regain popularity and for creating the english version. Opper is credited as one of the first creators of newspaper comic strips in the United States. He had dropped out of school at a young age to pursue his career as an illustrator. He eventually was hired at Puck magazine where he drew illustrations for 18 years. The back of the cartoon features articles unrelated to the cartoon, as well as another small illustration that goes with one of the articles.
Transcription:
The title is printed below the cartoon, “The ‘Dry Goods’ Store of the Period.
Creator
- Keppler, Joseph Ferdinand, 1838-1894 (Person)
- Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Wilkes University Archives Repository
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84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu