Series III. Tear Sheets from Puck Magazine, 1880-1900, inclusive
Arrangement Note
Where specific dates of tear sheets are unknown, items are arranged by printing company. Mayer Merkel & Ottmann Litho. 23-25 Warren St. indicate dates pre-1885. After this time, J. Ottmann moved the company to the Puck Building and formed J. Ottmann Lithographing Co.
Subseries III.A Front Covers, 1880-1900, inclusive
Jul 21,Vol. VII, No. 176, 1880
Sep 1, Vol VII, No.182, 1880
Sep 22, Vol. VIII, No. 185, 1880
Feb 2, Vol. VIII, No. 204, 1881, inclusive
Feb 28, Vol. XII, No. 312, 1883, inclusive
Nov 19, Vol. XVI, No. 402, 1884, inclusive
Jan. 19, Vol. XX, No. 515, 1887, inclusive
Jul 4, Vol. XXIII, No. 591, 1888
Jan 23, Vol. XXIV, No. 620, 1889
Feb 6, Vol. XXIV, No. 622, 1889
Feb 13, Vol. XXIV, No. 623, 1889
Feb 20, Vol. XXIV, No. 624, 1889
Feb 27, Vol. XXV, No. 625, 1889
Mar 13, Vol XXV, No. 627, 1889
Mar 20, Vol. XXV, No. 628, 1889
Mar 27, Vol XXV, No. 629, 1889
Feb 5, Vol. XXVI, No. 674, 1890
Jan 2, Vol. XXXVI, No. 930, 1895
Jun 6, Vol. XLVII, No. 1213, 1900, inclusive
May 16, Vol. XLVII, No. 1210, 1900, inclusive
Jun 27, Vol. XLVII, No. 1216, 1900, inclusive
Jul 25, Vol. XLVII, No. 1220, 1900, inclusive
Aug 22, Vol. XLVIII No. 1224, 1900, inclusive
Subseries III.B Back Covers, circa 1880-1888, inclusive
Mayer, Merkel & Ottmann Litho. 23-25 Warren St., New York, 1880-1885, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Cartoon captions include:
"Spanish Courtesy"
"Gathering Autumn Leaves"
"Puck's Life of Garfield"
"Through Murder to Salvation"
"Great Political Excitement in Indiana - the Whole State on the Stump"
"The Opposition Tabernacles"
J. Ottmann Lith. Puck Building, N.Y., 1886-1900, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Cartoon captions include:
"A Poor Outlook"
"The Amazing Growth of the Pension Pig"
"Busted!"
"The Brave Old Bull-Fighter"
"Times Have Changed"
"Public Office is a 'Family Snap'"
"The Regulation End of the Strike"
"What Show Will They Have?"
"Uncle Sam Sees What is Behind the Albany Ceiling Scandal"
"An April Fool Joke on the New York Board of Aldermen"
"Sure Cure!"
"History Repeates Itself"
Getting Rid of the Surplus"
"The Latest Idol of 'The Grand Old Party of Moral Ideas'"
"Too Much Shop"
"Another Victory for 'Honest Labor'"
"Not Wanted"
"Our Doctors and Lawyers"
"Our Patriot-Crank Abroad"
"Our Household Patents"
"When the Dime Museum Boom Bursts"
"The Importance of a Beard - A Tale of Two Medical Students"
"Nosegay's New Year Experiment"
Subseries III.C Centerfolds, 1880-1900, inclusive
Mayer, Merkel & Ottmann Litho. 23-25 Warren St., New York, 1880-1885, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Captions for the cartoons include:
"The Army-Worm"
"Bankruptcy As a Popular Business"
"The Social Treadmill-Fashion Keeps Her Bond-slaves at it All the Year Long"
J. Ottmann Lith. Puck Building, N.Y. (14), 1886-1900, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Captions for the cartoons include:
"High Protectionist Humbug vs. The Cold Truth"
"Before the Tournament"
"It's Not Hot Enough for Him Yet"
"Quality Counts"
"In the Arena For the Great Nomination Contest of 1892"
"The Administration Guillotine"
"Blaine and Boodle-the Kind of Cabinet That Suits The 'Greatest Living Statesman'"
"The Minority Be D----D!"
"The Chicago Platform Applied in St. Louis"
"Declined With Thanks"
"The Chinese Kopje;-Not So Easy As It Looked From A Distance"
"A Hint From History"
"Muzzling the Press"
"One Reason in Four Tableaux. Why the 'Better Element' Never Happens to Get a Popular Vote in New York City"
Subseries III.D Miscellaneous, circa 1880-1890's
Puckograph (Mayer Merkel & Ottmann Litho. 23-25 Warren Street, New York), circa 1880
Partial magazine with Centerfold (J. Ottmann Lith. Puck Building, N.Y.), 1895
Cartoons - single page, circa 1884-1900, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Cartoon captions include:
"His Ambition is Larger Than His Mantle"
"The Rapid-Growing Plant"
"A Catch"
"The Bunco Game in the Jungle"
"The New Member of Monopoly Lodge Has Taken the 'First Degree'"
"The Presidential Donkey-Party"
"Union Against Union"
"The Trailing Skirt; - Death Loves a Shining Mark"