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He Loves Me (April 17, 1907): The Secretary of Treasury dances with Wall Street [Source: Puck​​​​​​​

She Is Getting Too Feeble to Hold Them (November 18, 1896): The Queen of Spain holds her sons: Cuba and Philippine Islands [Source: Puck

Puck's Perplexing Position - between Two Evils (October 12, 1881): Puck is choosing between “Monopolyville” and “Anti-Monopolyville” [Source: Puck]

From 1876 to 1918, Puck cartoons revolutionized the way people viewed and understood society and politics. Puck cartoons communicated and exposed the many hypocrisies and dysfunctions in American democracy by targeting political corruption while challenging American norms to create a more inclusive political environment.