Medium: PhysicalObject

Drawing by Myron A. Waterman

Date: between 1880 and 1989

Pencil sketch by Myron A. Waterman of street scene. Flag on a tall, free-standing flagpole in right foreground. Drawn on the reverse of preprinted stationery for Charlie Fellows, a Toronto,…

Medium: PhysicalObject

Political cartoon by Myron A. Waterman

Date: 1932

Political cartoon by Myron A. Waterman (1855-1937). A parody of Archibald Willard’s painting “The Spirit of ’76.” Three musicians are marching, two drummers using whiskey and beer kegs as drums…

Medium: PhysicalObject

Drawings by Myron A. Waterman

Date: between 1890 and 1920

Two pen and ink sketches by Myron A. Waterman (1855-1937) of a human skull. Waterman first gained recognition as a political cartoonist and illustrator in the early 1890s while working…

Medium: PhysicalObject

Politcal cartoon by Myron A. Waterman

Date: between 1897 and 1920

Hand-drawn political cartoon by Myron A. Waterman (1855-1937) of a preacher sweating at a lectern in a church decorated with dollar signs. On the reverse is a pro-temperance poem by…

Medium: PhysicalObject

Political Cartoon by Myron A. Waterman

Date: 1898

Political cartoon by Myron A. Waterman (1855-1937). Depicts Tom Anderson sitting next to a keg of war paint inside a tipi labeled “G.O.P.” The cartoon appeared on the front page…

Medium: PhysicalObject

Drawings by Myron A. Waterman

Date: 1893

Paper with five separate small proof prints of drawings by Myron A. Waterman (1855-1937). Left to right, the top row has a church and a scene of a woman walking…

Medium: PhysicalObject

Drawing by Myron A. Waterman

Date: between 1890 and 1920

Pen and ink drawing by Myron A. Waterman (1855-1937) of the head of a classical figure with curly hair and a beard. Waterman first gained recognition as a political cartoonist…

Medium: PhysicalObject

Drawings by Myron A. Waterman

Date: between 1890 and 1920

Pen and ink and pencil drawing by Myron A. Waterman (1855-1937) of a sculptural bust. Waterman first gained recognition as a political cartoonist and illustrator in the early 1890s while…

Medium: PhysicalObject

Political Cartoon by Myron A. Waterman

Date: 1898

Political cartoon by Myron A. Waterman (1855-1937). Depicts Mark Hanna presenting a fictious musical program composed by prominent figures from the financial world to a crowd of people via a…

Medium: PhysicalObject

Campaign Sign

Date: between 1996 and 1998

Campaign yard sign from either the 1996 or 1998 congressional campaign of Vincent Snowbarger (1949- ). Snowbarger, a Republican, represented Kansas’s 3rd District in the 105th Congress, which ran from…

Medium: PhysicalObject

Political bumper sticker

Date: between 1996 and 1998

Vinyl bumper sticker from either the 1996 or 1998 congressional campaign of Vincent Snowbarger (1949- ). Snowbarger, a Republican, represented Kansas’s 3rd District in the 105th Congress, which ran from…

Medium: PhysicalObject

Poster

Date: 1981

Poster announcing a public welcoming ceremony for astronaut Joe Engle and his wife Mary on the South Lawn of the State Capitol in Topeka on December 3, 1981. Joe H.…

Medium: PhysicalObject

Walt Mason Poster

Date: 1910

Poster advertising “Uncle Walt,” a book of Walt Mason’s prose poetry. The poster features a reproduction of the book’s frontispiece, a cartoon by John T. McCutcheon. “Uncle Walt” was published…

Medium: PhysicalObject

Drawings by Myron A. Waterman

Date: 1893

Proof print of a drawing by Myron A. Waterman (1855-1937) of child with a finger in his mouth. Proof for a illustration accompanying Albert Bigelow Paine’s poem “The Organist” in…

Medium: PhysicalObject

Drawings by Myron A. Waterman

Date: 1893

Pen and ink drawing by Myron A. Waterman (1855-1937) of child crawling on the floor. Study for a illustration accompanying Albert Bigelow Paine’s poem “The Organist” in the 1893 compilation…

Medium: PhysicalObject

La Sociedad Miguel Hidalgo poster

Date: 1961

Poster promoting a Mexican Independence Day celebration in Topeka, Kansas. The rectangular-shaped poster is printed on white paper. Mexican immigrants to the United States formed mutualistas – mutual aid societies…

Medium: PhysicalObject

La Sociedad Miguel Hidalgo poster

Date: 1962

Poster promoting a Mexican Independence Day celebration in Topeka, Kansas. The rectangular-shaped poster is printed on white paper. Mexican immigrants to the United States formed mutualistas – mutual aid societies…

Medium: PhysicalObject

La Sociedad Miguel Hidalgo poster

Date: 1959

Poster promoting a Mexican Independence Day celebration in Topeka, Kansas. The rectangular-shaped poster is printed on white paper. Mexican immigrants to the United States formed mutualistas – mutual aid societies…

Medium: PhysicalObject

La Sociedad Miguel Hidalgo poster

Date: 1964

Poster promoting a Mexican Independence Day celebration in Topeka, Kansas. Small poster printed on white paper. Mexican immigrants to the United States formed mutualistas – mutual aid societies – in…

Medium: PhysicalObject

La Sociedad Miguel Hidalgo poster

Date: 1963

Poster promoting a Mexican Independence Day celebration in Topeka, Kansas. The rectangular-shaped poster is printed on white paper. Mexican immigrants to the United States formed mutualistas – mutual aid societies…

Medium: PhysicalObject

World War II Poster

Date: 1942

World War II United States Office of War War Information Poster Number 19. “The United Nations Fight for Freedom.”

Medium: PhysicalObject

Poster

Date: 2011

Signed poster advertising the opening night for Teatro alla Scala’s new production of Gioachino Rossini’s La donna del lago (The Lady of the Lake). One-sided, printed in Italian in dark…

Medium: PhysicalObject

Calendar

Date: 1909

1909 Santa Fe Railways wall calendar.

Medium: PhysicalObject

Calendar

Date: 1908

1908 Santa Fe Railways wall calendar.

Medium: PhysicalObject

Calendar

Date: 1907

1907 Santa Fe Railways wall calendar.