Puck's own Yorktown celebration
Title

Puck's own Yorktown celebration

Caption

Puck's own Yorktown celebration. Artist Keppler, Joseph Ferdinand, 1838-1894. Print shows Puck sitting on a wooden cut-out Pegasus reviewing a procession of soldiers, among whom are John A. Logan, Roscoe Conkling carrying a flag labelled 'Third Term', Joseph W. Keifer, William M. Evarts, David Davis, James G. Bennett, John Kelly, Cyrus W. Field, William H. Vanderbilt, Jay Gould, Samuel J. Tilden, Benjamin F. Butler, Thomas De Witt Talmage, and riding on horseback, Henry Ward Beecher. Following the soldiers, in the background on the right, is a float showing an old soldier labelled 'Our Army' and a decrepit ship labelled 'Our Navy'. In the background, on the left, is a reviewing stand for the 'Foreign Guests', with a French flag on one side and a German flag on the other.

Date

1881

Credit line

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP18A01_287

License type

Rights managed

Available size

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