by Maritza Irizarry | Nov 21, 2025
Joseph Keppler’s “Uncle Sam’s Lodging-House,” published as the centerfold of Puck on June 7, 1882, is a revealing commentary on late-nineteenth-century American anxieties surrounding immigration, urban housing, and political disorder. It was created by Keppler, an...
by Shannon O'Brien | Mar 17, 2020
During the late nineteenth century and the early twentieth century, the United States experienced a surge of immigration due to the rise of big business within American society. After the Civil War, bold and daring entrepreneurs, also referred to as Captains of...