Historical Cartoons

"We'll start out by speaking in simple declarative sentences."

Artist:
Cotham, Frank
Search ID:
CC123995
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3691x4173 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
language, languages, linguistic, linguistics, education, educate, educating, teach, teaching, history, historic, historical, learn, learning, speak, speaking, oral history, stone age, stone ages, iron age, iron ages, neanderthal, neanderthals, homo erectus, homo sapien, homo sapiens, caveman, cavemen, cave man, cave men, cave-man, cave-men, prehistory, prehistoric, cave, caves, declarative, simple, simplicity, complicate, complicated, complex, progress, progression, progressions, progressive

"Thanks, guys. Looks great!"

Artist:
Twohy, Mike
Search ID:
CC28996
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2349x1817 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
pyramids, pyramid, ancient pyramids, ancient pyramid, pyramid of giza, pyramids of giza, great pyramid of giza, great pyramids of giza, egyptians, egypt, ancient egypt, egyptian, slave, slaves, slavery, understatement, understated, slaver, slave driver, construction, construct, constructs, thank, thanking, thanks, building, build, consolation, history, old, historical, ancient, ancients, egyptology, egyptologist, egyptologists, pharaoh, pharaohs

"There goes one strange cow."

Artist:
Steiner, Peter
Search ID:
CC32281
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2076x1680 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
viking, vikings, viking raider, viking raiders, raid, raider, raided, raiders, raiding, raiding party, rural, country, countryside, country side, farm, farming, cow, cows, horned, horned helmet, helmet, historical, talking animal, talking animals, ancient history

"That's him—the one on the right."

Artist:
Hoey, Trevor
Search ID:
CC134436
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3016x2505 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
evolve, evolved, evolves, evolution, evolutionary, line up, line-up, police lineup, lineup, police, policeman, cop, cops, police man, officer, officers, police officer, ape, apes, monkey, monkeys, prehistory, prehistoric, history, historical, science, theory, theory of evolution, darwin, darwinism, creation, creationism

"All I'm getting out of him is a lot of profanity."

Artist:
Cotham, Frank
Search ID:
CC41448
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2000x1901 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
torture, tortures, torturing, torturer, tortured, medieval, medieval times, history, historical, historically, profanity, swearing, swear, bad language, bad word, unlawful, unfair, unfairly, bad words, won't talk, lips are sealed, dungeon, dungeons, prison, prisons, prisoner, prisoners, manacles, chain, chained, hot poker, torture device, torture devices, what do you expect, violence, violent

"It's nice, but I never smile like that. I smile like this."

Artist:
Handelsman, J. B.
Search ID:
CC22417
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1102x1506 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
smile, smiling, mona lisa, monalisa, monna lisa, portrait, painting, portraits, paint, paints, italian renaissance, renaissance, italian, da vinci, leonardo da vinci, leonardo, louvre, contrast, contrasting, unrealistic, art, artist, artists, oil painting, lisa gherardini, florence, italy, italian, italians, grin, grinning, history, historical, duchy of florence, italy

"First of all, I would like to express my gratefulness to all those wonderful ancestors of mine who helped to make this glorious day possible."

Artist:
Miller, Warren
Search ID:
CC41989
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1849x1797 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
crown, crowning, king, kings, monarch, monarchs, coronation, coronations, royal, royals, royalty, family, families, ancestor, ancestors, medieval, naive, naivety, undeserved, undeserving, history, historical, not responsible

"Truly a magnificent emperor! While Rome burns, Nero plays an instrument that hasn't been invented yet."

Artist:
Handelsman, J. B.
Search ID:
CC41611
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1911x2021 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
nero, emperor, emperors, roman, rome, romans, roman emperor, julio, claudian, julio-claudian, fiddle while rome burned, fiddle, fiddles, violin, violins, propoganda, flavia, flavian, fiddled while rome burned, rome burned, impressed, impressive, inaccurate, inaccuracy, historical, history, historical inaccuracy, fiddling, fiddling while rome burns, ancient rome, viola, toga, togas, ancient history

"This area has a long and rich history. First, the Indians lived here, then it was a plantation with slaves, then poor people lived here, and now it's a magnificent condo complex."

Artist:
Miller, Warren
Search ID:
CC31445
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2438x2164 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
history, historical, respect, disrespectful, injustice, slaves, slavery, slavers, rich, out of touch, property, properties, real estate, estate agent, sell, selling, housing market, condo, condos, super-rich, super rich, one percent, top 1%, disrespect, rich history

"We could easily sell this place—it shows nicely."

Artist:
Cotham, Frank
Search ID:
CC132293
High Res:
2932x3348 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
real estate, estate, estate agent, estate agents, property, properties, hut, huts, house, houses, poor, poverty, sell, selling, housing market, farmer, farmers, medieval, medievals, home, homes, history, historical, modern, modernity, combination, combine, house sales, sale, sales

"This wasn't commissioned by the Emperor. This is just my random thoughts on stuff."

Artist:
Dernavich, Drew
Search ID:
CC121843
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5000x4848 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
roman, romans, rome, ancient, ancients, ancient rome, ancient italy, ancient romans, emperor, commission, commissioned, chisel, chiseling, chiseled, artisan, artisans, random, randomly, thoughts, sharing, shares, ancient history, historical, artistic

"And then Joel didn't come in today, soI had to do all his pillaging."

Artist:
Dator, Joe
Search ID:
CC126248
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3006x2552 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
viking, vikings, raid, raiding, history, historical, histories, couple, couples, dinner, dinnertime, meal, meals, married, marriage, married life, plunder, plunders, plundering, pillage, pillages, pillaging, culture, cultural, culture shock, after work, work, working, day job, day jobs, employed, employment, employer, work life, office, offices

"Did you know that 'decimate' means kill just one out of every ten?"

Artist:
Flake, Emily
Search ID:
CC129593
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2737x2128 pixels (unwatermarked)
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decimate, decimates, decimating, decimation, one in ten, historical, definition, definitions, define, defines, defining, conquest, conquests, takeover, takeovers, pillage, pillages, viking, vikings, rome, roman, romans, linguistics, etymology, etymologies, vocabulary, vocabulary word, vocabulary words, overzealous, overdo it, overdoing it, linguist, linguists, linguistics, english, english teacher, historian, historians

"Your signature, Your Majesty, as well as your driver's license and a major credit card."

Artist:
Steiner, Peter
Search ID:
CC31910
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1943x1759 pixels (unwatermarked)
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bureaucracy, bureaucrat, government, policy, policies, administration, king, kings, royal, royalty, royals, sovereign, sovereigns, ruler, rulers, sign, signing, signature, signatures, paperwork, document, documents, form, forms, history, historical, medieval, driver's license, driver's licence, driving licence, driver licence, license, licence, driver, driving, identification, identity, identity check, id, i.d., credit card, official, autograph, id check, your id please, modern life

"I suppose you're worried about your little peasant benefits."

Artist:
Cotham, Frank
Search ID:
CC128346
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3006x2817 pixels (unwatermarked)
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peasant, peasants, serf, serfs, historical, serfdom, peasant's uprising, revolt, peasant's revolt, tyler, wat tyler, wat, monarchy, monarchs, monarchies, royal, royalty, court, royal court, royal courts, medieval, dark age, dark ages, medieval times, ye olde, benefit, benefits, dole, hand out, handouts, government benefit, government benefits, government, king, kings, cuts, benefit cut, benefits cuts, government cuts, cut, cuts, critical, critique, critic, social critique, criticism, criticisms, welfare, welfare cuts, welfare system, welfare systems, unemployment, unemployed, food stamps, food stamp, unemployment benefit, plea, plead, pleading

"Valhalla."

Artist:
Miller, Warren
Search ID:
CC36460
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1898x2073 pixels (unwatermarked)
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viking, vikings, woman, women, warrior, warriors, warrior woman, warrior women, valkyries, valkyrie, mythology, myth, mythologyies, myths, mythological, norse, norse myth, norse gods, nordic, nordic myth, train, trains stop, commute, commuter, commuting, commutes, announcement, announcer, train stop, train stops, next stop, escort, escorting, travel, travelling, valhalla, history, historical, juxtaposition

"It's a shame that she could never put her college degree to use."

Artist:
Cotham, Frank
Search ID:
CC132271
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2828x3859 pixels (unwatermarked)
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medieval, medieval times, history, historic, historical, lady, ladied, lady godiva, godiva, the beau, college, degree, degrees, qualified, qualification, qualifications, career, careers, career change, career changes, change career, viking, vikings, barbarians, witches, witch, dark ages, dark age, uni, university, universities, educate, education, educating, learn, learning, study, studied, studying

The First Stairs

Artist:
Mueller, P. S.
Search ID:
CC123218
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4625x3512 pixels (unwatermarked)
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man, men, early man, cave man, caveman, cave men, cavemen, neanderthal, neanderthals, homo erectus, homo sapiens, stake, stakes, stab, stabbed, spike, spikes, idiot, idiotic, idiots, idiocy, experiment, experiments, experimentation, experimental, stone age, stone ages, bronze age, bronze ages, iron age, iron ages, history, historical, ouch, innovate, innovation, try again, determination, innovating, discovery, discover, sacrifice, prototype, prototypes, first draft, first drafts

"I thought I was going to be much more blown away by the Liberty Bell."

Artist:
Kaplan, Bruce
Search ID:
CC124176
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4510x3532 pixels (unwatermarked)
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liberty bell, liberty, bells, independence, independent, philadelphia, pensylvannia, john marshall, expectations, expectation, mature, maturity, precocious, disappointed, disappointment, disappoints, unimpressive, unimpressed, crack, cracked, bell, matures, historical

Fun (circa 1955)

Artist:
Mankoff, Bob
Search ID:
CC35986
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3658x2833 pixels (unwatermarked)
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relationships, fashion, parties, music, the fifties, historical, singalong, singalongs, singing along, music, music parlour, music parlours, music parlor, music parlors, old fashioned, old fashioned fun, good times, family time, family times, folk song, folk songs, folk singing, folk singer, folk singers, pianist, pianists, piano player, piano players, 50s, 50s nostalgia, mankoff

"Relax, Bisler. You have nothing to fear except fear itself. And me, of course."

Artist:
Mankoff, Bob
Search ID:
CC16920
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3428x2681 pixels (unwatermarked)
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office, hierarchy, roosevelt, world war ii, historical, management, business, fdr, franklin roosevelt, franklin delano roosevelt, quote, quotes, quotation, quotations, famous phrase, famous phrases, corporate ladder, boss, bosses, manager, managers, management, fear itself, fear, fears, fearful, fearsome, taskmaster, taskmasters, tough boss, tough bosses, mankoff

"I had a nightmare that you and Dad woke up one day on the wrong side of history."

Artist:
Vey, P. C.
Search ID:
CC143328
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3088x2613 pixels (unwatermarked)
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kid, kids, son, child, children, parent, parents, parenting, problem child, precocious, bedtime, bed, night, night time, bad dream, bad dreams, nightmare, nightmares, night terror, night terrors, wrong side of history, slogan, slogans, scare, scared, fear, fearmongering, scaremongering, media, kids say the darndest things, media, coverage, politics, political, generation difference, responsibility, responsible, take action, actions, action, consequence, consequences, future, investing in the future, plan, planning, planning ahead, history, history books, historical

"Surprise!"

Artist:
Walsh, Liam
Search ID:
CC138262
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2997x2381 pixels (unwatermarked)
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surprise, surprised, surprising, birthday, birthday party, surprise party, party, mob, mobster, mobsters, mafia, mafioso, the mob, pier, death, killed, kill, drown, drowned, drowning, murder, violence, cement shoes, 1930s, american history, historical, modern history, unexpected, wholesome, wholesomeness

"Well, at least he didn't get Secretary of State."

Artist:
Kenseth, Lars
Search ID:
CC143783
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2850x2875 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
rome, roman, senate, senator, senators, secretary of state, secretaries, secretary, caligula, caligulas horse, horses, incitatus, emperor, emperors, ruler, rulers, ancient, ancient rome, history, historical, optimistic, optimism, animals, animal

"Another interesting feature of this apartment is the working fireplace."

Artist:
Miller, Warren
Search ID:
CC32541
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2137x1546 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
fireplace, fireplaces, fire, fires, real estate, estate agent, estate agents, realtor, realtors, blacksmith, blacksmiths, housing, house, houses, home, homes, property, properties, inappropriate, surprise, surprising, urban, old, history, historical, feature, features, skyscraper, skyscrapers, apartment, apartments