Political Cartoon: Mayor as Jack-in-the-Box - Satirical Illustration #173185 (License: Personal Use)

This black-and-white 19th-century-style political caricature features a bespectacled, bearded man in an exaggerated polka-dot suit bursting from a wooden jack-in-the-box. Behind him stands a classical column labeled “City Hall / Mayor’s Office,” underscoring the satirical theme of political theater and bureaucratic absurdity. The artist’s signature appears in the lower right corner, typical of period editorial cartoons.

Used in historical archives, political commentary articles, or museum exhibits on Gilded Age satire; targets readers seeking insight into early American political humor and civic criticism.