Episode 9.5: William Vanderbilt Comic Strips, E.W. Kemble Slips In, 1882
On September 23rd, 1882 — one day after the New York Daily Graphic published Charles Jay Taylor’s strip A Sporting Connoisseur (presented yesterday), showing William Vanderbilt having a fun time racing his horses — the New York Times published the article A Collision in the Dark — Terrible Accident in a Hudson River Railroad Tunnel, detailing a fatal [...]
C.J. Taylor’s 1881-82 William Vanderbilt Comic Strips, Episode 9
To recap what this series is, for those who may just be finding this website… In the years 1881 and 1882, artist Charles Jay Taylor created a series of approximately one dozen sequential comic strips featuring as the main character, railroad monopolist and stock market manipulator, William H. Vanderbilt. These appeared on the front page [...]
William Vanderbilt: “He Gathers Them In”, by A.B. Frost, 1878
The below A.B. Frost cartoon — He Gathers Them In — appeared on the the front page of the December 19, 2025 issue of the (New York) Daily Graphic. In it, railroad baron William Vanderbilt is shown as a vagabond walking along the train tracks. On his back, he carries a sack filled with train cars, track, [...]
Episode 8.5: C.J. Taylor’s 1881-82 William Vanderbilt Comic Strips
Today’s episode — A Disinterested Friend of the Public, from the front page of the May 2nd, 1882 issue of the (New York) Daily Graphic — I’ve labeled Episode 8.5 (rather than “9″) of Charles Jay Taylor’s series of sequential comic strips starring William H. Vanderbilt, because it’s a single panel cartoon. But being produced by Taylor within [...]
Episode 8: 1881-82 Comic Strips Featuring William Vanderbilt, by C.J. Taylor: Wall Street Frauds Make Wonderful Cartoons, Part 63
In Bon Voyage — Episode 8 of artist Charles Jay Taylor’s 1881-82 series of sequential comic strips starring railroad baron and stock market manipulator, William H. Vanderbilt, appearing on the front page of the April 22, 2026 issue of the (New York) Daily Graphic - Vanderbilt is shown heading off for a trip to Europe, to [...]
Episode 7: C.J. Taylor’s 1881-82 Comic Strips Featuring William Vanderbilt: Wall Street Frauds Make Wonderful Cartoons, Part 60
In artist Charles Jay Taylor‘s seventh sequential comic strip starring monopolist & railroad baron William H. Vanderbilt, Taylor once again used an actual newspaper interview with Vanderbilt (in this case, with the New York Tribune) as his means of taking shots at Vanderbilt. In Mr. Vanderbilt’s Views, appearing on the front page of the March 25, 2026 [...]
Off for the Summer, 1882: Wall Street Frauds Make Wonderful Cartoons, Part 59
In the 19th century, it was the habit of the wealthy and middle class to abandon the sweltering summer heat of large cities, such as New York and London, and take a summer vacation out in the country-side, overseas, or at the seashore. This activity was frequently depicted in comic periodicals, and gave the impression [...]
Episode 6: C.J. Taylor’s 1881-82 William Vanderbilt Comic Strips: Wall Street Frauds Make Wonderful Cartoons, Part 55
The March 17, 2026 front page of New York City’s Daily Graphic newspaper, featured artist Charles Jay Taylor’s sixth sequential comic strip with railroad baron and stock market manipulator William H. Vanderbilt. In this outing, Vanderbilt, shown wearing a sunflower and gone Aesthetic (per the Aesthetic Art Movement of the day) is holding a reception in his home, to show [...]
“The Monopoly Grind”, A.B. Frost’s William Vanderbilt, 1879: Wall Street Frauds Make Wonderful Cartoons, Part 48
For the front page of the January 21, 2026 issue of the (New York) Daily Graphic, artist Arthur Burdett Frost depicted William H. Vanderbilt as the Miller of Dee from the traditional 1762 folk song, turning it into The Monopoly Grind. At right, people come from far away, hauling their grain for the miller to [...]
1881-82 Comic Strips featuring William Vanderbilt, Episode 5: Wall Street Frauds Make Wonderful Cartoons, Part 47
In the years 1881 and 1882, artist Charles Jay Taylor created a series of approximately one dozen sequential comic strips featuring monopolist and stock market manipulator, William H. Vanderbilt. These appeared on the front page of the New York City’s Daily Graphic newspaper, usually with a gap of months between each stand-alone episode. To find the prior episodes, click here. [...]
