The city treasury

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Title

The city treasury

Subject

Tweed, William Marcy, 1823-1878.
United States -- Politics and government -- Caricatures and cartoons.

Description

This is a vertically split panel that compares two situations. On the left, workmen are looking into a safe that contains only “debts” labeled, “N. Y. Treasury.’ On the right, William Tweed and his cronies are feasting at a lavish dinner. The captions read, “Empty to the workmen. The four masters that emptied it.”

Creator

Nast, Thomas, 1840-1902.

Source

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Publisher

Harper’s Weekly

Date

1871-10-14

Contributor

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Rights

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Relation

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Format

image / jpg

Language

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Type

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Identifier

M49-00019

Coverage

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Original Format

Lithographic print

Physical Dimensions

10 x 15 cm.