Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum

The Power Behind the Throne. He Cannot Call His Soul His Own.

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Resource type	Image
Creator	Nast, Thomas, 1840-1902
Description	The political cartoon on p. 697 shows Oakley Hall sitting on the Tammany throne after being re-elected as mayor of New York City on the Tammany Ticket. Behind him is Boss Tweed looking over Hall's shoulder as he wears a large crown and holds a scepter and orb. Published by Harper & Brothers.
Subject	Hall, Abraham Oakey, 1826-1898 Politics & government New York City Sweeney, John Tammany Hall Political corruption Connolly, Richard B., 1810-1880 Tweed, William Marcy, 1823-1878
Rights statement	No Copyright - United States
Language	eng
Keyword	fur coat crown knights sword king
Date created	October 29, 1871
Identifier	Digital ID: d_18605 Finding Number: CGA.AC.AP8.023
Published in	Harper's Weekly, vol.15, no.722
Collection identifier	SPEC.CGA.PUR
Repository	Ohio State University. Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum
Alternative title	The Tammany Ring-Dom
File Format	image/tiff
Rights note	The Ohio State University Libraries believes this object is in the Public Domain in the United States. Users are responsible for making a final determination of copyright status before reproducing.
Version	tear sheets
Medium	paper ink
Permanent link	https://hdl.handle.net/1811/fd6d31d3-627c-46bc-9ed4-b6bc3c122484
Time period (Topic)	1870s (1870-1879)
Genre	editorial cartoons
Extent	40.2 x 28 cm

Credit line: The Ohio State University, Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum

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