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A Respectable Screen Covers a Multitude of Thieves

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Title	A Respectable Screen Covers a Multitude of Thieves
Creator	Nast, Thomas, 1840-1902
Language	eng
Resource Type	Image
Permanent Link	https://hdl.handle.net/1811/2b498305-85e1-467b-936a-a87b7c55e537
Date Created	1868
Date Issued	October 10, 1868
Version	mechanical reproduction
Summary	A monochrome image of Mayor John Hoffman dressed in formal attire, appears next to city hall on the main panels of a four-unit folding screen with inscriptions, "High Taxes Make High Rents," Notice to the People-We (the Ring) would like to move this nice screen to Albany N.Y." The screen shields a dark, gloomy scene of pilferage from a large container labeled "city treasury" by stereotyped Irish men. A large sign, "Thou Shalt Steal as Much as Thou Canst - The Ring" hangs above the scene of theft, referencing overblown city building projects for a courthouse, city hall and Harlem bridge.
Description	Signature of artist located in lower left corner of block.
Publisher	Harper & Brothers
Item Identifier	Digital ID: d_432
Call Number	AP2 .H3
Unit	Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum
Extent	41.7 x 38.6 cm
Medium	wood engraving print
Time Period (Topic)	1860s (1860-1869)
Place (Topic)	New York
Genre	editorial cartoons
Subject	Political cartoons Tweed, Wiliam Marcy, 1823-1878 Tweed Ring Caricatures and cartoons Magazine illustration‒United States‒19th century New York (N.Y.)--Politics and government--To 1898 Political corruption‒New York (State)‒New York‒History‒19th century‒In art Hoffman, John T. (John Thompson), 1828-1888‒Portraits Irish Americans in art
File Format	image/tiff
Published In	Harper's Weekly, vol.12, no.615, p.656
Keyword	New York City mayors 1868 mayoral election
Rights Statement	No Copyright - United States
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.

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