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The bottom falls out of the "wonderful tin box"
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
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| Spatial Coverage | New York (State)--New York |
| Description | Cartoon shows a tramp, holding an emaciated Tammany tiger on a leash, looking disconsolately at a box with the bottom falling out, labeled "Tammany Income." In 1931, Thomas M. Farley, a high-ranking member of the powerful and corrupt New York City Democratic machine known as Tammany Hall, testified before an investigative commission that he kept his enormous income, derived from "savings" in a tin box. The tin box became a symbol for Tammany graft. By 1938, when Tammany had been out of power for five years, such income was no longer available. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Cartoon Drawings |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Tramps--1930-1940. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Corruption--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Tammany Hall--1930-1940. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Political organizations--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Tammany Tiger--1930-1940. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
