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Mr. Hill tries it on
Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
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Spatial Coverage | New York (State)--New York |
Description | Illustration shows the Governor of New York, David B. Hill, riding backwards on the Democratic donkey labeled "Democracy" running on railroad tracks near a sign that states "Look Out for the Enlightening Express", he is waving papers labeled "Defiance to Mugwumps" at a locomotive labeled "Independents" bearing down on him and driven by a familiar Puck cartoon figure with Carl Schurz standing behind him. To the right of the tracks are an old man dressed as a clown labeled "Sun" looking down at a small elephant lying on the ground, also dressed as a clown, that looks like Benjamin F. Butler, next to them are William W. Phelps and Whitelaw Reid resting on the fallen Republican elephant that looks like James G. Blaine and is labeled "Ditched Nov. 1884". |
File Format | JPG / JPEG |
Language | English |
Part of Series | Miscellaneous Items in High Demand |
Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
Access Restriction | Open |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Schurz, Carl,--1829-1906. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Railroad bridges--1880-1890. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Republican elephant (Symbolic character)--1880-1890. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Phelps, William Walter,--1839-1894 |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Hill, David B.--(David Bennett),--1843-1910. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Locomotives--1880-1890. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Political elections--New York (State)--New York--1880-1890. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Municipal officials--New York (State)--New York--1880-1890. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Butler, Benjamin F.--(Benjamin Franklin),--1818-1893. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Blaine, James Gillespie,--1830-1893. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Reid, Whitelaw,--1837-1912. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Democratic donkey (Symbolic character)--1880-1890. |
Content Type | Image |
Resource Type | Photograph |