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Raising the funds to buy the presidency
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Description | Illustration shows Puck's Independent Party figure sitting on the left next to Puck beneath a sign that states "Independent Road to the White House"; at center, Almon M. Clapp, with a cashbox labeled "Republican Campaign Fund" and a sheet of paper that states "Permission to Remain in Office" appears with Green B. Raum, who is holding a box labeled "Absolution" containing papers that state "Indispensable Dispensation", selling indulgences for absolutions and dispensations to an old woman with a broom labeled "U.S.", a "U.S. Scrub-Woman", a "Page", a "Treasy. Clerk", and a "U.S. Postman" holding a paper that is a "Guarantee against Decapitation". In the background, Whitelaw Reid carries a banner that states "The Republican Party is the Party of Salvation", Thomas Brady and Stephen Dorsey carry banners that state "The Republican Party Must Stay No Matter How" and "This is Our Last Chance", and Powell Clayton drives a wagon carrying a safe labeled "Funds for an Aggressive Campaign". Also depicted are W.W. Phelps with a paper that states "Its Only a Matter of Money" and Robert Ingersoll holding a paper labeled "Sweet C.O.D." |
| 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) | Ingersoll, Robert Green,--1833-1899. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Presidential elections--1880-1890. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Corruption--1880-1890. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Dorsey, Stephen Wallace,--1842-1916. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Tetzel, Johann,--1465-1519. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Political campaign funds--1880-1890. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Elkins, Stephen B.--(Stephen Benton),--1841-1911. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Priests--1880-1890. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Brady, Thomas J.--(Thomas Jefferson),--1839-1904. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Absolution--1880-1890. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Clayton, Powell,--1833-1914. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Fund raising--1880-1890. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Phelps, William Walter,--1839-1894. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Raum, Green B.--(Green Berry),--1829-1909. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Reid, Whitelaw,--1837-1912. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Clapp, A. M.--(Almon M.) |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
