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The magnetic bunco-steerer and his confederate
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Description | Illustration shows, at left, on the sidewalk outside a gambling room labeled "Monopoly Club Shades", James G. Blaine and Benjamin F. Butler cornering a "Workingman" and trying to steer him into the gaming room; on the right, sitting around a table with playing cards are Russell Sage, William W. Phelps, George M. Robeson, Jay Gould, and John Roach, and standing is Cyrus W. Field; on a shelf is a bust of William H. Vanderbilt beneath a sign that states "The Public Be D--" and between notices that state "No Straight Flushes in this House" and "This is a Bluff Game - No Limit", and between boxes of "Brag Chips" and "Bluster Cards". |
| 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) | Card games--1880-1890. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Gambling--1880-1890. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Gould, Jay,--1836-1892. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Field, Cyrus W.--(Cyrus West),--1819-1892. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Vanderbilt, William H.--(William Henry),--1821-1885. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Roach, John,--1813-1887. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Capitalists & financiers--1880-1890. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Fraud--1880-1890. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Phelps, William Walter,--1839-1894 |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Sage, Russell,--1816-1906. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Gamblers--1880-1890. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Robeson, George M.--(George Maxwell),--1829-1897. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Butler, Benjamin F.--(Benjamin Franklin),--1818-1893. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Blaine, James Gillespie,--1830-1893. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
