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A free feast for the congressional colored boys - they are all after a slice
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Description | Print shows several legislators slicing up a large watermelon labeled "River and Harbor Bill" in an effort to carry off a share for themselves, while Chester A. Arthur sleeps in the shade of a tree in the background. George G. Vest carries off a slice labeled "Pistol-Pocket Harbor", James D. Cameron has carved out a small chunk labeled "Washy Washy Creek", Elbridge G. Lapham is eating a slice labeled "Gowanus Back-Water Gutter", a slice labeled "Blue-Grass Brook" is at the feet of James B. Beck, as he and Warner Miller work at cutting slices labeled "Wood-Pulp Puddle" and "Skatchekoosis Stream-let", Lucius Q. C. Lamar and Joseph E. Brown approach from the background, with large knives. |
| 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) | Lapham, Elbridge Gerry,--1814-1890. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Brown, Joseph E.--(Joseph Emerson),--1821-1894. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Arthur, Chester Alan,--1829-1886. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Cameron, J. D.--(James Donald),--1833-1918. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Presidents & the Congress--1880-1890. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Watermelons--1880-1890. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Vest, George Graham,--1830-1904. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Beck, James B.--(James Burnie),--1822-1890. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Legislators--1880-1890. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Miller, Warner,--1838-1918. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Legislation--1880-1890. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Lamar, L. Q. C.--(Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus),--1825-1893. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
