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A presidential conjuror
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Description | Print shows President Chester A. Arthur as a magician on a stage, pulling cards out of a hat and tossing them into the audience; the cards are labeled "Secretary of Navy, Foreign Minister, Interior, Consulate, Collectorship, Soft Soap, Minister to Turkey, Quashed Endictment, Secretary of War, Protection, Postmaster, Promises, Gratitude, [and] Reciprocity". On the stage are other magic devices, a "Great Machine Trick" showing cards and labeled "New Political Deal Trick", a wheel labeled "Stalwartism Neutrality Halfbreedism", a bottle labeled "Ever-lasting Patronage Bottle", a cone labeled "Great Veto Extinguish Trick", and a drum labeled "Last Grand Trick Resignation". Among those in the audience are Carl Schurz, John A. Logan, Thomas De Witt Talmage, David Davis, Joseph W. Keifer, John P. Jones, Stephen W. Dorsey, Thomas J. Brady, William M. Evarts, Benjamin F. Butler, and Samuel J. Kirkwood. |
| 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) | Arthur, Chester Alan,--1829-1886. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Presidential appointments--1880-1890. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Dorsey, Stephen Wallace,--1842-1916. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Audiences--1880-1890. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Magic--1880-1890. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Logan, John Alexander,--1826-1886. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Brady, Thomas J.--(Thomas Jefferson),--1839-1904. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Jones, John P.--(John Percival),--1829-1912. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Schurz, Carl,--1829-1906. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Kirkwood, Samuel Jordan,--1813-1894. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Magicians--1880-1890. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Davis, David,--1815-1886. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Evarts, William Maxwell,--1818-1901. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Butler, Benjamin F.--(Benjamin Franklin),--1818-1893. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Keifer, Joseph Warren,--1836-1932. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Talmage, T. De Witt--(Thomas De Witt),--1832-1902. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Political patronage--1880-1890. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
