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[Tammany's four knaves]
Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
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Description | A hand grasps four playing cards, an allusion to the taxpayer as the player to which the cards were dealt. The cards represent the kings of each of the four suits, but their faces belong to the four principal members of Tammany's notorious Tweed Ring. From left to right are: William Marcy "Boss" Tweed, dominant force of Tammany from 1866 to 1871, representing the King of Diamonds with a ribbon across his chest labeled "Americus;" Peter B. Sweeny, the devious brains behind the Tweed gang, as the King of Clubs; Tammany mayor, Abraham Oakey Hall (also called "Elegant Oakey," responsible for the unscrupulous cover-up of frauds perpetrated by the group, as the King of Hearts; Comptroller, Richard "Slippery Dick" Connolly, as the King of Spades. |
File Format | JPG / JPEG |
Language | English |
Part of Series | Cartoon Drawings: Swann Collection of Caricature and Cartoon |
Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
Access Restriction | Open |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Tweed Ring--1890. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Playing cards--1890. |
Content Type | Image |
Resource Type | Photograph |