A "Reservation" that Should be Established without Delay, 1880
- Containers:
- Box 1, Folder 3
- Scope and content:
bound issue from November 17, 1880; Vol VIII, no. 193. Lithographs address various topics, including: Tammany Hall; Thomas Edison; the 1880 election; and John Kelly (boss of Tammany Hall) and his political machine. Lithographic include "A 'Reservation That Should Be Established Without Delay" (title page; shows a scene on a Native American reservation. Various white, male individuals are seen huddled in a group in the middle of the scene, some wearing chief headdresses and other Native American clothing; behind them, a sign is seen labeled "Tammany Reservation" with two other smaller, teepee settlements labeled "Arapahoe Reservation" and "VTE Reservation." Surrounding the group are cannons with paper barrels labeled "N.Y Herald," "The Solid South," "Brooklyn Eagle," "N.Y World," "Boston Post," "Louisville Courier," and "N.Y. Sun"); "John Kelly's little drive to New York City Hall" (shows a calamitous scene of John Kelly driving to New York City Hall, his carriage horses running over anyone in their path. In the drivers seat is an anthropomorphic dog with long ears, his riding stick labeled "Jg nocanel [?]." By Kelly's side is a man labeled "Grace;" behind them, individuals are seen injured and being carried away in the "Democratic Ambulance" towards the White House. Before New York City Hall is a sign labeled "We have no principle, but we want all the SPOILS we can get. John Kelly Co."
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