Tarred and Feathered, 1888
- Containers:
- Box 1, Folder 10
- Scope and content:
bound issue from March 28, 1888; Vol XXIII, no. 577. Lithographs address various topics, including: Morgan Dix, an American Episcopal Church priest and writer; Mayor Abram S. Hewitt of New York City. Lithographs include "Tarred and Feathered" (title page; shows Ingalls standing under a tree, beside him are "Feathers of Public Ridicule" and "Tar of Public Contempt." He is fully tarred and featherd and wears a sign stating "The People's Punishment for Inglass the Slanderer of Dead Heroes." Behind him, in the distance, is the U.S. Capitol); "Rapid Transit to Sheol--Where We Are All Going, According to the Reverend Dr. Morgan Dix" (shows a train being conducted by devillish creatures, the head conductor pulling levers of the first car labeled "Sheolic Motors" and directing the train towards "Sheol Junction," leading the train away from New York City and a station labeled "Brooklyn Annex." Behind him, 9 cars are seen packed with tourists, travelers, dandies, and ballerinas, each labeled "Sassiety Car," "Clerical Scandal Car," "Theatrical Car," "Mugwump Car," "Artists' Car," "Literary Car," "Press," "Lawyer's Car," "Dem. of Rep. 'Combine';" all cars are full with the exception of the Mugwump Car, which is empty. A devil is seen peering from a cave, looking down at the comotion); "Bravo, Mayor Hewitt! That's All the Flag We Need" (shows Mayor Hewitt waving a large American flag. Below him are various immigrants waving their country flags, including Germany, France, Italy, and Ireland)
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