The Three "Dis-Graces", 1880 Box 1, Folder 4
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bound issue from December 1, 1880; Vol VIII, no. 195. Lithographs address various topics, including: John Kelly and Tammany Hall; the world tour of Ulysses S. Grant; religion. Lithographs include "The Three 'Dis-Graces,' (title page; shows three male figures as marble statues, labeled "Kelly," "McManes," "McLaughlin." They are each standing on portions of New York, Philadelphia, and Brooklyn); "The Later Desecrators of the Temple," (shows Jesus Christ walking out of a large, marbled building towards a crowd of fleeing men. One man, to Christ's right, is fleeing with a large crucifix under his arm and papers labeled "For Charity's Sake," "Help the Poor Managers," "Passion Play at Booth's Theater" flying around him. Other figures are seen in religious garb like papal dress and realia, monk robes, and clerical clothing. Behind the scene, a wall is adorned with posters labeled "RTC Cheap Masses, 10c 3 for a Quarter," "Talmage's Great Tabernacle Entertainment by Arbuckle," "Grand Sale by Auction Church of the Holy Henry Pews to the Highest Bidder"); "The Only Way to Have an Exhibition in Central Park--Have it on Stilts" (shows a scene from an exhibition/fair of various events and exhibitions, all housed on top of a structure supported by stilts. In the center, a dome is seen labeled "1884," other buildings and attractions surrounding it, including the Statue of Liberty, Machinery Hall, "Eagle Monument Works," "Washington Headquarters," "Sound Steamer," and others. Below the stilts, immigrants, couples, and other individuals are seen looking through guide books, mingling, climbing stilts, and walking to the exposition)
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