Photo of Puck,Bedouins in Washington,1882,Gillam,Charles Dana,Bennett,Schurz

Title: Another bombardment - the newspaper fleet firing on the Bedouins in Washington / Gillam.
Creator(s): Gillam, Bernhard, 1856-1896, artist
Date Created/Published: N.Y. : Published by Keppler & Schwarzmann, 1882 August 2.
Summary: Print shows newspaper editors Charles A. Dana, James G. Bennett, Carl Schurz, Henry Watterson, George W. Curtis, and Whitelaw Reid, as well as Puck, with a fleet of paper gunboats labeled 'N.Y. Times, N.Y. Sun, N.Y. Herald, Ev. Post, Puck, Brooklyn Eagle, Courier-Journal, Harpers, Phila Times, Mail, [and] N.Y. Tribune' firing cannons, 'ink' bottles, and pens, bombarding a fortress flying a flag labeled 'Plunder', where the walls are comprised of paper bundles labeled 'Bills, Jobs, Bargins, Corrupt Bills, [and] Logrolling', and defended by 'Robeson Bey' standing at center with a bandage labeled 'Record' around his head, 'Keifer' and 'Jones', with John A. Logan labeled '306', James D. Cameron, David Davis, John Sherman, and others. Cannon balls burst among them labeled 'Criticism, Censure, [and] Condemnation'. The fortress cannons are labeled 'River & Harbor Bill $20,000,000, Pension Arrears $103,962,300, Monitor Job, Public Buildings, Mileage Steal, [and] Mississippi Levee'. Within the fortress are the U.S. Capitol and the U.S. Treasury labeled 'Ammunition House'.
Notes:
Title from item.
Illus. from Puck, v. 11, no. 282, (1882 August 2), centerfold.
Copyright 1882 by Keppler & Schwarzmann.
Subjects:
Dana, Charles A.--(Charles Anderson),--1819-1897.
Bennett, James Gordon,--1841-1918.
Schurz, Carl,--1829-1906.
Watterson, Henry,--1840-1921.
Curtis, George William,--1824-1892.
Reid, Whitelaw,--1837-1912.
Robeson, George M.--(George Maxwell),--1829-1897.
Keifer, Joseph Warren,--1836-1932.
Davis, David,--1815-1886.
Logan, John Alexander,--1826-1886.
Cameron, J. D.--(James Donald),--1833-1918.
Jones, John P.--(John Percival),--1829-1912.
Sherman, John,--1823-1900.
Legislators--1880-1890.
Corruption--1880-1890.
Forts & fortifications--1880-1890.
Bombardment--1880-1890.
Gunboats--1880-1890.
Newspaper editors--1880-1890.
Public opinion--1880-1890.
Scandals--1880-1890.
Cartoons (Commentary)--1880-1890.
Chromolithographs--Color--1880-1890.
Periodical illustrations--1880-1890.
Bookmark /2012647232/
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