Photo of Puck,Knights of Labor,1882,Keppler,Jay Gould,William Vanderbilt,Roach
Title: First annual picnic of the 'Knights of Labor' - more fun for the spectators than for the performers / J. Keppler.
Creator(s): Keppler, Joseph Ferdinand, 1838-1894, artist
Date Created/Published: N.Y. : Published by Keppler & Schwarzmann, 1882 June 21.
Summary: Print shows Jay Gould, William H. Vanderbilt, Cyrus Field, Russell Sage, and John Roach riding in a carriage past a crowd of laborers labeled 'Knights of Labor' and 'Pittsburg Free Strikers' who are watching a man labeled 'Workingman' trying to climb a 'Greased' pole carrying a child on his back and with a woman and child hanging from his belt. The pole is greased with 'Monopoly Grease', at top are 'Higher Wages, Bread, Tobacco, Wine, [and] Ham'. The view from the pole shows factories in the middle distance and the 'Roach Monopolist Ship Builder' facility in the background.
Notes:
Title from item.
Illus. from Puck, v. 11, no. 276, (1882 June 21), centerfold.
Copyright 1882 by Keppler & Schwarzmann.
Subjects:
Gould, Jay,--1836-1892.
Vanderbilt, William H.--(William Henry),--1821-1885.
Field, Cyrus W.--(Cyrus West),--1819-1892.
Sage, Russell,--1816-1906.
Roach, John,--1813-1887.
Capitalists & financiers--1880-1890.
Monopolies--1880-1890.
Corruption--1880-1890.
Laborers--1880-1890.
Wages--1880-1890.
Cost & standard of living--1880-1890.
Social classes--1880-1890.
Cartoons (Commentary)--1880-1890.
Chromolithographs--Color--1880-1890.
Periodical illustrations--1880-1890.
Bookmark /2012647217/
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