Photo of Puck,Tammany Fagin,1884,Opper,Tammany Hall,John Kelly,Corruption
Title: The Tammany Fagin and his pupils / F. Opper.
Creator(s): Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937, artist
Date Created/Published: N.Y. : Published by Keppler & Schwarzmann, 1884 February 6.
Summary: Illustration shows John Kelly at the far end of a room, as Charles Dickens' character Fagin, wearing a robe with a 'Tammany Fund' money bag in a pocket, he is rubbing his hands together as a show of satisfaction. In the center of the room hangs an effigy labeled 'N.Y. Tax-Payer' with three men labeled 'Register, County Clerk, [and] Sheriff' who are learning to be pickpockets and have their hands in pockets filled with money. A notice hangs on the wall on the left, 'Graduates of this School are sure to make from $50,000 to $80,000 a Year'.
Notes:
Title from item.
Illus. from Puck, v. 14, no. 361, (1884 February 6), cover.
Copyright 1884 by Keppler & Schwarzmann.
Subjects:
Kelly, John,--1821-1886.
Tammany Hall.
Civil service--1880-1890.
Corruption--1880-1890.
Pickpockets--1880-1890.
Effigies--1880-1890.
Education--1880-1890.
Fagin (Fictitious character)--1880-1890.
Cartoons (Commentary)--1880-1890.
Chromolithographs--Color--1880-1890.
Magazine covers--1880-1890.
Periodical illustrations--1880-1890.
Bookmark /2012645171/
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