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The political suicide of Peter "brains" Sweeny.
1871
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Metadata
- Call Number
- E South 01/GC002/Box 08/Normal/Harper's Weekly (1871/11/12-1872/06/08) GA 2008.01427
- Publisher
- New York : [s.n.], 1871/11/25.
- People
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- Author
- Nast, Thomas, 1840-1902
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Caricature
- Political cartoons—United States—19th century
- Political corruption—New York (State)—New York—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Sweeny, Peter B. (Peter Barr), 1825-1911—Caricatures and cartoons
- Tweed Ring—Caricatures and cartoons
- Magazine illustration—United States—19th century—Specimens
- New York (N.Y.)—History—18651898—Caricatures and cartoons
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- The political suicide of Peter "brains" Sweeny.
- Call Number
- E South 01/GC002/Box 08/Normal/Harper's Weekly (1871/11/12-1872/06/08) GA 2008.01427
- Identifier
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/vq27zn560
- Publisher
- New York : [s.n.], 1871/11/25.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1871
- Extent
- 1 item ; print 35.4 x 24 cm. sheet 40.5 x 28.5 cm.
- References
- Paine, Albert Bigelow. Th. Nast, His Period and His Pictures. New York: The Macmillan Company ; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., 1904, pp. 198-199.
- Rights Statement
- No Known Copyright
- Notes
- Medium: Wood engravings
- Signed in block, lower right: "Th: Nast".
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Caricature
- Political cartoons—United States—19th century
- Political corruption—New York (State)—New York—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Sweeny, Peter B. (Peter Barr), 1825-1911—Caricatures and cartoons
- Tweed Ring—Caricatures and cartoons
- Magazine illustration—United States—19th century—Specimens
- New York (N.Y.)—History—18651898—Caricatures and cartoons
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 1
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/0bee0f7d-0bbf-4075-886d-9727a20b3298/manifest