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Graetz, F. (Friedrich), approximately 1840-approximately 1913

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Set a — to catch a —

Set a — to catch a —

Print shows a policeman labeled “Gov. Foster” grabbing the arm of a diminutive man labeled “Hoadly” who is holding a piece of fruit labeled “Dem. Nomination 83” that he has stolen from a street vendor who is an old woman labeled “Ohio Democracy” knitting behind her table of fruit labeled “Nomination Appointment Office.” Papers extending from the pocket of the policeman are labeled “Indiana ‘Soap’ Campaign 1880” and “Theft of the Presidency 1877.” Caption: Honest Charley Foster is horrified to find Hoadly filching.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1883-08-08

Creator(s)

Graetz, F. (Friedrich), approximately 1840-approximately 1913

The tournament of today – a set-to between labor and monopoly

The tournament of today – a set-to between labor and monopoly

Print shows a jousting tournament between an oversized knight riding horse-shaped armor labeled “Monopoly” over a locomotive, with a long plume labeled “Arrogance,” and carrying a shield labeled “Corruption of the Legislature” and a lance labeled “Subsidized Press,” and a barefoot man labeled “Labor” riding an emaciated horse labeled “Poverty,”, and carrying a sledgehammer labeled “Strike.” On the left is seating “Reserved for Capitalists” where Cyrus W. Field, William H. Vanderbilt, John Roach, Jay Gould, and Russell Sage are sitting. On the right, behind the labor section, are telegraph lines flying monopoly banners that are labeled “Wall St., W.U.T. Co., [and] N.Y.C. RR.”

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1883-08-01

Creator(s)

Graetz, F. (Friedrich), approximately 1840-approximately 1913

For sale again

For sale again

Print shows John Kelly carrying a basket labeled “27,000 Votes For Sale,” accosting passengers on a “New York Train,” seeking buyers. Around the car, men are seated beneath windows labeled “Democratic Nomination Hewitt for Gov.,” “Cornell for Gov.,” “Folger for Gov.,” and “Wadsworth for Gov.” They are reading newspapers labeled “Half Breed,” “Greenback,” “Independent Puck,” “Stalwart,” and “Machine Paper.” Caption: John Kelly Here you are! I’ll sell to anybody else, except “blind pool men.” How much for the lot?

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1882-08-30

Creator(s)

Graetz, F. (Friedrich), approximately 1840-approximately 1913