Hallowe’en in New York – ducking for plums
Subject(s): Corruption, Halloween, McCall, Edward Everett, 1863-1924, Murphy, Charles Francis, 1858-1924, New York (State)--New York, Tammany Hall
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Charles F. “Murphy” holds “Father Knickerbocker,” a symbolic figure for New York City, his hands bound behind his back, over a large tub labeled “City Hall,” his head underwater among “Plums” labeled “Good Things, Appointments, Contracts, [and] Jobs.” Edward E. “McCall,” kneeling next to the tub, has pulled out a plum labeled “Control” and is handing it to Murphy. Caption: Boss Murphy — Take your time, Ed, and get ’em all. His Knicklets here won’t bother you.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1913-10-29
Creator(s)
Ehrhart, S. D. (Samuel D.), approximately 1862-1937
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
Repository
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Page Count
1
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Hallowe’en in New York – ducking for plums. [October 29, 1913]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287175. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Ehrhart, S. D. (Samuel D.), approximately 1862-1937. Hallowe’en in New York – ducking for plums. [29 Oct. 1913]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287175.
APA:
Ehrhart, S. D. (Samuel D.), approximately 1862-1937., [1913, October 29]. Hallowe’en in New York – ducking for plums.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287175.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
APA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
