False weights and measures in the New York custom-house
Subject(s): Customs administration--Officials and employees, Hedden, Edward Long, 1828-1893, Municipal officials and employees, Political corruption, Scales (Weighing instruments), Thompson, Hubert O. (Hubert Ogden), 1848-1886
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Customs official Edward L. Hedden holds a balance scale labeled “H.O. Thompson’s Pat. Scales.” Weighing heavily on one side of the scale is a man wearing a pin-stripe suit, holding a bottle of “Rum,” and with papers extending from his pockets that state “Spoils-man, Ward Politician, Rum-shop Keeper, [and] Vote of the B’ys.” On the other side is a man with papers that state “Reputation, Integrity and Fitness, Navy Officer War Record, [and] 16 years creditable Service.” The center of the balance shows the face of Thompson. A paper that states “List of Removals by Order of H.O. Thompson” rests on a desk in the lower right.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1885-09-23
Creator(s)
Period
Dakota Rancher (June 1884-1886)
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:
False weights and measures in the New York custom-house. [September 23, 1885]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287727. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Gillam, Bernhard, 1856-1896. False weights and measures in the New York custom-house. [23 Sep. 1885]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287727.
APA:
Gillam, Bernhard, 1856-1896., [1885, September 23]. False weights and measures in the New York custom-house.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287727.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
APA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
