The custom-house code of morals under our beautiful tariff system
Subject(s): Bribery, Customs administration--Officials and employees, Customs inspection, Dorsheimer, William, 1832-1888, New York (State), Public officers, Travelers
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In this vignette cartoon, William Dorsheimer is seated at center in the “Office of the U.S. District Attorney and Editorial Rooms of the New York Star” where he receives a letter from “Daniel Manning Sec’y Treas.,” asking him “to stop the acceptance of bribes by the employees of the Custom House, without delay.” The surrounding cartoons all show instances of customs officials being offered bribes by travelers returning from abroad, including a “sketch by our special artist,” i.e., Puck, showing a customs official headed home, laden with merchandise in the form of bribes.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1885-10-14
Creator(s)
Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937
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:
The custom-house code of morals under our beautiful tariff system. [October 14, 1885]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287753. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937. The custom-house code of morals under our beautiful tariff system. [14 Oct. 1885]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287753.
APA:
Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937., [1885, October 14]. The custom-house code of morals under our beautiful tariff system.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287753.
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 5, 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.
