The political Sodom and Gomorrah are doomed to destruction
Subject(s): Angels, Bible stories, Democratic Party (U.S.), Ethics, Fires, Middle East--Gomorrah (Extinct city), Middle East--Sodom (Extinct city), National Greenback Party, National Independent Party (U.S.), Orphans, Presidents--Elections, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Tariff
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Print shows an angel labeled “New Party” with wings labeled “Tariff-Reform” and “Anti-Monopoly” leading two small orphan children labeled “Political Honesty” and “Political Wisdom” to safety, away from the fires, ignited by lightning labeled “Public Condemnation,” that are consuming “Republican Sodom” and “Democratic Gomorrah.” Caption: But peradventure the New Party will save these two little orphans from the burning and bring them up for us.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1882-05-10
Creator(s)
Graetz, F. (Friedrich), approximately 1840-approximately 1913
Period
New York State Assemblyman (1882-May 1884)
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 political Sodom and Gomorrah are doomed to destruction. [May 10, 1882]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287915. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Graetz, F. (Friedrich), approximately 1840-approximately 1913. The political Sodom and Gomorrah are doomed to destruction. [10 May. 1882]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287915.
APA:
Graetz, F. (Friedrich), approximately 1840-approximately 1913., [1882, May 10]. The political Sodom and Gomorrah are doomed to destruction.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287915.
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. February 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.
