A free feast for the congressional colored boys – they are all after a slice
Subject(s): Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886, Beck, James B. (James Burnie), 1822-1890, Brown, Joseph E. (Joseph Emerson), 1821-1894, Cameron, J. D. (James Donald), 1833-1918, Harbors--Law and legislation, Lamar, L. Q. C. (Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus), 1825-1893, Lapham, Elbridge Gerry, 1814-1890, Legislators, Miller, Warner, 1838-1918, Rivers--Law and legislation, United States. Congress, Vest, George Graham, 1830-1904, Watermelons
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Several legislators are slicing up a large watermelon labeled “River and Harbor Bill” in an effort to carry off a share for themselves, while Chester Alan Arthur sleeps in the shade of a tree in the background. George G. Vest carries off a slice labeled “Pistol-Pocket Harbor,” James D. Cameron has carved out a small chunk labeled “Washy Washy Creek,” Elbridge G. Lapham is eating a slice labeled “Gowanus Back-Water Gutter,” and a slice labeled “Blue-Grass Brook” is at the feet of James B. Beck. Beck and Warner Miller work at cutting slices labeled “Wood-Pulp Puddle” and “Skatchekoosis Stream-let,” while Lucius Q. C. Lamar and Joseph E. Brown approach from the background, with large knives.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1882-07-26
Creator(s)
Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937
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
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Chicago:
A free feast for the congressional colored boys – they are all after a slice. [July 26, 1882]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287968. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937. A free feast for the congressional colored boys – they are all after a slice. [26 Jul. 1882]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287968.
APA:
Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937., [1882, July 26]. A free feast for the congressional colored boys – they are all after a slice.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287968.
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. January 29, 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.