The receiving-vault of the Republican politicians who defied public morality
Subject(s): Belknap, William W. (William Worth), 1829-1890, Blaine, James Gillespie, 1830-1893, Brady, Thomas Jefferson, 1839-1904, Clayton, Powell, 1833-1914, Conkling, Roscoe, 1829-1888, Dorsey, Stephen Wallace, 1842-1916, Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885, Keifer, Joseph Warren, 1836-1932, Kellogg, William Pitt, 1830-1918, Medill, Joseph, 1823-1899, Mummies, Phelps, William Walter, 1839-1894, Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910, Political corruption, Presidents--Election--Public opinion, Presidents--Elections, Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Robertson, William Henry, 1823-1898, Robeson, George M. (George Maxwell), 1829-1897, Scandals--Political aspects, Tombs
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A procession carries an embalmed James Gillespie Blaine to a place among other embalmed Republicans in an Egyptian tomb. Among those previously embalmed are Thomas Collier Platt, Stephen W. Dorsey, Thomas Brady, Ulysses S. Grant, Roscoe Conkling, George M. Robeson, Joseph W. Keifer, William P. Kellogg, and William Belknap. Among those carrying the embalmed Blaine, labeled “Nominated June 6, Embalmed Nov. 1884” are William W. Phelps, Whitelaw Reid, William H. Robertson, Powell Clayton, and Joseph Medill. Caption: The wire-pullers have nominated him; but the people will send him where they have sent the others.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1884-06-11
Creator(s)
Period
Dakota Rancher (June 1884-1886)
Repository
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Page Count
1
Record Type
Image
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These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
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Chicago:
The receiving-vault of the Republican politicians who defied public morality. [June 11, 1884]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287979. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Gillam, Bernhard, 1856-1896. The receiving-vault of the Republican politicians who defied public morality. [11 Jun. 1884]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287979.
APA:
Gillam, Bernhard, 1856-1896., [1884, June 11]. The receiving-vault of the Republican politicians who defied public morality.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287979.
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 11, 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.
