The harder he pumps, the dirtier his case gets
Subject(s): Brady, Thomas Jefferson, 1839-1904, Dorsey, Stephen Wallace, 1842-1916, Hand pumps, Ingersoll, Robert Green, 1833-1899, Judicial process, Lawyers, Political corruption, Postal service, Rerdell, Montfort C., Scandals--Political aspects, Star routes
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Robert Green Ingersoll, attorney in the Star Route trials, pumps Montfort C. Rerdell, depicted as a pump, for more “Evidence” as Thomas Jefferson Brady and Stephen Wallace Dorsey stand in the “Prisoners Box.”
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1883-03-07
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
Cite this Record
Chicago:
The harder he pumps, the dirtier his case gets. [March 7, 1883]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288138. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937. The harder he pumps, the dirtier his case gets. [7 Mar. 1883]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288138.
APA:
Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937., [1883, March 7]. The harder he pumps, the dirtier his case gets.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288138.
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 26, 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.
