The extermination of Tammany with a straight Republican ticket

Subject(s): Elections, Painting, Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910, Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Tableaux, Tammany Hall, Tigers

A tableau painting, with Whitelaw Reid subduing the Tammany Tiger with a broken knife labeled “Straight Rep. Ticket,” is being displayed on a stage. Thomas Collier Platt, standing on the left, is admiring the painting. Caption: Platt’s “living picture” – an awful fake.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1894-06-27

Creator(s)

Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937

Language

English

Period

Civil Service Commissioner (1889-April 1895)

Repository

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division

Page Count

1

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Cartoon

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 extermination of Tammany with a straight Republican ticket. [June 27, 1894]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289561. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937. The extermination of Tammany with a straight Republican ticket. [27 Jun. 1894]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 24, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289561.

APA:

Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937.: , [1894, June 27]. The extermination of Tammany with a straight Republican ticket. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289561.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 24, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.

APA:

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.