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Mayor William L. Strong is depicted as St. Patrick standing outside “N.Y. City Hall,” holding a long crosier labeled “Power to Remove,” driving away snakes and frogs labeled “Tammany Office-Holder, Tammany Heeler, Office-Holder with a ‘Pull,’ Tammany-ite, [and] Heeler.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1895-03-20
Robert E. Pattison sits in a chair labeled “Mayoralty” with a woman labeled “Philadelphia” standing behind him. Charles A. Schieren sits in a chair labeled “Mayoralty” with a woman labeled “Brooklyn” standing behind him. William L. Strong sits in a chair labeled “Mayoralty” with Father Knickerbocker standing behind him. All are holding papers labeled “Reform.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1895-02-13
In this vignette cartoon various presidential candidates are depicted with their trappings. David B. Hill as “The Political Suburban Resident” is overloaded with packages labeled “Low Political Jobs, Petty Schemes, Unsuccessful Intrigues, Tricks, [and] Peanut Politics.” William McKinley is “The National Political Brooklynite” pushing a stroller containing papers labeled “High Protection.” Thomas Collier Platt is “The Obstreperous Cook” with William L. Strong and Levi P. Morton standing in the background. Thomas B. Reed is “The Political Lady with the Big Hat” which is labeled “Presidential Boom” and obscures the view of Benjamin Harrison, John Sherman, and William B. Allison. William A. Peffer is “The Amusing Political Hayseed” of “very ordinary” intellect, but long on whiskers, and George F. Hoar is “The Voluble Political Mother-in-Law” who clears the “U.S. Senate” when he stands to speak.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1895-01-30
Columbia welcomes a group of ragged politicians, mostly Democrats, some no longer in office, and newspaper editors, to come in from the cold winter night and warm themselves by the fire and enjoy some “Christmas Cheer” from a large punch bowl, with the many recently elected Republican legislators, mayors, and governors. All are identified by name, except William B. Allison: “Morton, Goff, Strong, Harrison, Dayton, McKinley, McIntyre, Marvil, Upham, Coffin, Reed, Depew, C. A. Dana, D. B. Hill, Springer, Wilson, Bland, Smyth, Grant, Bynum, Waite, [and] McPherson.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1894-12-26
Newly elected New York City Mayor William L. Strong and newly elected Governor Levi P. Morton sit on Tammany boss Thomas Collier Platt who is wearing a crown labeled “Plattism” and has a cat-o’-nine-tails labeled “Boss.” Strong and Morton confer over a paper labeled “Plans for Reform Administrations.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1894-12-19
Theodore Roosevelt informs his sister Anna Roosevelt Cowles of C. Grant La Farge’s wife Florence having twins. He also lists recent house guests and how he spends his time with wife Edith. Roosevelt says he is trying to get New York City Mayor William Lafayette Strong to remove Police Commissioner Andrew D. Parker.
1896-06-07
Theodore Roosevelt describes riding ponies and rowing with wife Edith. He had dinner with New York City Mayor Strong and says he is on good terms with him. Uncle Jimmie Roosevelt and others have visited.
1896-06-01
Theodore Roosevelt says goodbye to his sister Anna Roosevelt and apologizes he could not see her because he is so busy. It pains him to leave because wife Edith is sick in bed. He feels he made the right decision turning down the job as New York City Street Cleaning Commissioner but it is still disappointing.
1894-12-27
Theodore Roosevelt informs his sister Anna Roosevelt he turned down New York City Mayor-elect William Lafayette Strong’s offer of becoming Street Cleaning Commissioner. After much thought, Roosevelt wants to complete the work he started as a Civil Service Commissioner. He urges Anna to take care of herself and describes Christmas Day activities.
1894-12-26
Theodore Roosevelt asks his sister Anna Roosevelt to send him Mayor-elect William Lafayette Strong’s address and says she will dine with them on Wednesday and Friday of her visit. Roosevelt is in good health but the doctor says he must stay in his room.
1894-12-11
Edwin A. Hartshorn congratulates President Roosevelt for the success of the “Fusion ticket” in New York elections. He credits Roosevelt’s history in New York politics for the “victory for good government.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-11-06