A Tammany Dodge: Blocking the Wheels of Education, from Harper's Weekly, February 16, 1878
Thomas Worth, American, 1834 - 1917
1878
Wood engraving on paper
Sheet (Irreg.): 11 × 16 1/8 in. (28 × 41 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College
2014.45.26
Publisher
Harper's Weekly
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Research Area
Not on view
Inscriptions
In print, below image: A TAMMANY DODGE—BLOCKING THE WHEELS OF EDUCATION. / THE HIGH-SALARIED OFFICE HOLDER WITH A SINECURE POSITION (USEFUL AT PRIMARIES). THE UNDER-PAID TEACHING.—HIS SALARY TO BE CUT DOWN, THE BETTER TO SUPPORT THE POLITICAL BEATS. Written on reverse: Purchase from Mrs. Wilson Nov. 10, 1958
Provenance
Cora McDevitt Wilson (1880-1975), The Book & Print Shop, Hanover, New Hampshire; sold to present collection, date unknown; catalogued 2014.
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