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May 31, 2022 · Published: May 31, 2022. copy page link. Print Page. Cartoonist Thomas Nast in a portrait by Matthew Brady. Credit: Bettmann/Getty Images. In Gilded Age New York City during the 1860s and 1870s,...
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Sep 24, 2013 · William M. Tweed, more commonly known as Boss Tweed, was a New York politician who became Tammany’s leader in the late 1860’s. As the party’s boss, he was able to appoint several city officials and essentially controlled the city government.
Cartoon after cartoon pictured Tweed as a thief. In addition to his caricatures of Tweed, Nast created the Tammany Tiger as a symbol for the Ring, and sometimes he used it as a more general symbol for the Democratic Party. Nast succeeded in creating a negative image of Boss Tweed but was less successful in turning him out of power.
(Figure 1) (Figure 2) (Figure 3) Which cartoon do you feel is most effective? Explain. Historical Reasoning Questions. According to Thomas Nast’s portrayal, what threat did Boss Tweed represent to constitutional principles and a healthy civil society? What is the role of a free press in questioning governmental actions in a constitutional ...
Engraving of political cartoon drawn by Thomas Nast. Dimensions of engraving and caption: 13 cm x 11.5 cm. From Harper's Weekly, 7 October 1871, page 944.
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Nov 15, 2022 · Thomas Nast is known as America’s best-ever political cartoonist. Here are (33) Boss Tweed cartoons to browse out of 1000 total cartoons in the book.
Long Description for Boss Tweed. Part of the Tammany Hall political machine, William Marcy "Boss" Tweed controlled local politics in New York City in the 1860s and 1870s. This cartoon from the era depicts Tweed leaning on the ballot box with a sign that reads "In counting there is strength," referring to the questionable counting procedures ...
