False weights and measures in the New York custom-house
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| Caption | False weights and measures in the New York custom-house. Illustration shows Customs official Edward L Hedden holding a balance scale labeled "HO Thompson's Pat. Scales" with a man wearing a pin-stripe suit, holding a bottle of "Rum", and with papers extending from his pockets that state "Spoils-man, Ward Politician, Rum-shop Keeper, and Vote of the B'ys" weighing heavily on one side, and a man sitting on the high side of the scale, with papers that state "Reputation, Integrity and Fitness, Navy Officer War Record, and 16 years creditable Service". The center of the balance shows the face of Thompson. A paper that states "List of Removals by Order of HO Thompson" rests on a desk in the lower right. Date 1885 September 23. |
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| Creator | Bernhard Gillam, 1856-1896 |
| Artwork medium | print, chromolithograph. |
| Credit | Library of Congress |
| Terms of use | Public Domain |
| Search stock images by keyword | False weights measures York custom-house Puck cartoon custom house magazine Bernhard Gillam |
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