Thomas Nast
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Thomas Nast was a German-born American caricaturist and editorial cartoonist often considered to be the "Father of the American Cartoon".
Albumen silver print of Nast by Napoleon Sarony, taken in Union Square, New York City
Thomas Nast's birth certificate issued under the auspices of the King of Bavaria on September 26, 1840
Thomas Nast self-caricature
Self-caricature of Thomas Nast
William M. Tweed
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William Magear "Boss" Tweed was an American politician most notable for being the political boss of Tammany Hall, the Democratic Party's political machine that played a major role in the politics of 19th-century New York City and State.
Tweed in 1870
Ticket to an 1859 "soiree" to benefit Tweed's Americus Engine Co.
A Group of Vultures Waiting for the Storm to "Blow Over"—"Let Us Prey." by Thomas Nast, Harper's Weekly newspaper, September 23, 1871. "Boss" Tweed and members of his ring, Peter B. Sweeny, Richard B. Connolly, and A. Oakey Hall, weathering a violent storm on a ledge with the picked-over remains of New York City.
Thomas Nast depicts Tweed in Harper's Weekly (October 21, 1871)