Stop thief!. Political cartoon by Thomas Nast
Stop thief!. Political cartoon by Thomas Nast for Harpers Magazine, Oct. 7, 1871. William Boss Tweed and members of his ring, Peter B. Sweeny, Richard B. Connolly, and A. Oakey Hall, join a crowd in pursuit of a thief, while each fear they are the object of the hue and cry. Below the cartoon is a passage from Dickens, OLIVER TWIST, They no sooner heard the cry, than, guessing how the matter stood, they issued forth with great promptitude; and, shouting Stop Thief! too, joined in the pursuit like Good Citizens
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13125331
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45374902
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3000px x 2034px
(2.0MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
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Courtesy Everett Collection
