George B[arnsdale] Cox. Boss of the worst-governed city in the United States, [Cincinnati. Head and shoulders, facing right] – Vintage Print
![George B[arnsdale] Cox. Boss of the worst-governed city in the United States, [Cincinnati. Head and shoulders, facing right], 1905 — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/13/137d6afcb616-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with George B[arnsdale] Cox. Boss of the worst-governed city in the United States, [Cincinnati. Head and shoulders, facing right], a historic print rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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George B[arnsdale] Cox. Boss of the worst-governed city in the United States, [Cincinnati. Head and shoulders, facing right]
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George B. Cox, the Cincinnati political boss, appears in this head-and-shoulders portrait facing right, reproduced as a halftone from page 301 of McClure's Magazine in 1905. The caption calls Cincinnati "the worst-governed city in the United States," a phrase that reflects the muckraking journalism of the era. McClure's ran exposés of municipal corruption, and Cox, who held power through a network of saloon owners, ward leaders and city officials, became one of the best-known examples. The picture shows how magazine illustration of the period turned a local political figure into a national symbol of urban machine politics.
| Created / published | 1905 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print : halftone. |
| Subjects | Halftone repro. of photoprint on page of text. Illus. in: McClure's Magazine, 1905, p. 301. Reference copy may be available in Biog File. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Ohio--Cincinnati--Hist; Muckrakers...; BI; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,013 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-140381 |
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