A Tammany Tiger: A Melodrama of New York Life – Vintage Print
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Few images capture their era like this historic image of A Tammany Tiger: A Melodrama of New York Life. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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A Tammany Tiger: A Melodrama of New York Life
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Its title points straight to Tammany Hall, the Democratic political organization that dominated much of New York City politics for generations, and to the tiger that became its emblem after Thomas Nast drew it in *Harper's Weekly* cartoons of the 1870s. The subtitle places the piece in the popular stage melodrama of its era, where corrupt officials, ward bosses and street life gave audiences easily recognized villains and rescues. The record offers few other details, so the work is best read as a window onto how New Yorkers in that period viewed machine politics, blending entertainment with sharp political commentary.
| Original scan | 2,128 × 2,769 px · prints to 7 × 9 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 0831u |
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