Clasping Hands over the Bloodless (Sar)c(h)asm
- Title:
- Clasping Hands over the Bloodless (Sar)c(h)asm
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Cartoonist:
- Nast, Thomas (September 27, 1840 - December 7, 1902)
- Political Figure:
- Greeley, Horace, American (1811-1872), Presidential Candidate
Reid, Whitelaw, American (1837-1912), Editor of the New York Tribune
Brown, B. Gratz, American (1826-1885), Vice-Presidential Candidate
Schurz, Carl, American (1829-1906), Senator
Tilton, Theodore, American (1835-1907), Author
Woodhull, Victoria C., American (1838-1927), Subject
Grant, Ulysses S. (1822-1885), American (1822-1885), Presidential Candidate
Tweed, William Marcy, American (1823-1878), Tammany Hall Leader
- Date:
- 1872
- Election Date:
- 1872
- ID Number:
- 2214.PR0147
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214PR0147.jpg
- Political Party:
- Democratic
- Culture:
- German
American - Work Type:
- Prints
Sheets (Information artifacts) - Materials/Techniques:
- Wood engraving (process)
Newsprint - Subject:
- Illustrations
Sheets (Information artifacts)
Political cartoons
Portraits
Grant, Ulysses S. (1822-1885)
Greeley, Horace
Brown, B. Gratz
Tweed, William Marcy
Reid, Whitelaw
Politicians
Elections
Symbols
Uncle Sam
Capitol, Washington, District of Columbia
White House, Washington, District of Columbia
Journalists
Scandals
Newspapers
Political corruption
Hell
Tilton, Theodore
Woodhull, Victoria C.
Portraits
Caricatures
Schurz, Carl - Measurement:
- 57.15 x 40.005 (Sheet) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Center spread from the November 23, 1872 Harper's Weekly. Cartoon contrasts the favorable reception of recent election winner Ulysses S. Grant by Uncle Sam to loser Horace Greeley's suspension in a hellish chasm above a multitude of other political figures. Greeley's running mate B. Gratz Brown is represented by a slip of paper caught on Greeley's coat.
- Cite As:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection, #2214. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- This digital collection and its contents are owned and operated by the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. Digital reproductions are provided for private study, scholarship and research use only and may not be downloaded for use in electronic or print publications (including web sites), exhibitions, or broadcasts, without permission. There are no known U.S. copyright restrictions on this image. The digital file is owned by the Cornell University Library which is making it freely available with the request that, when possible, the Library be credited as its source.