1898 · New York
by PUCK
New York: Keppler & Schwarzmann, 1898. Keppler, Joseph. Color lithograph, 13 3/4 x 20 inches. Abrasions along lower fold otherwise in good condition. Richard Croker is pictured as a radiant sun at the center of New York's "Solar System" with such figures labeled "Pawnbroker, Brewer, Laborer, Hayseed, Fireman, Gambler, Liquor Dealer, Contractor," among others, and people identified as "D. Hill, Belmont, Gould, Murphy, W. Reid, T. Platt, J.J. Astor,and Van Wyck" revolving around him. Richard Welstead Croker (1843 - 1922), known as "Boss Croker," was an American politician who was a leader of New York City's Tammany Hall and a political boss. (Inventory #: 298462)