Tammany Hall

Thomas Nast Cartoon Depicts Tweed as Money Bag

| Importance: 7/10

Harper’s Weekly publishes Thomas Nast’s devastating political cartoon “The BRAINS,” depicting Boss Tweed as a corpulent figure with a bag of money for his head. The image crystallizes public outrage over Tammany Hall corruption, making the abstract concept of systematic graft …

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New York Times Exposes Tweed Ring with Stolen Records

| Importance: 8/10

The New York Times publishes its first article with documented proof of the Tweed Ring’s massive corruption, headlined “MORE RING VILLIANY.” Publisher George Jones obtains incriminating receipts and accounting records stolen by a disgruntled Tammany functionary denied his expected …

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