Ghost of a Dollar or the Bankers Surprise political cartoon, circa 1808
Permanent ID:
11807Call number:
Bb 612 G346Date:
1808Image Description:
A famous Philadelphia banker, Stephen Girard, stares in awe at a floating Spanish dollar in hopes that it will "chink" into the till. A caricature of Girard, referred to here as "Stephen Graspall, Banker and Shaver."An etching by William Charles, the most prolific American political cartoonist of his era.