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"Inauguration Day Outlook—Prospects of a Cleaning Up" political cartoon, 1903

Permanent ID:
6818
Language:
English
Date:
January 1903
Image Description:
In the image, Governor Samuel Pennypacker cleans up "Pennsylvania Politics" with his mop and "decent politics suds."  His cousin, Matthew Quay, was one of Pennsylvania's most infamous political bosses.  Quay used his political influence to help Pennypacker defeat incumbent Robert Pattison in the 1902 gubernatorial election.  In the political cartoon Quay looks at Pennypacker disapprovingly and asks "Is that my reward?".
Format:
Clippings; Political cartoons
Dimensions:
Width: 16.5 cm, Height: 16.5 cm (image)
Publisher:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Collection:
Hampton L. Carson papers
Related People or Organizations:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania (repository)
Gage, Hy, 1878-1971 (artist)
Biunno, Diane (Transcribed by)
Biunno, Diane (Encoded by)
Unknown (publisher)
Samuel W. Pennypacker, 1843-1916 (depicted)
Matthew Stanley Quay, 1833-1904 (depicted)