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Document 212

WILLIAM M. TWEED
Tammany Hall's "Boss" Tweed.
Photo Mount signed: "W M Tweed/New York City". Sepia, 8¼x10¾ overall, image 4x4½ (two surfaces). Headed: "Fourth Senatorial District". Tweed served as New York State Senator from 1867-1871. By 1868, Boss Tweed had gained absolute power of Tammany Hall, the Democratic Party of New York City. He controlled all party nominations and patronage. The Tweed Ring swindled the city treasury of $30 million to $200 million. In 1870, Tweed was exposed by "Harper's Weekly" with powerful cartoons by Thomas Nast. He was convicted in 1873 and imprisoned. Upon his release in 1875, Tweed was arrested in a civil action, but he escaped and fled to Spain. Extradited in 1876, Tweed was brought back to New York, where he died in jail in 1878. Shaded at edges. Mounting strip at left blank edge, tape remnants and light black marks to left of ornate border. Overall, fine condition.

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