Title
President Arthur as a magician on stage
Caption
A presidential conjuror' President Chester A. Arthur as a magician on a stage, pulling cards out of a hat and tossing them into the audience; the cards are labelled 'Secretary of Navy, Foreign Minister, Interior, Consulate, Collectorship, Soft Soap, Minister to Turkey, Quashed Endictment, Secretary of War, Protection, Postmaster, Promises, Gratitude, [and] Reciprocity'. On the stage are other magic devices, a 'Great Machine Trick' showing cards and labelled 'New Political Deal Trick', a wheel labelled 'Stalwartism Neutrality Halfbreedism', a bottle labelled 'Ever-lasting Patronage Bottle', a cone labelled 'Great Veto Extinguish Trick', and a drum labelled 'Last Grand Trick Resignation'.
Date
1881
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP18A17_127
License type
Rights managed
Available size
60,0Mb (6,5Mb) / 19,4in x 12,0in / 5811 x 3609 (300dpi)