CROTON WATER FRAUDS

Art

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

CROTON WATER FRAUDS

Entry/Object ID

L.2007.237

Description

Cover of Harper's Weekly with a wood engraving cartoon: on top of page is printed, "HARPER'S WEEKLY."; below is printed, "A JOURNAL OF CIVILIZATION."; images of paint brushes and a palate, a harp, a laurel, two palms, paper, hands passing a torch, a compass, a telescope, books and a globe surround the words; beneath, a line of text bordered above and below by two lines read, "Vol. XXVII. -No. 1399. I Copyright, 1883, by HARPER & BROTHERS.; NEW YORK, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1883.; TEN CENTS A COPY. I $4.00 PER YEAR, IN ADVANCE."; below is a wood engraving signed by C. S. Bush; along the top of the scene is written, "CROTON WATER FRAUDS," a man sits on boos behind a counter; three men line up under a sign that reads, "PAY HERE."; to the left of the seat of books is a pile of paper, each piece reading, "WATER RENT PAID"; to the right is two men, one stuffing money in his pockets and in a top hat; another reaching for a cashbox; below is a sign that reads "PUBLIC INSPECTION of this WATER METER not SOLICITED." and a system of pips with coins going in the "inlet" and out the "outlet" into another top hat; water leaks from all the pipes; below is written, "A LEAKY DEPARTMENT I Robbing Peter (the tax payer) to pay Paul (the tax gatherer.) I see page 647."; recto is a page of text.

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper; ink

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Harper's Weekly

Date made

Oct 13, 1883

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

15-7/8 in

Width

11-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 15 7/8 x 11 1/4 in. (40.3 x 28.6 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Yellowing along edges; left edge is creased and torn; loss, top left; writing in pencil, top right and bottom right; some soil, right center; yellow stain, left center.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Diebold

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Diebold Box #33

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B9

Note Type

Department

Note

Library