corruption

NY State Senator George Washington Plunkitt (1842-1924), part of the Tammany Hall crowd; noted for his quote, "I seen my opportunities and I took 'em." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington_Plunkitt

Plunkett's book Plunkett of Tammany Hall is a very revealing look at the political world of the late 19th century. I highly recommend it for anyone interested in the history of the period. There are some free etexts of the book online, including at Project Gutenberg.

LOC -- You (and Bain) have misspelled his last name -- should read "Plunkitt."

Thank you pennylrichardsca, Dendroica cerulea and Wystan for your comments. We will add more information about Plunkitt to the description and correct the spelling of his name.

"The original headquarters building for the Society, the first Tammany Hall, was built in 1830 in Manhattan at 141 East 14th Street between Third and Fourth Avenues, but the building was not primarily the clubhouse of a political organization: Tammany Hall merged politics and entertainment, already stylistically similar, in its new headquarters ... The Tammany Society kept only one room for itself, renting the rest to entertainment impresarios: Don Bryant's Minstrels,a German theater company, classical concerts and opera. The basement – in the French mode – offered the Café Ausant, where one could see tableux vivant, gymnastic exhibitions, pantomimes, and Punch and Judy shows. There was also a bar, a bazaar, a Ladies' Cafe, and an oyster saloon. All this – with the exception of Bryant's – was open from seven till midnight for a combination price of fifty cents.[47] The building had an auditorium of sufficient size to hold public meetings, and a smaller one that became Tony Pastor's Music Hall, where vaudeville had its beginnings.[48] In 1927 the building on 14th Street was sold, to make way for the new tower being added to the Consolidated Edison Company Building." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tammany_Hall

artolog: Thank you for your information about the first Tammany Hall headquarters building which is depicted in this image. We will add some of the details to the description when we update.

The date is right on top, 6/30/13

falcon67: Thanks for catching the date. We will add it to the description of the image and update the database.

Sometimes called the Big Tim Sullivan Association Timothy Daniel Sullivan (July 23, 1862 – August 31, 1913) was a New York politician who controlled Manhattan's Bowery and Lower East Side districts as a prominent figure within Tammany Hall. He was euphemistically known as "Dry Dollar", as the "Big Feller", and, later, as "Big Tim" (because of his large stature). During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, he controlled much of the city's criminal activities between 14th Street and the Battery in New York City. He is credited as being one of the earliest ward representatives to use his position to enable the activities of criminal street gangs.

The Association quite liked outings to College Point. See some details here: www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/3682650860/ And since we can see the date on the plate of "6/30/13", here is the report from the next day's New York Times: OUTING MINUS "BIG TIM"; Boweryites Miss Absent Chieftain on Their Annual Excursion" query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9D05E4D71139E6... Highlight of the fun and games was a baseball game of teams comprised of Lean Men versus Fat Men. Read the linked story to see who won.