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McClellan was mayor of New York City from 1904 to 1909. He was the son of Civil War General George B. McClellan, Sr. Ref: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_B._McClellan,_Jr. Murphy was head of Tammany Hall from 1902 until his death in 1924. He is known for bringing respectability to the political machine and is considered to be its most powerful head. Ref: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Francis_Murphy

Wow, totally amazing! I love it! I could just look at these photos forever in the commons.

Don't let that (lack of) wikipedia article fool you. Murphy was as corrupt as any other Tammany Hall bosses. The New York Tribune cover (using photo manipulation) tells readers that while McClellan was just elected the mayor of NYC, the REAL power behind the mayor, and the person that will actually make things happen in nyc is the man seated behind McClellan; Charles Murphy, the Tammany Hall boss.


here's a better photo illustrating the relationship of McClellan (the kid on the wall), Murphy (tiger), and district attorney Jerome (guy with shotgun)
www.harpweek.com/09Cartoon/BrowseByDateCartoon.asp?Month=...



" This cartoon about the 1905 mayoral election in New York City shows the Tammany Tiger licking his chops with satisfaction, having devoured a belly full of political enemies, including Republican boss Thomas Platt and the Reverend Charles Parkhurst, the crusading reformer. Mayor George B. McClellan Jr., a candidate for reelection, holds the tiger's leash but cannot control the behavior of the Tammany beast. The young, 39-year-old mayor appears as a boy sitting, like Humpty Dumpty, atop a wall; in this case, one that protects the "Gardens of Murfiz" (named for Tammany boss Charles F. Murphy), where illicit money grows on trees.

The one who has escaped the tiger's path of destruction is William Travers Jerome, the New York district attorney (1901-1909) who continually waged war against the corruption of Tammany Hall and the city government. Here, Jerome stands priming his firearm to shoot the unsuspecting tiger. McClellan won a second term a few weeks after this cartoon was published, and soon broke completely with Tammany Hall. Despite the efforts of Jerome and McClellan, Murphy and Tammany Hall survived.

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[read more about the meaning of the illustration, of McClellan, Murphy, Tammany Hall, etc. here
www.harpweek.com/09Cartoon/BrowseByDateCartoon.asp?Month=...]

Great photography historical. Thanks and greetings.

Any chance it might be this other Tim Sullivan? This looks to be Mott Street in front of old St. Patrick's.

This is the funeral of "Big" Tim Sullivan, on September 15, 1913. LOC -- "Bowery" should be capitalized.

Wystan, I think the funeral was on September 15, reported in NYT of Sept. 16. query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9C03E2D8123FE633A... "CLASS LINES VANISH AT SULLIVAN BURIAL; Judges and Senators Mix with Thieves and Gangsters for Last Tribute to Dead Leader."

@swang, Thank you; your evidence is incontrovertible.

Everyone, Thanks for the detective work on this image and the others of the funeral of 'Big Tim' Sullivan. We will update this record as well as the other related images to reflect the details.

12/24/1909 - see "East Side Turns Out to Bury 'Little Tim'", 12/25/1909 New York Times. Sullivan was a popular Tammany operative and gangster.

The hearse in the cited newspaper account has a rounded front, while this one has a sqare front. Might this instead be the funeral of "Big Tim" Sullivan, who died on Aug 31, 1913?

Yes, this is the funeral of BIG Tim, on September 15, 1913 -- not LITTLE Tim, who died in 1909. Big Tim's body was unidentified in the morgue for two weeks after its discovery on railroad tracks.

jimflanny and Wystan, Thanks for the info on this image and the others of the funeral of 'Big Tim' Sullivan. We will update this record as well as the other related images to reflect the details.