tammanyhall

Funeral of "Big" Tim Sullivan, at old St. Patrick's, Mott Street, New York, on September 15, 1913.

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.

"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.

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.