Description: Description of Photograph This is an 8x12 inch Reproduction Photograph made from a high quality scan of the original. When evaluating the quality of the photo, please keep in mind that most photos in our collection were taken over 100 years ago. Title: Puck's pyrotechnics - Fourth-of-July fireworks free to all / Opper & Co. Creator(s): Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937, artist Date Created/Published: N.Y. : Published by Keppler & Schwarzmann, 1882 July 5. Summary: Print shows a fireworks display with Puck bowing on a stage in front of a 'Fan Light' featuring the likenesses of William H. Vanderbilt, Russell Sage, Cyrus W. Field, and Jay Gould; on stage with Puck is a hand holding a smoldering torch which may represent Bartholdi's hand and torch from the Statue of Liberty. On the left is a pagoda labeled 'Puck Office' and on the right is a building labeled 'Tammany Hall'. Among the fireworks are many faces of politicians and other prominent figures of the day, some labeled by type of firework, such as 'Chicago Shower', Arthur, Grant, Conkling, Logan and Cameron; 'Tumbler', Tilden; 'Twister', Schurz; 'The Falling Tammany Star', Kelly; 'Bomb', Davis; 'Junk Whizzler', Robeson; 'Polar Rocket', Bennett; 'Buster', Butler; and 'Star Route Staggerer', Dorsey. Others shown are James G. Blaine, Henry Ward Beecher, Elizabeth Tilton(?), Thomas De Witt Talmage, and Theodore Tilton. Notes: Title from item. Illus. from Puck, v. 11, no. 278, (1882 July 5), centerfold. Copyright 1882 by Keppler & Schwarzmann. Subjects: Vanderbilt, William H.--(William Henry),--1821-1885. Sage, Russell,--1816-1906. Field, Cyrus W.--(Cyrus West),--1819-1892. Gould, Jay,--1836-1892. Blaine, James Gillespie,--1830-1893. Tilden, Samuel J.--(Samuel Jones),--1814-1886. Arthur, Chester Alan,--1829-1886. Grant, Ulysses S.--(Ulysses Simpson),--1822-1885. Conkling, Roscoe,--1829-1888. Logan, John Alexander,--1826-1886. Cameron, J. D.--(James Donald),--1833-1918. Beecher, Henry Ward,--1813-1887. Tilton, Elizabeth M. Richards,--b. 1834. Talmage, T. De Witt--(Thomas De Witt),--1832-1902. Tilton, Theodore,--1835-1907. Davis, David,--1815-1886. Dorsey, Stephen Wallace,--1842-1916. Robeson, George M.--(George Maxwell),--1829-1897. Schurz, Carl,--1829-1906. Kelly, John,--1821-1886. Bennett, James Gordon,--1841-1918. Butler, Benjamin F.--(Benjamin Franklin),--1818-1893. Fireworks--1880-1890. Capitalists & financiers--1880-1890. Politicians--1880-1890. Monopolies--1880-1890. Pagodas--1880-1890. Fourth of July--1880-1890. Fourth of July celebrations--1880-1890. Scandals--1880-1890. Cartoons (Commentary)--1880-1890. Chromolithographs--Color--1880-1890. Periodical illustrations--1880-1890. Bookmark /2012647221/ Bookmark:2012647221 Bookmark:2012647221 Size Approximately 8x12 inches. Note: Some images may have white bars on the sides or top if the original image does not conform to the 8x12 dimensions. Want to purchase the Original? The original is not for sale. Return Policy We are so confident in the quality we provide that we back every order with a money-back guarantee! This means if you are not satisfied, for ANY reason, a refund will be given.(No need to return the photo) Quality This Photograph is a Archive Quality Reproduction created directly from the original photograph. Our laboratory uses premium DNP Dye-Sublimation Paper guaranteeing brighter colors, sharper whites, and prints that will last a lifetime. Shipping We have taken extra steps to ensure that your prints arrive to you safely and undamaged. We use extra thick, stay-flat envelopes to get your photos to you as quickly and as safely as possible. Source: Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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