There's a new policeman on the beat

There's a new policeman on the beat

Item Information

Title:
There's a new policeman on the beat
Description:
Illustration shows two crooks labeled "Robeson" and "Roach" walking down a sidewalk, whistling; they are being trailed by William C. Whitney, Secretary of the Navy, as a policeman.
Artist:
Gillam, Bernhard, 1856-1896
Name on Item:
Gillam
Date:
June 24, 1885
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Political cartoons
Lithographs
Magazine covers
Periodical illustrations
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Haynes to T. R. Roosevelt, 1877-1908. Cartoon & caricatures from Puck by: Gillam, Opper, Zimmerman & Graeter, 1880s (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Americana Collection
Subjects:
Criminals
Police
Corruption
Robeson, George M. (George Maxwell), 1829-1897
Roach, John, 1813-1887
United States. Navy
Extent:
1 print : lithograph, color ; 13 1/2 x 10 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/9880w8811
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
New York : Published by Keppler & Schwartzmann, office no. 21-23 Warren St.
Language:
English
Notes:
Title from item.
Summary from: Library of Congress Print & Photographs Collection.
Item from Puck magazine.
Caption on item: "Cheese it!"
Accession #:
11_03_000076