Here's A Health To The Mugwumps, Who Helped In The Strife, And Have Made This The Happiest Day Of My Life!, 1885
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Image Title: Here's A Health To The Mugwumps, Who Helped In The Strife, And Have Made This The Happiest Day Of My Life!, 1885
Creator: Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937, artist
Date: 1885 March 4.
Summary: Illustration shows Samuel J. Tilden sitting in a rocking chair, raising a glass of the "Elixir of Youth" over his head and holding a telephone receiver to his ear; hanging on the wall is a plaque that states "This Certifies that Sam'l. J. Tilden Was Duly Elected President (Dejure) in 1876. [signed] Chas. A. Dana", and next to the telephone on the wall is a sign that states "Direct Reports of the Inaugural Ceremonies". Tilden is offering a toast to the news of Grover Cleveland's inauguration, the first democratic president since before the Civil War.
Subjects: Cleveland, Grover,--1837-1908--Inauguration, 1885
Eating & drinking--1880-1890
Happiness--1880-1890
Rocking chairs--1880-1890
Telephones--1880-1890
Tilden, Samuel J.--(Samuel Jones),--1814-1886
Toasting--1880-1890
Original Media: Chromolithograph
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