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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
The Happy Triumvirate
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

The Happy Triumvirate

Artifact ID1969.80.131
Object Type Cartoon Clipping
Date ca. October 1890
Medium Paper, ink
DimensionsOverall H 13 1/2 in x W 10 in (34.3 cm x 25.4 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionCartoon from the October 1, 1890 Puck magazine. Two men (identifiable as Thomas Brackett Reed and James G. Blaine) sit on the Presidential Chair with a tiny man (identifiable as Benjamin Harrison) squeezed between them. Caption: "The Happy Triumvirate.". Additional text across the top: “Puck” “What fools these Mortals be!”. Additional text at upper left: “Vol. XXVIII. - No. 708.”. Additional text at upper center: “New York, October 1, 1890”. Additional text at upper right: “Price, Ten Cents.”. Additional text at upper left: “Keppler & Schwarzmann, Publishers.”. Additional text at upper center: “Copyright, 1890, by Keppler & Schwarzmann.”. Additional text at upper right: “Puck Building, Cor. Houston & Mulberry Sts.”. Additional text at upper center: “Entered at the post office at New York and admitted for transmission through the mails at second-class rates.”. Artist's signature lower right: “Syd B Griffin”.
Historical NoteJames G. Blaine was the Secretary of State under President Benjamin Harrison from 1889-1892. Thomas B. Reed was the Speaker of the House from 1889-1891 that made the House function more efficiently by ending its ability to filibuster.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThis item was given to the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum Collection in 1969.
Credit LineGift of Mr. Ralph E. Becker
National Archives Catalog CollectionLyndon B. Johnson Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 192413)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts to the LBJ Library (National Archives Identifier 189698391)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestricted
Use Restriction NoteReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
Person Referenced Benjamin Harrison (United States, 1833 - 1901)
Person Referenced James G. Blaine (United States, 1830 - 1893)
Person Referenced Thomas Brackett Reed (United States, 1839 - 1902)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place Gifted
New York
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