Erie or the greased pole. A new and amusing game
A comic boar game based on the Erie Railroad wars. Owner of the railroad James Fisk has slipped to the ground after trying unsuccessfully to scale the greased pole. Coins and a bill marked "Erie" fall from his... More
"Stop Thief!" / Th: Nast. - A drawing of a group of men playing a game...
Illustration shows William "Boss" Tweed and members of his ring, Peter B. Sweeny, Richard B. Connolly (stumbling over the curb), A. Oakey Hall, Tom Fields, James H. Ingersoll, and James Fisk, Jr. joining a crow... More
![["Stop thief!"] - Political cartoon, public domain image](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjQvc3RvcC10aGllZi03N2YyNDItMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/25/webp "[\"Stop thief!\"] - Political cartoon, public domain image")
["Stop thief!"] - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illustration shows William "Boss" Tweed and members of his ring, Peter B. Sweeny, Richard B. Connolly (stumbling over the curb), A. Oakey Hall, Tom Fields, James H. Ingersoll, and James Fisk, Jr. joining a crow... More
The President of the United States and his Cabinet for 1872(?) / Th. N...
Illustration shows at center and under heading "'We Propose' (When things blow over) When?" William M. Tweed standing, holding a paper labeled "Political Economy by Boss Tweed", and in his shadow John T. Hoffma... More
The deadly upas tree of Wall Street / J. Keppler.
Print shows a large, old tree at the edge of body of water with Albany, N.Y. on the right, in the background, and the U.S. Capitol on the left, in the background. Hanging from the branches are many coins with "... More
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[Monument of Col. James Fisk, Jr.]
Public domain photograph - monument, cemetery, graves, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Monument of Col. James Fisk, Jr.
Title devised by cataloger. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 031223. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
Caricature, The boss of the ring, public domain cartoon image
A caricature of New York financier James Fisk as a bulldog. The print may have been issued around September 1869, when Fisk and a few associates precipitated a financial panic by their attempts to corner the go... More
The statue unveiled - Print, Library of Congress collection
The "statue" is railroad giant Cornelius Vanderbilt, who in 1869 tried unsuccessfully to assume control of James Fisk's Erie Railroad by buying out its stock. Here he stands, like the Colossus of Rhodes, at the... More
Caricature, The boss of the ring, public domain cartoon image
A caricature of New York financier James Fisk as a bulldog. The print may have been issued around September 1869, when Fisk and a few associates precipitated a financial panic by their attempts to corner the go... More
The great race for the Western stakes 1870
Print shows Cornelius Vanderbilt and James Fisk in a race for control of New York's rails. Throughout 1868 and 1869, the two men had fought for control of the Erie Railroad. (See also "The Statue Unveiled," no.... More
The great race for the Western stakes 1870
Print shows Cornelius Vanderbilt and James Fisk in a race for control of New York's rails. Throughout 1868 and 1869, the two men had fought for control of the Erie Railroad. (See also "The Statue Unveiled," no.... More
Fisk, Jr.. Book illustration from Library of Congress
No publication information. (DLC/PP-1936:0065). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).
Fisk, Jr.. Book illustration from Library of Congress
No publication information. (DLC/PP-1936:0065). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).
Fisk, Jr.. Book illustration from Library of Congress
No publication information. (DLC/PP-1936:0065). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).