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Boss Tweed Escaped From Prison

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Tweed-le-dee and Tilden-dum

Nast cartoons such as this one, with Tweed wearing the uniform of a convict, enabled Spanish authorities to recognize Tweed

CREDIT: Nast, Thomas, artist. “Tweed-le-dee and Tilden-dum,” 1876. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress. Reproduction Number LC-USZ62-117137.


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