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President Harrison and His Cabinet
by Joseph Keppler (1889)

NOTE.—We are requested by an intimate friend of Mr. Harrison to announce that there will be no “Premier” in his cabinet, except for Mr. Harrison himself.
Lazy Curator™ sez: A scale over the Capitol Building displays an enormous James Blaine on one side (casting a shadow over the U.S. Treasury) and Benjamin Harrison sharing the other side with the rest of his cabinet (casting a shadow over the White House). Thanks to this image from the LOC (and name tags helpfully provided by Mr. Keppler), LC™ can positively identify these gentlemen as:
*yes, he is the great-grandfather of William Windom the 20th Century character actor. You can actually see the family resemblance
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Date: 9 Aug 2015 17:57 (UTC)*did I say that out loud?*
Interestingly I was reading about Disraeli last night, and of course that's the precursor to Lord Salisbury, who is very much WOOF in my book, even as a Tory.
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Date: 13 Aug 2015 00:49 (UTC)