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The Confidential Clerk and the (Still More) Confidential Employer

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

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COLLECTION
Print Collection portrait file

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B. T. (Benjamin Talbot) Babbitt, 1809-1889

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Title
The Confidential Clerk and the (Still More) Confidential Employer
Additional title: Habit & Co. in Account with Discount Bank [title of book in image]
Collection

Print Collection portrait file

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B. T. (Benjamin Talbot) Babbitt, 1809-1889

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1870 - 1879 (Approximate)
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection
Topics
Babbitt, B. T. (Benjamin Talbot), 1809-1889
Genres
Clippings
Portraits
Cartoons (Commentary)
Notes
Content: B. T. Babbit--in pencil at bottom.
Content: Subject is possibly B. T. (Benjamin Talbot) Babbitt, 1809-1889
Statement of responsibility: N[?]HC dm[?]--signed in image
Content: Caption continues: Employer (loq.)--"On account of the depression of business, Mr. Smithereen, I cannot make your salary more than $1,000 per annum; but here is my checkbook signed in blank, and by raising the amoutns of bills presented and making false entries in the books, I think you will be able to get along comfortably and live in your accustomed style."
Type of Resource
Still image
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
Other local Identifier: Portrait File
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 670a43b0-c533-012f-96a0-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1870: Issued (Approximate)
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "The Confidential Clerk and the (Still More) Confidential Employer" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1870 - 1879. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-7f2b-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "The Confidential Clerk and the (Still More) Confidential Employer" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-7f2b-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. (1870 - 1879). The Confidential Clerk and the (Still More) Confidential Employer Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-7f2b-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Confidential Clerk and the (Still More) Confidential Employer