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"Stop thief!" "They no sooner heard the cry, than, guessing how the matter stood, they issued forth with great promptitude; and, shouting 'stop thief!' too, joined in the pursuit like good citizens."--"Oliver Twist."

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

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Print Collection portrait file

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William Marcy Tweed

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Political cartoons

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"Stop thief!" "They no sooner heard the cry, than, guessing how the matter stood, they issued forth with great promptitude; and, shouting 'stop thief!' too, joined in the pursuit like good citizens."--"Oliver Twist."

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Title
"Stop thief!" "They no sooner heard the cry, than, guessing how the matter stood, they issued forth with great promptitude; and, shouting 'stop thief!' too, joined in the pursuit like good citizens."--"Oliver Twist."
Names
Nast, Thomas, 1840-1902 (Artist)
Collection

Print Collection portrait file

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William Marcy Tweed

Political cartoons

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1871 (Approximate)
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection
Topics
Public figures
Tweed, William Marcy, 1823-1878
Genres
Clippings
Portraits
Political cartoons
Notes
Content: Published in Harper's weekly.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Other local Identifier: Portrait File
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): fd6bb160-d698-0130-cdc8-58d385a7bbd0
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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

  • 1840: Creator Born
  • 1871: Issued
  • 1902: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2021: Found by you!
  • 2022

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. ""Stop thief!" "They no sooner heard the cry, than, guessing how the matter stood, they issued forth with great promptitude; and, shouting 'stop thief!' too, joined in the pursuit like good citizens."--"Oliver Twist."" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1871. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e86a0f90-dc3f-0130-64e3-58d385a7bbd0

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. ""Stop thief!" "They no sooner heard the cry, than, guessing how the matter stood, they issued forth with great promptitude; and, shouting 'stop thief!' too, joined in the pursuit like good citizens."--"Oliver Twist."" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed February 26, 2021. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e86a0f90-dc3f-0130-64e3-58d385a7bbd0

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. (1871). "Stop thief!" "They no sooner heard the cry, than, guessing how the matter stood, they issued forth with great promptitude; and, shouting 'stop thief!' too, joined in the pursuit like good citizens."--"Oliver Twist." Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e86a0f90-dc3f-0130-64e3-58d385a7bbd0

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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e86a0f90-dc3f-0130-64e3-58d385a7bbd0 | title= (still image) "Stop thief!" "They no sooner heard the cry, than, guessing how the matter stood, they issued forth with great promptitude; and, shouting 'stop thief!' too, joined in the pursuit like good citizens."--"Oliver Twist.", (1871) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=February 26, 2021 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

"Stop thief!" "They no sooner heard the cry, than, guessing how the matter stood, they issued forth with great promptitude; and, shouting 'stop thief!' too, joined in the pursuit like good citizens."--"Oliver Twist."