Sujet

President Cleveland handing a paper to Henry Pearson

Légende

Consistent civil service reform' President Cleveland handing a paper that states 'Re-appointment for Honesty and Efficiency' to Henry G. Pearson for his appointment as Postmaster in New York. Pearson is carrying a box labelled 'The People's Trust'. In the background, are Whitelaw Reid with dagger labelled 'N.Y. Tribune' and Charles A. Dana with dagger labelled 'N.Y. Sun'; both appear angry that an efficient and honest citizen has been appointed to a civil service position.

Date

1885

Crédit

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Notre référence

ARP18A17_089

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

60,0Mo (4,8Mo) / 32,8cm x 45,9cm / 3871 x 5418 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Consistent Civil Service President Grover Cleveland Re-appointment Honesty Efficiency Henry Pearson Postmaster New York People's Trust Whitelaw Reid Politics Political United States America 19th century