Die "Salomon's-Mauer" der Blainiac-Republikaner

Title:

Die "Salomon's-Mauer" der Blainiac-Republikaner

Date:

1889

Creator (Personal):

Gillam

Description:

Caricature by Bernhard Gillam published in Puck. The caricature depicts William Walter Phelps, Murat Halstead, and Joseph Medill standing at the "Solomon's Wall" of Blainiac Republicans (referring to James Gillespie Blaine), which is labeled with the words "party patronage." William M. Evarts is shown approaching the wall. In German, the text reads : "Die Juden von Jerusalem versammeln sich noch heutzutage an der sog. 'Salomon’s Mauer' der Tempel-Ruinen und wehklagen über die verschwundene Herrlichkeit Israel’s." In English, the text reads : "The Jews of Jerusalem gather even today in front of what is called "Salomon's Wall" (Western Wall) of the Temple ruins and lament the vanished glory of Israel."

Collection Title:

William A. Rosenthall Judaica Collection - Prints and Photographs

Contributing Institution:

College of Charleston Libraries

Media Type:

Images

Personal or Corporate Subject:

Blaine, James Gillespie, 1830-1893
Evarts, William Maxwell, 1818-1901
Phelps, William Walter, 1839-1894
Halstead, Murat, 1829-1908
Medill, Joseph, 1823-1899

Topical Subject:

Western Wall (Jerusalem)

Geographic Subject:

Jerusalem

Language:

German

Shelving Locator:

Print Portfolio 15,cofc-war-print15-013

Date Digital:

2012-02-28

Digitization Specifications:

Scanned with Epson Expression 10000 XL, 250 ppi, 24-bit color. Archival tiff image available.

Internet Media Type:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Copyright status undetermined.

Access Information:

For more information contact Special Collections at the College of Charleston Libraries, Charleston, SC 29424.

Admin ID:

40022