English: A Group of Vultures Waiting for the Storm to "Blow Over"--"Let Us Prey."
by Thomas Nast
Wood engraving published in Harper's Weekly newspaper, September 23, 1871
Boss Tweed and the Tammany Ring shown as vultures perched on a cliff trying to wait out the storm of accusations.
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23 September 1871
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Cartoon in Harper's Weekly per above description; via image donated by GreatCaricatures.com
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