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TitleDecoration-day, 1883TypeStill ImageMonographSubjectGrant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910Robeson, George M. (George Maxwell), 1829-1897Davis, David, 1815-1886Blaine, James Gillespie, 1830-1893Logan, John Alexander, 1826-1886Cameron, J. D. (James Donald), 1833-1918Conkling, Roscoe, 1829-1888Childs, George William, 1829-1894Leo XIII, Pope, 1810-1903O'Donovan Rossa, Jeremiah, 1831-1915Ingersoll, Robert Green, 1833-1899Brady, Thomas J. (Thomas Jefferson), 1839-1904Dorsey, Stephen Wallace, 1842-1916Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893Hancock, Winfield Scott, 1824-1886Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893Elkins, Stephen B. (Stephen Benton), 1841-1911Gould, Jay, 1836-1892Kelly, John, 1821-1886Cameron, Simon, 1799-1889Tilden, Samuel J. (Samuel Jones), 1814-1886Dana, Charles A. (Charles Anderson), 1819-1897Memorial Day--1880-1890Cemeteries--1880-1890 (LCTGM)Tombs & sepulchral monuments--1880-1890 (LCTGM)Grief--1880-1890 (LCTGM)Mourning clothing & dress--1880-1890 (LCTGM)Popes--1880-1890 (LCTGM)Crowns--1880-1890 (LCTGM)Periodical illustrations--1880-1890 (GMGPC)Cartoons (Commentary)--1880-1890 (GMGPC)Chromolithographs--Color--1880-1890 (GMGPC) ClassificationLCC: Illus. in AP101.P7 1883 Could not render: bf:statusSummaryIllustration shows a large group of politicians and others in a cemetery on Memorial Day, each seems to be grieving at gravestones that bear special messages, such as Pope Leo XIII standing in front of a stone that states "Here lies my Irish Influence"; Ulysses S. Grant placing a wreath labeled "Tho' Gone Not Forgotten" at a monument that states "Here Lies the Third Term 1880"; Stephen Dorsey and Thomas Brady, arm in arm, in front of a stone that states "[Star] Route Here Lies Our Hope of Acquittal"; James G. Blaine placing a wreath on a stone that states "[He]re Lies My South American Policy"; and Samuel J. Tilden and Charles A. Dana in front of a stone that states "Tilden Boom 1876 Rest in Peace". Also depicted, clustered around Grant, are Roscoe Conkling holding a tattered military standard labeled "Stalwart Battle Flag 1880", James D. Cameron on crutches labeled "1882", John A. Logan as a drummer with number "306" on his drum strap, and Thomas C. Platt as a little girl; also grouped before a stone that states "Here Lies Democratic Consistancy on the Tariff" are Benjamin F. Butler, Winfield Scott Hancock, Rutherford B. Hayes, and Stephen B. Elkins. Others depicted are Simon Cameron, John Kelly, Jay Gould, George W. Childs, George M. Robeson, David Davis, Robert Ingersoll, Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa, and a man identified as "Campbell".Authorized Access PointGillam, Bernhard, 1856-1896 Decoration-day, 1883