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Political cartoon by Thomas Nast (1840-1902), depicting William Marcy 'Boss' Tweed (1823 - 1878) with a money bag for a head entitled, 'The brains that achieved the Tammany victory at the Rochester Democratic Convention,' c. 1871. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Political cartoon by Thomas Nast (1840-1902), depicting William Marcy 'Boss' Tweed (1823 - 1878) with a money bag for a head entitled, 'The brains that achieved the Tammany victory at the Rochester Democratic Convention,' c. 1871. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)