Bottom Facts / Th. Nast.. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

Editorial cartoon showing diver looking about murky ocean bottom caption reads "House Naval Committee, in trying to get some evidence of corruption on the part of Robeson (George Maxwell Robeson, 1829-1897, Sec. of Navy, 1869-1877) went so far as to examine his private bank account for the six years prior to joining the Cabinet, and to compare it with his account since he has been at the head of the department."
Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, 1876 May 27, p. 432.
Ref. copy may be in LOT 4405 (1876).
This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.
Caption card tracings: Artists, Publ. I.; Congress, US HSC Comm; Cartoons, US; BI; Navy, US; Politics, Corruption in; Shelf.