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"Pitiful Reform" Cartoon
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A cartoon of a woman representing excellence standing on the steps of Tammany Hall and holding her nose as she looks at the pitiful state of school reform. Caption at bottom: "Must I look for Reform and Reformers HERE?"
October 30, 1875
Harper's weekly
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