Anti-Bishop cartoon, 1889

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Anti-Bishop cartoon, 1889

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A cartoon makes the point that Bishop Henry A. Neely of the Episcopal Diocese of Maine was leading girls astray. "This Red Book," in which the cartoon was printed, charged the bishop with adultery and forgery and urged the church to depose him.

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  • Title: Anti-Bishop cartoon, 1889
  • Creation Date: 1889-09-25
  • Subject Date: 1889
  • Location: ME
  • Media: Ink on paper
  • Local Code: SC 767 This Red Book No. 1
  • Object Type: Image

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