I may know the dude at the right: George William Curtis, who in 1863 became the political editor of Harper's Weekly, where he stayed until 1871. Nast of course brought down Tweed in that publication.

Whoops, there is this, by Nast, from 1892: The Landing Of Columbus, a satire print on the 400th anniversary of a bogus event.

I think that ascription is incorrrect. Nast's only work on Columbus may be: NAST: BENNETT, 1879. 'Root, hog, or die - Christopher Columbus Bennett has discovered the true indian policy.' Caricature of James Gordon Bennett, Jr. Cartoon by Thomas Nast from Harper's Weekly, 1879.

2/2 A horrified Tammany Indian looks on. The goateed figure is, I believe, Nast himself; the cigar-smoking dude is not known to me. Tweed's stance is that of Longfellow's Excelsior lad but the model for the orb in his hand may be Constantine the Great, atop the Capitoline Hill, looking out at Rome.

2/2 and for which she designed a celebrated poster. Both are depicted below. The cover of the June issue depicts the artist, as is common of so many of her works. That story: ourgame.mlblogs.com/poster-girl-....

Three.

At this moment I am not at liberty to say more. It is a carte de visite.

The image above was a column header in The New-York Sporting Whip of March 4, 1843.

Race walking, or pedestrianism, was a big sport in the days before baseball was organized.

I stand corrected, Scott!

You’ve forgotten Mike Herrera, who started in the Negro Leagues, went to the American League (Red Sox), then went BACK to the Negro Leagues!