| Title |
The Policeman. |
| Publisher |
[New York] : H. De Marsan, Publisher of songs and ballads, 54 Chatham street, New-York. |
| Date |
[between 1840 and 1880?] |
| Description |
The policeman talks to a woman through a window. She wears a low-cut gown, and he holds his hands to his face. Behind him,
a boy steals something from a man's pocket. The valentine criticizes him for neglecting his job to pay attention to women.
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| Notes |
Text: What a happy life the policeman leads; / With his Starry shield before him! / He mutters his love to the passing maids,
/ While ladies, from windows, adore Him. / The Gallant BRAVE Fellow never suspects / A thief might, near Him, be stealing;
/ So he chats with HIS DEAR, and bows his respects, / While love the dark-deed is concealing.
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| Genre |
Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Comic valentines. |
| Subject |
American wit and humor. |
|
Police -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Flirting -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
| Has format |
TMP.objres.377.jpg |
| Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
| Identifier |
Comic Valentines, 8.26 |
