English: 1893 political cartoon about the opposition in Brooklyn to consolidation with the City of New York. New York City is depicted as a male suitor (right). The people of Brooklyn are depicted as a woman wanting marriage (left). Newspaper editors and politicians of Brooklyn, depicted as the woman's children, hold her back from "marriage" (consolidation) for fear of losing their power.
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1893 political cartoon about the opposition in Brooklyn to consolidation with the City of New York