"Blind-Man's Buff"

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Title
"Blind-Man's Buff"
Description
A political cartoon in the British satirical magazine "Punch" that depicts a blindfolded policeman cluelessly surrounded by criminals in London's East End. A caption reads "Blind Mans' Buff. (As played by the Police.) 'Turn round three times, and catch whom you may!'" The cartoon also includes a poem reading "Lurking crime
Haunts from of old these dens of darksome slime.
There, where well-armed authority fears to tread,
Murder and outrage rear audacious head,
Unscanned, untracked."
Creator
Sir John Tenniel
Date
22 September 1888
Extent
1 page
Format
Document
Is Part Of
September 22 1888 version of "Punch"
Language
English
Provenance
British Library, sourced from Punch Ltd
Publisher
British Library
Rights
Copyright of Punch Ltd
Rights Holder
Punch Ltd
Subject
An illustration and poem satirizing the Metropolitan Police's struggling investigation of the Jack the Ripper murders and other crime in Whitechapel
Temporal Coverage
1888
Type
Periodical

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