Caption: Graphic Statue No. 64. Both Sides of the Question

Source/Date: Daily Graphic March 20, 1879

Ultimate Source(if different):

Creator: Charles Dater Weldon

Remarks: Vanderbilt is depicted simultaneously as a pauper and with fountains of cash pouring in from his railroads. This is probably in reference to an ongoing dispute he had with New York over taxes

Keywords: Lake Shore Railroad; Harlem Railroad; New York Central Railroad; Canada Southern Railroad; Michigan Southern Railroad; Western Union Telegraph