The Bowery Boys Magnets

Fond memories of these guys. There is a matching Slip Mahoney right here on TeePublic at BonzoTee. I hope you like them. If you decide to purchase something I depreciate it!

Fond memories of these guys. There is a matching Horace Debussy "Sach" Jones right here on TeePublic at BonzoTee. I hope you like them. If you decide to purchase something I depreciate it!

Charcoal portrait of Bill the butcher from Gangs of New York

The Dead Rabbits were a notorious Irish-American gang that roamed the streets of old New York in a notorious slum known as the Five Points. It was a time when only the tough could survive. Personal grievances, business competition, and even political differences were often settled with fists. The Dead Rabbits’ nemesis would be a Nativist gang known as the Bowery Boys. Violence was golden as America struggled to define itself, but the struggle helped shape the character of the USA, and came to define the hard-working, hard-fighting, hard-drinking American immigrant.

The t-shirt showcases iconic gangsters from New York in their characteristic attire and poses, capturing the gritty atmosphere of those times. The juxtaposition of a realistic drawing with shades of black and gray gives the graphic an authentic period look. It's a tribute to the history of the place and the figures that shaped the darker aspects of urban life in the past.

The Dead Rabbits were a notorious Irish-American gang that roamed the streets of old New York in a notorious slum known as the Five Points. It was a time when only the tough could survive. Personal grievances, business competition, and even political differences were often settled with fists. The Dead Rabbits’ nemesis would be a Nativist gang known as the Bowery Boys. Violence was golden as America struggled to define itself, but the struggle helped shape the character of the USA, and came to define the hard-working, hard-fighting, hard-drinking American immigrant.