Photo of Puck,Great Municipal Freak,New York Tax-Payer,1886,Opper,Sideshow

Title: The great municipal 'freak' - the New York tax-payer / F. Opper.
Creator(s): Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937, artist
Date Created/Published: N.Y. : Published by Keppler & Schwarzmann, 1886 January 6.
Summary: Illustration shows Puck as a barker at a sideshow, presenting as a 'freak' the New York City tax payer, pointing to a sign on the wall that states 'Here you are now! The New York Tax-Payer!! The Greatest Curiosity ever on Exhibition! He pays $36 Per Capita. For the Privilege of Living in the Dirtiest and Worst-Governed City in the World!' Tax payers from Brooklyn at '$10.88 per capita, Berlin $7.35 per capita, Paris $5.40 per capita, [and] London $7.40 per capita' view the exhibit.
Notes:
Title from item.
Caption: He excites the wonder and amusement of the civilized world - including Brooklyn.
Illus. from Puck, v. 18, no. 461, (1886 January 6), cover.
Copyright 1886 by Keppler & Schwarzmann.
Subjects:
Tax payers--1880-1890.
Human curiosities--1880-1890.
Sideshows--1880-1890.
Cartoons (Commentary)--1880-1890.
Chromolithographs--Color--1880-1890.
Magazine covers--1880-1890.
Periodical illustrations--1880-1890.
Bookmark /2011661370/
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