<p>Opper, Frederick Burr,, 1857-1937,, artist.
</p><p>The great municipal "freak" - the New York tax-payer
</p><p>N.Y. : Published by Keppler &amp; Schwarzmann, 1886 January 6.
</p><p>1 print : chromolithograph.
</p><p><b>Notes:</b>
<b> Title from item.</b>
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 &amp; Schwarzmann.
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.
</p><p><b>Subjects:</b>
<b> Tax payers--1880-1890.</b>
Human curiosities--1880-1890.
Sideshows--1880-1890.
</p><p><b>Format: </b> Periodical illustrations--1880-1890.
Magazine covers--1880-1890.
Cartoons (Commentary)--1880-1890.
Chromolithographs--Color--1880-1890.
</p><p><b>Rights Info: </b> No known restrictions on publication.
</p><p><b>Repository: </b> Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print">hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print</a>
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<b>Call Number: </b> Illus. in AP101.P7 1886
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