A beggar's ruse

Bliff, the Fourteenth street beggar, devices a way to his luck by carrying a mirror around his neck and women begin to give him money to check their hats in the mirror.

Publication date: 1897-09-12

Size: 6.5 x 6 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Subject(s):

• Beggars--1890-1900

Genre(s):

• Cartoons (Commentary)

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (September 12, 1897), Half Tone Part, p. 3

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg