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Choynski, I. N., (1834-1899) The Tables Turned

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09664 Author/Creator: Choynski, I. N., (1834-1899) Place Written: San Francisco, California Type: Broadside Date: 1877 Pagination: 1 p. ; 28.2 x 35.6 cm. Order a Copy

"The Tables Turned" illustrated 1877 broadside with Denis Kearney in prision stripes, with Chinese caricatures poking insults at him. He had been jailed for inciting a riot aimed at Chinese workers in San Francisco.

Choynski, I. N., 1834-1899
Kearney, Denis, 1847–1907

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