The History of Borsszem Janko (Johnny Peppercorn)
Cartoon in the satirical weekly Borsszem Jankó, depicting the first generation of Borsszem Janko’s writers and illustrators at Kávéforrás (the Coffee Fountain) on Fürdő Street in Budapest, Hungary.
Credits
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Csiceri Bors [Adolf Ágai], “A ‘Borsszem Jankó’ története,” Borsszem Jankó, Apr. 10, 1887. Hungarian National Library.
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Csiceri Bors [Adolf Ágai], “A ‘Borsszem Jankó’ története,” Borsszem Jankó, Apr. 10, 1887. Hungarian National Library.
Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 7.
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