The History of Borsszem Janko (Johnny Peppercorn)
1887
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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.
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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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