The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Collection

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.


1897-09-12

6.5 x 6 cm

Tribune Company

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  • The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

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

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