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Heavy taxes for the poor, light assessments for the rich. Poor taxpayer--"Ah! Mr. Vanderbilt, you have the best of me. Your great possessions are made light as a bubble by the tax assessors, while my small houses and vacant lots are so taxed as to crush me to the earth, and yet your back is framed to bear heavier burdens than mine."

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Print Collection portrait file

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William H. Vanderbilt.

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Heavy taxes for the poor, light assessments for the rich. Poor taxpayer--"Ah! Mr. Vanderbilt, you have the best of me. Your great possessions are made light as a bubble by the tax assessors, while my small houses and vacant lots are so taxed as to crush me to the earth, and yet your back is framed to bear heavier burdens than mine."

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Heavy taxes for the poor, light assessments for the rich. Poor taxpayer--"Ah! Mr. Vanderbilt, you have the best of me. Your great possessions are made light as a bubble by the tax assessors, while my small houses and vacant lots are so taxed as to crush me to the earth, and yet your back is framed to bear heavier burdens than mine."
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Print Collection portrait file

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William H. Vanderbilt.

Political cartoons.

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1878-09-24
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection
Topics
Vanderbilt, William H. (William Henry), 1821-1885
Genres
Clippings
Portraits
Political cartoons
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Published in The daily graphic, Sept. 24, 1878.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Other local Identifier: Portrait File
Other local Identifier: Portrait file
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7d4b4620-8a6b-0130-85c6-58d385a7bbd0
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The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

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  • 1878: Issued
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "Heavy taxes for the poor, light assessments for the rich. Poor taxpayer--"Ah! Mr. Vanderbilt, you have the best of me. Your great possessions are made light as a bubble by the tax assessors, while my small houses and vacant lots are so taxed as to crush me to the earth, and yet your back is framed to bear heavier burdens than mine."" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1878-09-24. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bf9e9bb0-93fa-0130-22bb-58d385a7b928

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "Heavy taxes for the poor, light assessments for the rich. Poor taxpayer--"Ah! Mr. Vanderbilt, you have the best of me. Your great possessions are made light as a bubble by the tax assessors, while my small houses and vacant lots are so taxed as to crush me to the earth, and yet your back is framed to bear heavier burdens than mine."" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 31, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bf9e9bb0-93fa-0130-22bb-58d385a7b928

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. (1878-09-24). Heavy taxes for the poor, light assessments for the rich. Poor taxpayer--"Ah! Mr. Vanderbilt, you have the best of me. Your great possessions are made light as a bubble by the tax assessors, while my small houses and vacant lots are so taxed as to crush me to the earth, and yet your back is framed to bear heavier burdens than mine." Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bf9e9bb0-93fa-0130-22bb-58d385a7b928

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Heavy taxes for the poor, light assessments for the rich. Poor taxpayer--"Ah! Mr. Vanderbilt, you have the best of me. Your great possessions are made light as a bubble by the tax assessors, while my small houses and vacant lots are so taxed as to crush me to the earth, and yet your back is framed to bear heavier burdens than mine."