The opium racket. Satirical illustration mocking hawaii's king kalakaua ("the duke of gynberg") and his dealing with you lie (tong kee) from the "gynberg ballads", a political satire published by alatau t. Atkinson in 1887. According to historian ralph simpson kuykendall, the ballad and illustrations are the works of edward william purvis, a former vice chamberlain in the hawaiian royal court. Date: 1887.
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