See the original 1913 IRS 1040 form here (only 4 pages total including all forms and instructions, page 1 appears above). Tax rates started at 1% in 1913, and the maxiumum income tax rate was only 6%; the personal deduction was $65,000 for individuals and $87,000 for married couples (in 2008 dollars).
To see how much you would be taxed at the 1913 tax rates, check out the Political Calculations blog.
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