Details
Creator Griffith & Griffith.
Title "Dem brats done gone and stole dat melon." [graphic].
Publisher [Philadelphia] : Griffith & Griffith
Date [ca. 1900]
Physical Description 1 photograph : color halftone photomechanical on card mount ; mount 9 x 18 cm (3.25 x 7 in.) (stereograph format)
Description Racist, genre stereograph depicting an African American man coming upon three African American boys sitting next to each other and eating large slices of watermelon at the entrance to a stone root cellar. Shows an outdoor setting in which the man, holding a switch, peers around the stone, curved structure at the boys who sit with their legs crossed, or bent at the knees, or to the side, before the open entryway. Each holds a slice of watermelon toward their mouth. Half a watermelon with a knife in it and two other slices of the melon lie near the boys. View also show a grassy hillside in the background and a patch of greenry near the cellar. The man is attired in a soft-brimmed hat, shirtsleeves, a vest, and slacks. The children wear shirts and shorts.
Notes Title from item.
Date inferred from active dates of publisher and content.
Name of photographer and publisher from copyright statement: Copyright Griffith & Griffith.
Curved grey mount with rounded corners.
Griffith & Griffith, established in Philadelphia in 1896, expanded in 1908 to included offices in St. Louis and Liverpool. The non-Philadelphia offices were relocated in 1910.
RVCDC
Gift of George R. Allen, 2022.
Subject African American boys.
African American men.
Eating & drinking.
Portraits and genre.
Racism in popular culture.
Root cellars.
Watermelons.
Genre Stereographs -- 1900-1910.
Albumen prints -- 1900-1910.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - Griffith & Griffith - Portraits & Genre [P.2022.42.18]
Accession number P.2022.42.18