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Star Clothing House, 808 Elm St. [graphic].
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Title
Star Clothing House, 808 Elm St. [graphic].
Publisher
[United States] : [publisher not identified]
Publisher
UNITED STATES. 1870
Date
[ca. 1870]
Physical Description
1 print : lithograph ; sheet 9 x 9 cm (3.5 x 3.5 in.)
Description
Racist trade card illustration depicting a white man pasting advertisements on an unattended horse and a carriage. The carriage's driver, an African American man, gestures at the white man to get him to stop. The white man is attired in a flat cap, a collared shirt, suspenders, checkered pants, and boots. He carries a messenger bag and holds a pasting brush in his right hand. A bucket of paste is visible on the ground to the left of the man. The African American man is attired in a hat, a jacket, a vest, and a collared shirt. He holds a whip in his right hand and raises both arms in the air. A caption in the bottom left of the image reads, "The Latest."
Notes
Title from item.
Advertising text printed on verso: The Star Clothing House is the place for you to get any-thing made. Entire line of clothing at the bottom figures. 808 Elm Street.
Text printed on recto: For honest goods we warrant our prices lower than the lowest, and [..]h every suit from $10 up we give a hat such as purchasers may select.
Printer's imprint partially legible.
Series number printed in left corner on recto: 464.
Gift of David Doret.
Subject
African American men -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Clothing industry -- United States.
Horse carriages.
Racism in popular culture.
Genre
Lithographs -- 1860-1870.
Trade cards -- 1860-1870.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Goldman Trade Card Collection - Star [P.2017.95.167]
Accession number
P.2017.95.167
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Gwen Goldman African Americana Trade Card Collection
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