| Contributor |
Halman, D.D., distributor. |
| Title |
G.F.H. Guth, dealer in first class pianos, organs, sewing machines and musical merchandise [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
[Allentown, Pa.] : [publisher not identified] |
| Publisher |
PA. Allentown. 1890 |
| Date |
[ca. 1890] |
| Physical Description |
1 print : chromolithograph ; sheet 7 x 11 cm (2.5 x 4.5 in.) |
| Description |
Racist trade card promoting G.F.H. Guth's musical instruments retail store and depicting a caricature of an African American
man on a farm with a horse-drawn plow driven and guided by dogs. Shows an African American man, attired in a hat, an orange
plaid collared shirt, black pants, and black shoes, holding a whip and overseeing plowing on a farm. In the center is a team
of two white horses pulling a plow. On top of the plow is a large, black dog wearing a collar and holding the reins to the
horses in his mouth. Numerous lines of furrows can be seen in the ground. In front of the plow, a small, white dog wearing
a collar guides the horses. Granville Francis Hiram Guth (1860-1939) owned a store in Allentown, Pa. selling pianos, organs,
and musical instruments and also worked as a job printer. His store appears in the directories in the late 1880s to 1890s.
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| Notes |
Title from item. |
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Place of publication inferred from place of operation of advertised business. |
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Date deduced from history of the advertised business. |
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Advertising text printed on verso: [Only] first-class makes on hand. No poor ones [in stock.] [Speci]alties. Behr Bros. Pianos.
Farrand & Votey Organs. [Standard Rotary Shuttle Sewing Mach’s. 830] Ham[ilton St. All]entown [PA.]
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Text printed on the verso has been torn and damaged. |
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Guth's imprint is stamped on recto: G.F.H. Guth, Music dealer, 830 Hamilton St., Allentown. |
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Distributor’s imprint printed on verso: D.D. Halman, Salesman. |
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Series number printed on the recto: 468. |
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Gift of David Doret. |
| Subject |
Guth, Granville Francis Hiram, 1860-1939. |
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African American men -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
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Dogs. |
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Farming. |
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Farms. |
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Human-animal relationships. |
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Musical instrument industry -- Pennsylvania -- Allentown. |
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Plowing. |
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Plows. |
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Racism in popular culture. |
| Genre |
Chromolithographs -- 1880-1890. |
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Trade cards -- 1880-1890. |
| Associated name |
Halman, D.D., distributor. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Goldman Trade Card Collection - Guth [P.2017.95.76] |
| Accession number |
P.2017.95.76 |
