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Title Mrs. O'Toole- Give it to im Mickey, t'was for de loikes of sich as him, yer fayther got kilt in the war [graphic].
Publisher [United States] : [publisher not identified]
Publisher UNITED STATES. 1870
Date [ca. 1870]
Physical Description 1 print : lithograph ; sheet 8 x 6 cm (4 x 3 in.)
Description Racist trade card specimen depicting an Irish boy portrayed in caricature preparing to fight an African American boy portrayed in caricature. Shows the Irish mother, Mrs. O’Toole, attired in a bonnet, a polka dotted scarf, and a long-sleeved shirt, holding a pipe in her left hand and leaning out of a window. She speaks in the vernacular to her son, Mickey, that "t’was for de loikes of sich as him, yer fayther got kilt in the war." In the center outside of the house, the barefooted son Mickey, attired in a hat, a torn long-sleeved shirt, a vest, and pants, holds his left hand in front of his chest as he angrily looks at the African American boy in the right. The African American boy carries a hoop and stick toy in his hands and opens his mouth in alarm. In the background, clothes hang from a clothesline.
Notes Title from item.
Date deduced from the visual content.
Illustration printed in red ink.
Gift of David Doret.
Subject African American boys -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Ethnic stereotypes.
Fighting.
Irish -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Racism in popular culture.
Geographic subject United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Genre Lithographs -- Color -- 1860-1870.
Cards -- 1860-1870.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Goldman Trade Card Collection - Misc. - Mrs. O'Toole [P.2017.95.206]
Accession number P.2017.95.206