| Title |
Dr. W. W. Wogan [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
[York, Pa.] : [publisher not identified] |
| Publisher |
PA. York. 1890 |
| Date |
[ca. 1890] |
| Physical Description |
1 print : chromolithograph ; sheet 8 x 5 cm (3 x 2 in.) |
| Description |
Racist trade card promoting dentist Dr. William W. Wogan and depicting a caricature an African American woman dancing. Shows
the woman portrayed with exaggerated features and attired in floral headband, red hoop earrings, green gloves, a pink dress
with a white collar and white lace petticoat, and white shoes. She holds her skirt up with her left hand and sticks her left
foot forward in a dance step. She tilts her face to the left and curves her right arm up. William W. Wogan (1864-1934) was
a dentist in York, Pa.
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| Notes |
Title from item. |
|
Place of publication deduced from place of operation of the advertised business. |
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Date deduced from the history of the advertised business. |
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Advertising text printed on verso: Go to Dr. Wogan, to have your teeth extracted. Full sets of teeth from $5.00 to $10.00.
All kinds of work done as cheap as elsewhere and satisfaction guaranteed. 12 W. Market Street, York, PA.
|
|
Gift of David Doret. |
| Subject |
Wogan, William W., 1864-1934. |
|
African American women -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
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Dance. |
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Dentists -- Pennsylvania -- York. |
|
Racism in popular culture. |
| Genre |
Chromolithographs -- 1880-1890. |
|
Trade cards -- 1880-1890. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Goldman Trade Card Collection - Wogan [P.2017.95.193] |
| Accession number |
P.2017.95.193 |
