| Title |
Meikleham's, Opera house block, Cohoes, N.Y. [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
[Milwaukee] : Henry Seifert |
| Publisher |
WI. Milwaukee. 1883 |
| Date |
1883 |
| Physical Description |
1 print : color lithograph with gilt tint stone ; sheet 10 x 7 cm (4 x 2.5 in.) |
| Description |
Racist trade card depicting a whimsical scene with an African American boy pouring a bucket of water into an oversized, upside
down top hat. The boy is attired in a wide-brimmed hat and a striped collared shirt with the sleeves rolled up. His right
foot is visible from behind the large hat and next to his foot is another bucket filled with water. Meikleham's was owned
and operated by John Meikleham during the late nineteenth century. A suit brought against Meikelham in 1890 by hatters Henry
Stern and Charles Eichold was heard by the New York Supreme Court.
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| Notes |
Title from item. |
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Publication information from copyright statement: Copyright by Henry Seifert A.D. 1883. |
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Advertising text printed on verso: Fall. The largest and best selected stock of Hats, Caps! And Gent's Furnishing Goods Ever
Seen In This City Is Now On Sale at Meikleham's, Opera House Block, Cohoes, N.Y.
|
|
Gift of David Doret. |
| Subject |
Meikleham, John. |
|
African American boys -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Hat industry -- Cohoes -- New York. |
|
Pails. |
|
Racism in popular culture. |
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Top hats. |
| Genre |
Lithographs -- 1880-1890. |
|
Trade cards -- 1880-1890. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Goldman Trade Card Collection - Meikleham [P.2017.95.117] |
| Accession number |
P.2017.95.117 |
