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Meikleham's, Opera house block, Cohoes, N.Y. [graphic].
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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.
Notes
Title from item.
Publication information from copyright statement: Copyright by Henry Seifert A.D. 1883.
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.
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
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Gwen Goldman African Americana Trade Card Collection
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