Title |
E. Schoeneck, dealer in choice groceries, provisions, flour, etc., 359 W. Lake Street, Chicago. [graphic]. |
Publisher |
[United States]: [publisher not identified] |
Publisher |
UNITED STATES. 1870 |
Date |
[ca. 1870] |
Physical Description |
1 print : lithograph ; sheet 7 x 12 cm (2.75 x 4.5 in.) |
Description |
Racist trade card illustration depicting an African American man and boy walking through a valley alongside a river. The man
is attired in a hat, a jacket with patches, and pants with a patch on the right knee. The boy is attired in a shirt and pants
that are torn at the hems. The man carries a stick with a sack at the end over his left shoulder and holds a walking stick
in his right hand. The boy holds a sack in his left hand. Mountains and a shrub are visible in the background. Both figures
are portrayed with exaggerated features. Elizabeth Schoeneck was a grocer who immigrated to the United States from Germany
in 1851.
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Notes |
Title from item. |
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Text printed on recto: The exodus, why are they leaving? If you want to see, heat the card. |
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Gift of David Doret. |
Subject |
Schoeneck, Elizabeth, 1841-1914. |
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African American boys -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
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African American men -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
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Food industry -- Illinois -- Chicago. |
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Migration. |
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Racism in popular culture. |
Genre |
Chromolithographs -- 1860-1870. |
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Trade cards -- 1860-1870. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Goldman Trade Card Collection - Shoeneck [P.2017.95.155] |
Accession number |
P.2017.95.155 |