| Title |
The early bird catches the worm [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
[United States] : [publisher not identified] |
| Publisher |
UNITED STATES. 1890 |
| Date |
[ca. 1890] |
| Physical Description |
1 print : chromolithograph ; sheet 14 x 9 cm (5.5 x 3.5 in.) |
| Description |
Racist post card depicting a satiric caricature of an African American man urinating behind a tree and a goose biting him.
Shows the man in the left portrayed with exaggerated features and attired in a yellow hat, a white shirt, and yellow pants
with white cuffs at the bottom. He stands behind a tree to urinate. In the right, a white goose with its wings stretched out
has surprised him and bites him. The man opens his mouth wide in alarm.
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| Notes |
Title from item. |
|
Date deduced from the visual content. |
|
Series number printed on the recto: 421. |
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Text printed on the verso: Post Card. Place one cent stamp here. |
|
Gift of David Doret. |
| Subject |
African American men -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Geese. |
|
Human-animal relationships. |
|
Racism in popular culture. |
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Surprise. |
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Urination. |
| Genre |
Post cards -- 1880-1890. |
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Chromolithographs -- 1880-1890. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Goldman Trade Card Collection - Greeting Cards, etc. - Early [P.2017.95.241] |
| Accession number |
P.2017.95.241 |
