| Title |
W.H. & S.V. Lines [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
[United States] : [publisher not identified] |
| Publisher |
UNITED STATES 1875 |
| Date |
[ca. 1875] |
| Physical Description |
1 print : lithograph; sheet 9 x 7 cm (3.5 x 3 in.) |
| Description |
Racist trade card showing an African American man facing the left and depicted in bust-length. The man is attired in a straw
hat, from which three chicks peek out, and a collared shirt. He is depicted with exaggerated features.
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| Notes |
Title from item. |
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Advertising text on verso: Boots, shoes, rubbers, trunks & bags. Good goods! Low prices! All the novelties. Buying direct
in large lots to supply our seven stores enables us to sell cheaper than other dealers. Stores at Rochester, Schenectady,
Ithaca, Amsterdam, Elmira, Lockport, and Geneva, N.Y. W.H. Lines, S.V. Lines, Jr.
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Text printed on recto: Injured innocence. I hain't seen nuffin of yer chickens! Do yer took me for a thief? Do yer see any
chickens 'bout me? Go' way dar, white man! Treat a bo 'spectable if he am brack!
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Gift of David Doret. |
| Subject |
W.H. & S.V. Lines. |
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African American men -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
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Chickens. |
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Shoe industry -- New York -- Rochester. |
|
Racism in popular culture. |
| Genre |
Lithographs. -- 1870-1880. |
|
Trade cards. -- 1870-1880. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Goldman Trade Card Collection - W.H & S.V. Lines [P.2017.95.184] |
| Accession number |
P.2017.95.184 |
