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I. Knopf, fine shoes, also trunks & valises. 822 Market St. Phila. [graphic].
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Title
I. Knopf, fine shoes, also trunks & valises. 822 Market St. Phila. [graphic].
Publisher
[Philadelphia] : [publisher not identified]
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1880
Date
[ca. 1880]
Physical Description
1 print : chromolithograph ; sheet 9 x 5 cm (3.5 x 2 in.)
Description
Racist trade card promoting I. Knopf's shoe store and depicting a racist caricature of an African American man portrayed with exaggerated features and carrying two bouquets of flowers. Shows the rotund, African American man attired in a yellow hat, a monocle, a white shirt with a red striped collar, a blue bowtie, a yellow waistcoat with red checks, a purple jacket, white gloves, yellow pants, and brown shoes. He holds up two multi-colored flower bouquets, including red roses and white daisies, in his hands. Isidor Knopf (1848-1934) had a store selling shoes and luggage at 822 Market Street, Philadelphia in the 1880s. In the 1900s, he became a pawnbroker at 2501 Frankford Ave., Philadelphia. He advertised in the newspapers as I. Knopf & Sons when he sold forfeited clothing and jewelry from his pawnbroking business as late as 1910.
Notes
Title from item.
Place of publication inferred from place of operation of the advertised business.
Date deduced from history of the advertised business.
Gift of David Doret.
Subject
Knopf, Isidor, 1848-1934.
African American men -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Bouquets.
Flowers.
Racism in popular culture.
Shoe stores -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Genre
Chromolithographs -- 1870-1880.
Trade cards -- 1870-1880.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Goldman Trade Card Collection - Knopf [P.2017.95.99]
Accession number
P.2017.95.99
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Gwen Goldman African Americana Trade Card Collection
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