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Beauty on the street- front view. J.T. F[ritch], jobber & dealer in tobacco cigars, snuff, pipes &c. Main Street, Kurtztown, PA. [graphic].
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Title
Beauty on the street- front view. J.T. F[ritch], jobber & dealer in tobacco cigars, snuff, pipes &c. Main Street, Kurtztown, PA. [graphic].
Publisher
[United States] : [publisher not idnetified]
Publisher
UNITED STATES. 1880
Date
[ca. 1880]
Physical Description
1 print : lithograph; sheet 11 x 6 cm (4 x 2.5 in.)
Description
Racist trade card illustration depicting an African American woman walking her dog. The woman is attired in an elaborate feathered wide-brimmed top hat, a form-fitting jacket with a ruffled collar, a long skirt, petticoat, and boots. The woman holds an umbrella in her right hand and her dog's leash in her left. The dog appears to urinate behind a pole. The woman is depicted with exaggerated features. J.T. Fritch was a businessman based in Kurtztown, Pennsylvania who was trained as a printer, became a cigar manufacturer and dealer, and embarked on several other business ventures during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Notes
Title from item.
Printed in blue ink.
Gift of David Doret.
Subject
African American women -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Clothing & dress.
Dogs.
Racism in popular culture.
Genre
Lithographs. -- 1880-1890.
Trade cards. -- 1880-1890.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Goldman Trade Card Collection - Tobacco [P.2017.95.176]
Accession number
P.2017.95.176
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Gwen Goldman African Americana Trade Card Collection
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