| Contributor |
Gibbs, A.S., distributor. |
| Title |
Robinson's sura cura for rheumatism, &c., &c. Dr. Prior's cough balsam. [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
[United States] : [publisher not identified] |
| Publisher |
UNITED STATES. 1870 |
| Date |
[ca. 1870] |
| Physical Description |
1 print : lithograph ; sheet 11 x 6 cm (4 x 2.5 in.) |
| Description |
Racist trade card illustration depicting a white man opening the door of his home to find an African American baby in a basket
on the doorstep. The white man is attired in pajamas and a sleeping cap. He holds a candelabrum in his left hand and looks
at the baby with a surprised expression. The baby kicks their right leg up and raises their right hand in a fist while holding
the handle of the basket with their left hand. Superimposed over the scene is a painter's palette with splotches of paint
and text advertising Robinson's Sura Cura and Dr. Prior's Cough Balsam. R.W. Robinson & Son manucatured Robinson's Sura Cura
and also operated a wholesale drugstore located on Greenwich Street in New York. The business was founded in 1835 and was
known as Bush & Gale until 1857 when R.W. Robinson joined the firm. The partnership dissolved in 1870 and Robinson's son,
F.M. Robinson, joined the firm. Prior Medicine Co. was based in Middletown, New York in the late 19th century.
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| Notes |
Title from item. |
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Text printed on recto: A Male Package. |
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Advertising text printed on verso: The household remedies. Robinson's Sura Cura, the sure cure for rheumatism, neuralgia,
malaria, and a specific for all diseases arising from an impure state of the blood. Price, 50 cents and $1.00 per bottle.
Dr. Prior's Cough Balsam, the best botanical remedy known for the prevention and cure of consumption, and all lung and throat
complaints, cures sore throat, diptheria, whooping cough, croup, asthma. Read testimonials on circulars.
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Distributor's imprint on verso: Dr. AS Gibbs, Hope NJ. |
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Gift of David Doret. |
| Subject |
R.W. Robinson & Son. |
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Prior Medicine Co. |
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African American children -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
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African American infants. |
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Pharmaceutical industry -- New York -- New York. |
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Pharmaceutical industry -- New York -- Middletown. |
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Racism in popular culture. |
| Genre |
Chromolithographs. -- 1860-1870. |
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Trade cards. -- 1860-1870. |
| Printer |
Gibbs, A.S., distributor. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Goldman Trade Card Collection - Robinson [P.2017.95.150] |
| Accession number |
P.2017.95.150 |
