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Title: Hiram W. Stout, groceries, &c., 5th and Erie Ave
Description: Racist trade card illustration depicting an African American man musician playing the cello. The man is seated in a crouched position on a green chair. He is attired in a yellow cap, a red and white striped shirt, a dotted blue jacket, yellow and red striped pants, and blue, yellow, and black boots. The man holds the neck of the cello in his left hand and the bow in his right. He is depicted with exaggerated features., Title from item., Title and business name printed on verso., Gift of David Doret.
Date: [ca. 1880]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Goldman Trade Card Collection - Stout [P.2017.95.172]

Title: Vickery's Aunt Sally baking powder
Description: Trade card illustration depicting a snowy scene. Two white boy, a woman, and a dog stand by a sled. They are under a large barren tree and near the steps of a house. Visible in the background are trees, a body of water and mountains. On the verso, there is a racist illustration of an African American woman holding a tray of biscuits. A speech bubble near her head reads, "Dar's no use talking, Missus' Vickery's Aunt Sally am de best fur biscuits and cakes." Vickery & Co. manufactured Aunt Sally's Baking Soda and was likely founded in Scranton, Pennsylvania in 1875. The company's founder, George H. Vickery later moved to Philadelphia after a fire destroyed his business., Title from item., Partially visible advertising text printed on verso: Presented with each box. Vickery's Aunt Sally baking poser, trade mark patented. The secret told. [...] put a laundry gloss on your shirts [...] Buy a bottle of Aunt Sally Harsh Gloss and see how it is done. You [...] with it, it puts that shiny gloss., Gift of David Doret.
Date: [ca. 1890]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Goldman Trade Card Collection - Vikery [P.2017.95.183]

Title: Colburn's Philadelphia mustard
Description: Trade card promoting A. Colburn & Co.'s mustard and depicting a racist caricature of an young African girl riding an ostrich in a tropical setting. Show the barefooted girl, attired in a short-sleeved, knee-length, red dress with yellow trim, holding on to the ostrich's neck with both hands. The grey ostrich takes a long stride with its legs as it runds on a dirt path. Plants with palm leaves, greenery, and a rock line the path. Arthur T. Colburn (1834-1901) founded the spice business A. Colburn & Co. in 1856 in Philadelphia. The business was one of the largest spice dealers in the city and operate into the 1920s., Title from item., Place of publication deduced from place of operation of advertised business., Date deduced from history of the advertised business and visual content., Advertising text printed on verso: Colburn's Philadelphia mustard 1/4, 1/2 & 1 lb. Tins, always full weight. Better and cheaper than imported. 14 cents a pound saved in duty alone. Flavor, pungency and quality unequalled. Best for table or medicinal purposes. Press opinions of Colburn's Philadelphia mustard: N.Y. World--"Many persons have found that Colburn's Philadelphia mustard is better than the imported for the table and sick room." N.Y. Sun--"Better goods at lower prices is welcome news to housekeepers. Colburn's Philadelphia mustard, better and cheaper than imported, pleases everybody." N.Y. Telegram-- "One of the best articles of its kind is Colburn's Philadelphia mustard. It is a table luxury and is especially good for medicinal purposes." N.Y. Com. Advertiser --"The celebrity of Colburn's Phila. mustard as a table luxury and medicinal purposes has won for it a deserved place in prominent competition." N.Y. Evening Post--"An advance made by American manufacturers is of benefit to the whole county. Colburn's Philadelphia mustard is taking the place largely of imported mustard." N.Y. Evening Express--"We call special attention to Colburn's Philadelphia mustard. Many who have had an idea that the imported [w]as the best have found that this 'brand' of home manufac[tu]re was better for the table and sick room, besides being at least 14 cents a pound cheaper, on account of saving in duty. Messrs. A. Colburn & Co., of Philadelphia, stand in the front rank of our manufacturers and none need be afraid of goods bearing [?]me or label. We cordially recommend Colburn's Philadelphia mustard." Sold by all grocers and druggists., Gift of David Doret.
Date: [ca. 1880]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Goldman Trade Card Collection - Colburn [P.2017.95.34]

Title: E. Schoeneck, dealer in choice groceries, provisions, flour, etc., 359 W. Lake Street, Chicago
Description: Racist trade card illustration depicting an African American man and boy walking through a valley alongside a river. The man is attired in a hat, a jacket with patches, and pants with a patch on the right knee. The boy is attired in a shirt and pants that are torn at the hems. The man carries a stick with a sack at the end over his left shoulder and holds a walking stick in his right hand. The boy holds a sack in his left hand. Mountains and a shrub are visible in the background. Both figures are portrayed with exaggerated features. Elizabeth Schoeneck was a grocer who immigrated to the United States from Germany in 1851., Title from item., Text printed on recto: The exodus, why are they leaving? If you want to see, heat the card., Gift of David Doret.
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Goldman Trade Card Collection - Shoeneck [P.2017.95.155]

Title: Noix de coco for puddings, pies, and pastry. Manufactured by Warner & Merritt. Philadelphia
Description: Racist trade card promoting Warner & Merritt’s Noix de Coco and depicting a white woman in a hammock being fanned by a caricature of an African man. In the center, shows the blond-haired, white woman attired in a red headband, a blue dress, and yellow shoes, lying in a hammock. In the left, an African woman, attired in a red head kerchief, a necklace, a white shirt, and a red skirt, serves a tray of food to the woman. The white woman leans over and grabs a piece of food from the tray with her right hand and has a butterfly on her left hand. In the right, an African man, attired in hoop earrings and a red and white sarong, fans the woman with a feathered fan on a long pole. In the right foreground, another African man attired in a blue sarong, sits on steps leading to the hammock and fills a basket with coconuts. In the left are a parrot, several stacked boxes with pineapples on top, and two potted plants. In the right, a monkey sits holding a coconut. In the background is a water fountain, a statue of a woman carrying a vase on a pedestal, and palm and coconut trees. Behind the hammock is the roof of a building with a yellow curtain hanging down. The Philadelphia firm Warner & Merritt imported fruit from the West Indies and Central America from 1878 until 1884. They used 20,000 to 25,000 coconuts weekly to manufacture their desiccated coconut product, Noix de Coco., Title from item., Place of publication deduced from place of operation of the advertised business., Date deduced from the history of the advertised business., Distributor's imprint stamped on verso: Levi I. Schreffler, Dealer In Produce, Tobacco, Sugars, Fresh Fish & Truck, New Depot, Tamaqua, PA., Gift of David Doret.
Date: [ca. 1880]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Goldman Trade Card Collection - Warner [P.2017.95.188]

Title: Warner's Safe Yeast. Up with the sun
Description: Racist trade card promoting Warner’s Safe Yeast and depicting a white mother with a sick infant and an African American woman nanny who suggests using Warner’s yeast. Shows the mother with her brown hair tied up in a bun and attired in a long-sleeved, striped pink dress with yellow pleats at the bottom and white lace at the collar and cuffs of the sleeves. She cradles in her arms an infant wrapped in a white blanket with two yellow stripes. She looks down at her son standing in the right. He is attired in an orange, long-sleeved shirt with a white collar, a yellow skirt and leggings, and black shoes. He asks, “Mamma, what’s the matter with baby?” She replies that, “Baby’s very sick.” The boy holds up a cannister labeled “Safe Yeast” and states, “Dinah says Warner’s Safe Yeast is the best thing she knows of, to raise him.” In the right, Dinah stands looking on, attired in a yellow bonnet, red earrings, a yellow, short-sleeved dress with a white collar and red tie, and a white apron. In the bottom right is a large cannister of Warner’s Safe Yeast. Image also includes a blue and green rug, fireplace andirons, and in the background a windowpane with a blue vase with yellow flowers. Outside the window the sun comes up and reads, “up with the sun.” Hulbert Harrington Warner (1842-1923) founded a patent medicine business in Rochester, N.Y. in 1878. He created Warner’s Safe Yeast in 1885. In the Panic of 1893, he was unable to cover the company's debts, and the business failed., Title from item., Date deduced from the history of the advertised business., Text printed on recto: Precocious Youngster: Mamma, what’s the matter with the baby? Mamma: Ah, Darling, Baby’s very sick, I’m afraid we won’t be able to raise him. Precocious Youngster: Try this Mamma, Dinah says Warner’s Safe Yeast is the best thing she knows of, to raise him., Gift of David Doret.
Date: [ca. 1885]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Goldman Trade Card Collection - Warner [P.2017.95.187]

Title: The First lesson An exceptional offer to the users of Knox gelatine
Description: Racist trade card promoting Knox Gelatine and depicting an African American woman domestic making a gelatin molded dessert with a white girl. Shows an African American woman domestic attired in a head kerchief, spectacles, a patterned shawl, and a white, long-sleeved shirt, sitting in a kitchen behind a table. She teaches the white girl, attired in a hair bow and a striped dress with a ruffled collar, how to decorate a molded gelatin dessert and places a berry on top it. The girl has a bowl of berries in front of her and holds a spoon with a berry on it. On the table there is a mold, a glass, a lid, a knife, a pitcher, and a box labeled, “Knox’s Gelatine.” In the background is a brick hearth with pots and an oven in the right. Charles B. Knox (1855-1908) of Johnstown, New York discovered a method of granulating gelatine in 1889, which made it practical and easy to use. Charles died in 1908, and his wife Rose Knox ran the company for the next forty years. The Company continues to operate into the 21st century., Title from item., Place of publication from place of operation of advertised business., Publication information and date from the copyright statment: Copyright 1905 By Chas. B. Knox., Advertising text on verso: We have had reproduced in its original colors Harry Roseland’s famous painting, “The First Lesson.” The other side of this card gives only a faint idea of what the picture really is. The large reproduction has twelve (12) distinct colors in it, is reproduced on heavy plate paper having all the appearance of canvas, and it would take an expert to tell it from the original. The original hangs in Mr. Knox’s home, and there are no reproductions of it except those referred to on this card, and if these were on sale in the art stores they would cost at the very least $5 each. The size of the picture is 20 x 27, and it is ready for framing. We want the users of Knox Gelatin to have a copy of this painting and we will send you one upon receipt of ONE empty Knox Gelatine box and 10c in coin or stamps to cover cost of packing and mailing. The supply of these pictures is limited, so if you want one you must act quickly. After receiving the picture, if you are not entirely satisfied with it, return it, and your 10c will be refunded by next mail. Address, Art Department, Knox Gelatine, Johnstown, N.Y., U.S.A. Knox Gelatine is the best Gelatine in the world. It is made from absolutely pure stock; is granulated and can be measured with a spoon like sugar; dissolves in two minutes and mold in half an hour. Each package makes a half gallon of jelly; is clear and sparkling and needs no clarifying. Pink coloring for fancy desserts in every package. It is guaranteed to comply with the National Pure Food Law, and it is always sold under the broad guarantee of “Your Money Back If For Any Reason You Are Dissatisfied.”, Gift of David Doret.
Date: 1905
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Goldman Trade Card Collection - Knox [P.2017.95.100]

Title: Golden Cottolene, N.K. Fairbanks & Co. Chicago
Description: Racist trade card illustration depicting a short-haired African American girl picking cotton. Surrounding the image are cotton leaves, buds, and bolls. The girl carries a large, overflowing bale of cotton in the skirt of her apron and stands on her left leg while kicking her right leg outward. Visible in the right corner of the image is a tin bucket of Golden Cottolene. The girl is attired in a red and blue striped collared dress, a yellow striped apron, red socks, and black heeled boots. She is depicted with exaggerated features. Golden Cottolene shortening was was manufactured by N.K. Fairbank & Co., which was based in Chicago during the late 19th century and purchased by American Cotton Oil in 1875. The manufacturing plant in Chicago was closed in 1921., Title from item., Advertising text on verso: Directions for using Fairbank's Cottolene. Health! Purity! Economy! Cottolene, the new and popular health food, is rapidly superseding lard and butter as a cooking fat, being healthier, cleaner and more economical. Use in every place and in the same manner that lard and butter is used in cooking, taking only two-thirds (2/3) of the amount that would be required of the above mentioned articles. If more is used it is wasted. For cake making treat in the same manner as butter, i.e., creaming it with sugar, adding a little salt, for Cottolene contains none. For frying put the Cottolene in a cold pan or kettle allowing the fat to gradually come to a cooking point. This will prevent burning. Cottolene reaches a cooking point without any sputtering or smoking and quicker than lard with the same heat, and therefore care should be taken that it does not become too hot. Beware of imitations. The N.K. Fairbank Co. Chicago, St. Louis, New York, Boston, Philadelphia & Montreal. Recipe for New England Doughnuts. 1 cup sugar. 2 eggs beaten light and mixed with the sugar. 2 teaspoonfuls melted Cottolene. 1/2 cup milk. 2 teaspoonfuls baking powder. 1/2 teaspoonful salt. 1 salt-spoonful cinnamon. Flour enough to roll. Add the milk alternately with the flour. Have the kettle three-quarters (3/4) full of Cottolene, hot enough to brown a piece of bread in half a minute, or while you count sixty. Drop in the doughnuts and fry till brown., Gift of David Doret.
Date: [ca. 1885]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Goldman Trade Card Collection - N.K. Fairbanks [P.2017.95.137]

Title: Cottolene
Description: Racist trade card illustration depicting a three-quarter length portrait of a smiling African American girl. The girl holds an overflowing bale of cotton in her arms. A picturesque countryside and field of cotton is visible in the background. The girl is attired in a pink and blue striped short sleeved dress and her hair is tied into a braid with a yellow ribbon. She is depicted with exaggerated features. Cottolene shortening was was manufactured by N.K. Fairbank & Co., which was based in Chicago during the late 19th century and purchased by American Cotton Oil in 1875. The manufacturing plant in Chicago was closed in 1921., Title from item., Advertising text on verso: Directions for using Fairbank's Cottolene. Health! Purity! Economy!!! Cottolene, the new and popular Health Food is rapidly superseding lard and butter as a cooking fat being healthier, cleaner and more economical. Use in every place and in the same manner that lard and butter is used in cooking, taking only two-thirds (2/3) of the amount that would be required of the above mentioned articles. If more is used it is wasted. For cake making treat in the same manner as butter, i.e., creaming it with sugar, adding a little salt, for Cottolene contains none. For frying put the Cottolene in a cold pan or kettle allowing the fat to gradually come to a cooking point. This will prevent burning. Cottolene reaches a cooking point without any sputtering or smoking, and quicker than lard with the same heat, and therefore care should be taken that it does not become too hot. Beware of imitations. N.K. Fairbank & Co., Chicago. St. Louis. New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Montreal. Recipe for New England Doughnuts. 1 cup of sugar. 2 eggs beaten light and mixed with the sugar. 2 teaspoonfuls of melted Cottolene. 1/2 cup milk. 2 teaspoonfuls of baking bowder. 1/2 teaspoonful salt. 1 salt-spoonful cinnamon. Flour enough to roll. Add the milk alternately with the flour. Have the kettle three-quarters (3/4) full of Cottolene, hot enough to brown a piece of bread in half a minute, or while you count sixty. Drop in the doughnuts and fry till brown., Gift of David Doret.
Date: [ca. 1885]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Goldman Trade Card Collection - N.K. Fairbanks [P.2017.95.138]

Title: New clothing [etc] at T.B. Segar's, Odd Fellows Block. Hope Valley
Description: Racist trade card illustration depicting an African American man being chased by a white man and a dog. The African American man hangs by the seat of his pants on the jagged picket of a fence behind him. He holds a chicken in his right hand and watches a second chicken escape from him. He is attired in a blue and white striped shirt, blue pants, and shoes. The white man carries a gun in his right hand and runs as his hat flies off his head. A house is visible in the background. The African American man is depicted with exaggerated features., Title from item., Text on recto: New clothing, new hats & caps, new carpetings, new oil cloths, new house paper, new borders, new dry goods, new hoisery, new gloves, new corsets, new department for boots and shoes, an immense stock and low prices, at T.B. Segar's, Odd Fellows Block, Hope Valley., Text on recto: Ole zip coon!, Gift of David Doret.
Date: [ca. 1880]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Goldman Trade Card Collection - T.B. Segar's [P.2017.95.156]

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