Poster showing an interior view of a luxury pullman car to advertise the Pennsylvania Railroad. Shows several white men and woman passengers relaxing in the car. In the left, a Black man server, serves drinks to two women and a man seated at a booth. Across from them, in the right, an older man sits in an arm chair, and smokes a cigar, and holds a paper in his lap. An older woman sits on the arm of his chair. Behind them, two women converse, one standing. In the far background, two men stand at a bar. Image also shows a train window. The server wears a white smock shirt and black pants. The men passengers wear suits. The women passengers wear a dress or suit jacket and skirt and/or hats., Title from item., Date inferred from content., RVCDC
Date
[ca. 1945]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department miscellaneous posters [P.2284.103]
Racist, metamorphic birthday card depicting a caricatured portrayal of a Black man taxi driver and a Black man passenger, riding in a taxi. Scene, with the card closed, shows the exterior of a yellow taxi with blue and checkered trims. The passenger and driver, depicted with exaggerated and minstrelized features, including wide eyes and a circular mouth, look out their respective rear and front windows, and toward the viewer. The passenger wears a bowler hat and the driver is in a uniform, including a cap. A suitcase is strapped to the top and a a spare tire is attached to the rear of the vehicle. Scene, with card opened, shows the rear door of the car open and the passenger, attired in a pink plaid suit, seated on a blue car seat, and holding a pot with three flowers on his lap. The trim of the taxi is pink., Title from item., Date deduced from the visual content., Printed in the vernacular on inside front cover: When yo' Birf'day rolls around. May it find yo' Up to Snuff,' And may it bring de best ob joys. Now ain' dat Fare enuf?, Printed on verso: Made in U.S.A., Manuscript note on verso: Hoping you have many more Happy and Joyous Birthdays to come. Ruth., RVCDC, Gift of James Hill.
Date
[ca. 1935]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department ephemera - Cards - Birthday [P.2021.26.2]
