Die-cut scrap depicting a racist caricature of an African American man looking through a hand lense or magnifying glass. Shows the man attired in a red top hat with a black band, a white collared shirt, a white bowtie with a gold pin, a yellow waistcoat, a blue jacket with gold buttons, off-white gloves, and red and white striped pants. He stands facing to the left and looks through a hand lense or magnifying glass, which he holds in his right hand., Title supplied by cataloger., Date deduced from the visual content., Gift of David Doret and Linda G. Mitchell.
Date
[ca. 1890]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Goldman Trade Card Collection - Scraps - Scrap 34 [P.2017.95.286]
Die-cut scrap depicting a racist caricature of an African American man attired in a black top hat decorated with a gold band and blue flower, a white collared shirt, a gold jacket with epaulettes, and gold hoop earrings. Shows the bust-length portrait of the man facing to the left., Title supplied by cataloger., Date deduced from the visual content., Duplicate copy of [P.2017.95.276]., Gift of David Doret.
Date
[ca. 1890]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Goldman Trade Card Collection - Scraps - Scrap 41 [P.2017.95.293]
Die-cut scrap depicting a racist caricature of an African American man attired in spectacles, a black top hat, a white shirt with an oversized collar, a red bowtie, and a plaid, beige jacket. Shows the bust-length portrait of the man smiling as he looks down., Title supplied by cataloger., Date deduced from the visual content., Gift of David Doret and Linda G. Mitchell.
Date
[ca. 1890]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Goldman Trade Card Collection - Scraps - Scrap 23 [P.2017.95.275]
Die-cut scrap depicting a racist caricature of an African American man attired in a black top hat decorated with a gold band and blue flower, a white collared shirt, a gold jacket with epaulettes, and gold hoop earrings. Shows the bust-length portrait of the man facing to the left., Title supplied by cataloger., Date deduced from the visual content., Duplicate copy of [P.2017.95.293]., Gift of David Doret.
Date
[ca. 1890]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Goldman Trade Card Collection - Scraps - Scrap 24 [P.2017.95.276]
Racist trade card depicting a whimsical scene with an African American boy pouring a bucket of water into an oversized, upside down top hat. The boy is attired in a wide-brimmed hat and a striped collared shirt with the sleeves rolled up. His right foot is visible from behind the large hat and next to his foot is another bucket filled with water. Meikleham's was owned and operated by John Meikleham during the late nineteenth century. A suit brought against Meikelham in 1890 by hatters Henry Stern and Charles Eichold was heard by the New York Supreme Court., Title from item., Publication information from copyright statement: Copyright by Henry Seifert A.D. 1883., Advertising text printed on verso: Fall. The largest and best selected stock of Hats, Caps! And Gent's Furnishing Goods Ever Seen In This City Is Now On Sale at Meikleham's, Opera House Block, Cohoes, N.Y., Gift of David Doret.
Date
1883
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Goldman Trade Card Collection - Meikleham [P.2017.95.117]
Racist trade card promoting J.H.T. Hopkins's clothing store and depicting a caricature of an African American man sitting on a rock as birds fly towards his hat. Shows the African American man portrayed with exaggerated features attired in a top hat, a long-sleeved shirt, pants, and shoes. He sits on a rock in front of a tree and opens in mouth in alarm as “swallows” fly toward him and into his hat. J.H.T. Hopkins (1858-) was a clothing dealer and had a store in Cambridge, Massachusetts from the 1880s to 1890s., Title from item., Place of publication inferred from place of operation of the advertised business., Date deduced from history of the advertised business., Advertising text printed on recto: Repairing done at short notice. All orders attended to promptly and properly., Text printed on recto: "When the swallows homeward fly." Copyrighted., Card is printed in blue ink., Gift of David Doret.
Date
[ca. 1880]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Goldman Trade Card Collection - Hopkins [P.2017.95.86]