Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 32 with African American Stereotypes

Richmond and Co.

Scrapbook page containing eight advertising cards showing African Americans in various situations. Two of the cards are missing. The cards show:1. Two geese with bodies made of bags of tobacco and cotton flying over a man in a field. Card says: "Copyright. Richmond and Co., Buffalo, N.Y."2. A man holding a fishing rod sitting by a river on a large spool of "Clark's O.N.T. Spool Cotton." Caption says: "'I reckon dis yere's strong 'nuff suah.'"3. A woman fixing a man's tie as three children look on. Caption says: "Sunday. Yer looks Lubly Ephraim, and it all comes-using dat Higgins' Soap."4. A woman and some children opening the door to a visitor or salesman whose coat tails are being nibbled by a goat. Card says: "Compliments of the Domestic Sewing Machine Co."5. A man sitting holding a tambourine.6. Two people in "native" dress leading an elephant. Card says: "Soap Makers, Chicago. 'Blue India.'"7. A man singing.8. Three people and a cat kneeling on the floor looking at their reflections in a stove. Card says: "Rising Sun Stove Polish. 'I say Snow Flake, dat stove was blacked with rising sun. Did you eber see de like?'"

1885~

Advertising cards
Scrapbooks
African Americans
Ethnic stereotypes
Fishing
Household soap
Singing
Elephants
Stoves
Families
Domestic Sewing Machine Co.
Clark's O.N.T. Spool Cotton
Higgins' Soap

Advertising Card

Advertising Cards (SC3) See finding aid: https://kchistory.org/islandora/object/kchistory%3A63730

SC3, Box 9, Scrapbook 3, Page 32

10020064

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