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Head-and-shoulders illustration of a woman from the American Agriculturist, 1887.

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Collection Type

  • art

Date

1887-12-01

Location Note

Library and Archives: Stacks: Periodicals: American Agriculturalist

GUSN

GUSN-190834

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Description

This trade card contains harmful language and imagery employing racist stereotypes.

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This head and shoulders illustration of Maum Chloe in three-quarter profile accompanied the American Agriculturalist article, "Christmas on the Old Plantation", volume XLVI, issue 12, page 566.

Details

Descriptive Terms

portraits
woodcuts (prints)
illustrations (layout features)

Additional Identification Number

Project number HNE0060

Physical Description

1 illustration : woodcut

Collection Code

SC002

Collection Name

Non-Historic New England periodicals

Reference Code

SC002.01.1887.12.001

Image Dimensions

3 x 2 9/16 (HxW)(inches)

Record Details

Originator

American Agriculturalist (Publisher)

Material Type

illustrations (layout features)

Other People

Chole, Maum

Subjects

African American women
African Americans
Black People
Stereotypes (Social psychology)
Periodicals

Accruals Note

Included in the Boston African Americana Project.

Description Level

Item

Place of Publication

New York

Publisher

Orange Judd & Co.

Location Note

Library and Archives: Stacks: Periodicals: American Agriculturalist

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