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Trade card for J.S. Bailey Furnaces, Stoves and Ranges, 97 Main St., Middletown, Conn., undated

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

GUSN

GUSN-242129

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Description

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

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This advertisement for Bailey compares its Model Range to The Garland Parlor Stove. The illustration includes "Bufford, Boston" on the lower right side.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
stoves (heating equipment)
furnaces (heating components)
appliances
racial discrimination

Physical Description

1 trade card ; 2 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.006.03.07.018

Image Dimensions

2 1/2 x 4 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Purchased from Greg Smart, 2000.

Places

Middletown (Middlesex county, Connecticut)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Subjects

Heating
Cooking
Stove industry and trade
Kitchen appliances
Main Street (Middletown, Conn.)
Stereotypes (Social psychology)
Chinese
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Description Level

Item

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