fbpx

Trade card for Sapolio, Enoch Morgan's Sons, 440 West Street, New York, New York, undated

Update Our ticketing, donations, and membership sales portal is down for scheduled maintenance on the afternoon of 4/11.

Search Collections

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

GUSN

GUSN-243365

You can find this within

Browse Collection

Description

This trade card contains harmful language, imagery, and employs racist stereotypes.

Historic New England acknowledges historical records / objects may contain harmful imagery and language reflecting attitudes and biases of their creators and time in which they were made. Historic New England does not alter or edit objects and / or historical text.

The card title is "The Reformed Burglar in Four Chapters." The verso describes the items Sapolio will clean and polish.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
soap (organic material)
cleaning
washing (cleaning)
polishing
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

1 trade card ; 3 x 5 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.021.02.03.012

Image Dimensions

3 x 5 (HxW)(inches)

Places

New York City (New York state)

Record Details

Originator

Enoch Morgan's Sons (Manufacturer)

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Subjects

Stereotypes (Social psychology)
African Americans in advertising
Sapolio kitchen soap (Brand name)

Accruals Note

Included in the Boston African Americana Project.

Description Level

Item

Reparative Language in Collections Records

Historic New England is committed to implementing reparative language description for existing collections and creating respectful and inclusive language description for new collections. If you encounter language in Historic England's Collections Access Portal that is harmful or offensive, or you find materials that would benefit from a content warning, please contact [email protected].