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Trade card for J. & P. Coats' Best Six Cord Cotton Thread, location unknown, undated

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

GUSN

GUSN-268005

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Description

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

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The trade card promotes Coats' Fast Black Spool Cotton for holding its color through wear and washing.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
sewing (process)
thread
children (people by age group)
boys
racial discrimination
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

1 trade card ; 4 1/2 x 3 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.102.04.02.034

Image Dimensions

4 1/2 x 3 (HxW)(inches)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Subjects

Notions (Merchandise)
African American or Black
African American children
African Americans in advertising
Stereotypes (Social psychology)
Advertisement

Description Level

Item

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