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Trade card, Newhall's Magic Saleratus, manufactured by H.B. Newhall, 76 Broad Street, Boston, Mass.

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Date

1880s

GUSN

GUSN-320081

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Description

This trade card contains racist and stereotypical imagery.

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A woman watches dough rise in the oven in the trade card image. Text at the bottom of the image reads "Makes bread making easy."

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
bread
food
sodium bicarbonate
ovens (baking equipment)
workers
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

1 trade card : illustration ; 3 1/4 x 3 3/4 inches

Collection Code

EP003

Collection Name

Trade card albums collection

Reference Code

EP003.001.015

Image Dimensions

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

Credit Line

Anonymous donor 2001.

Record Details

Originator

Newhall, Herbert B. (Publisher)

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Subjects

Baking powder
Baking
African Americans
African American women
Broad Street (Boston, Mass.)
Black People

Description Level

Item

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