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Cartoon of newspaper man traveling with visual clichés

March 6, 2024
Written by Landslide Creative

Trade card advertising cigars. Image shows a newspaper man traveling on a donkey. He holds a broken umbrella, a piece of plumbing, and wears a bib that save “liver pad.” His mule’s saddlebags have three stereotyped figures: a Black man,...

Western Wheel Scraper Company Advertisement Card Iowa photo of two smiling young Black children in the snow

Written by Landslide Creative

front: “Compliments of the Western Wheel Scraper company. Manufacturers, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa.” in between the sentences is a large photo of two young Black children, a boy and a girl, in the snow. houses are in the background. The boy...

Eastern Maine State Fair “New South Negros”

Written by Landslide Creative

Front of tradecard shows a drawing of two white horses and a man in a blue jacket, red vest and red, white and blue cap leading them by the reins. Back: The back is all text in different sizes and...

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