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    Title - Alternative

    Durham Tobacco

    Publisher

    Marburg Bros.

    Description

    Color, Seal of North Carolina: Smoking Tobacco Marburg Bros. A man (possibly enslaved) walking along train tracks and carrying an oversized sack of Smoking Tobacco. Page 2 is the back of this advertisement.

    Keywords

    Tobacco; Advertisements; Advertising; Caricature; Black people; Enslaved people; Slavery; Business; Marketing; African Americans in art; African Americans; Collectibles; Ads; Racial bias; Durham Tobacco; Black Americana; Durham (N.C.); 1840-1880

    Subjects

    Tobacco; Advertisements; Advertising; Caricature; Black people; Enslaved people; Slavery; Business; Marketing; African Americans in art; African Americans -- Collectibles; Ads; Racial bias; Durham Tobacco; Black Americana; Durham (N.C.); 1840-1880

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    Date Created

    1840-1880

    Identifier

    DP0015390

    Language

    English

    Extent

    2 sides

    Type

    Image

    Side of Image

    Back of Image

    Location

    John C. Hitt Library

    Department

    Special Collections & University Archives

    Type

    image

    Comments

    Is Part Of: African American Legacy: The Carol Mundy Collection, 1794-2010. UCF Special Collections Manuscripts - 5th Floor -- CFM2009_02

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    This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. For permission to reproduce images and/or for copyright information contact Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, FL 32816, (407) 823-2576.

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    Keywords

    Tobacco; Advertisements; Advertising; Caricature; Black people; Enslaved people; Slavery; Business; Marketing; African Americans in art; African Americans; Collectibles; Ads; Racial bias; Durham Tobacco; Black Americana; Durham (N.C.); 1840-1880

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