Title

"We never fade!!"

Creator

Preview

Title - Alternative

J & P Coats Spool Advertisement

Publisher

J & P Coats

Description

Color, advertisement, black boy sitting on a large spool of black thread, two black crows in front "We never fade!!", J&P Coats. Sun in top right corner looking down at boy with a distraught face. Page 2 is the back of the advertisement for "fast Black Spool Cotton", holds information like "does it wear?" and "does it wash?" to which J. & P. Coat's assures that it's black "will hold its color as long as any fabric on which it can be used." Stereotyped images of black people were featured in postcards and many other items at that time.

Keywords

Spool knitting; Advertisements; Advertising; African American children; Caricature; Children, Black, in art; Cartoons and children; Children, Black; Black people; Business; Marketing; African Americans in art; African Americans; Collectibles; Ads; Black children; Black Americana; Greenville (S.C.); 1880s

Subjects

Spool knitting; Advertisements; Advertising; African American children; Caricature; Children, Black, in art; Cartoons and children; Children, Black; Black people; Business; Marketing; African Americans in art; African Americans -- Collectibles; Ads; Black children; Black Americana; Greenville (S.C.); 1880s

Disclaimer

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Date Created

1880s

Identifier

DP0015443

Language

English

Extent

2 pages; 12 X 8 cm.

Type

Image

Side of Image

Front of Image

Location

John C. Hitt Library

Department

Special Collections & University Archives

Type

image

Collection

African American Legacy: The Carol Mundy Collection, 1794-2010

Comments

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

Use and Reproduction

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Recommended Citation

""We never fade!!"" (1880). African American Legacy: The Carol Mundy Collection – Images. 131.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/carolmundy-images/131