Creator

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Publisher

Mc. Loughlin Bros.

Description

Vintage Black Americana Postcard. Front: Color caricature drawing of well dressed black couple kissing, owl staring. With text "Dar's nobody looking but de owl and de moon". Back: with text "Put one cent stamp here. Mc. Loughlin Bros. New York." Stereotyped black dialect was often used in depicting black people at that time.

Keywords

Black people; Caricature; African Americans; Social life and customs; African Americans in art; African Americans; Collectibles; Black couple; Black Americana

Subjects

Black people; Caricature; African Americans -- Social life and customs; African Americans in art; African Americans -- Collectibles; Black couple; Black Americana

Disclaimer

The African American Legacy: The Carol Mundy Collection, 1794-2010 contains materials, graphics and artifacts that may be offensive and disturbing. Librarians and archivists strive to preserve this history in a sensitive manner, providing historical context and updating biased terms in metadata description. The University of Central Florida Libraries recognizes the description of digital and archival materials is an iterative and imperfect process and will continue to consult the misrepresented and underrepresented communities for updated language.

Date Created

1900s

Identifier

DP0015466

Language

English

Extent

2 sides; 4.25 x 5.6 in.

Type

Image

Side of Image

Front 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

Use and Reproduction

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

Black people; Caricature; African Americans; Social life and customs; African Americans in art; African Americans; Collectibles; Black couple; Black Americana

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