Preview
Title - Alternative
"We're waiting for you all in beautiful Florida"
Description
Color Black Americana postcard. Front: Features two black children riding a pelican in the beach. With printed text "'Honey, we'se waitin' fo' you all' in beautiful Florida-F73". Back: William Franklin Arwood's poem "This is Florida". Numbered "21216". Stereotyped images of black people with exaggerated features were used by companies for advertisement at that time.
Keywords
African American children; Pelicans; Racism in art; Children, Black, in art; African Americans in art; African Americans; Collectibles; Black children; Black Americana
Subjects
African American children; Pelicans; Racism in art; Children, Black, in art; African Americans in art; African Americans -- Collectibles; Black children; Black Americana
Disclaimer
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Date Created
1910s
Identifier
DP0015492
Language
English
Extent
2 sides
Type
Image
Side of Image
Front of Image
Location
John C. Hitt Library
Department
Special Collections & University Archives
Type
image
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.
Recommended Citation
""Honey, we'se waitin' fo' you all" in Beautiful Florida" (1910). African American Legacy: The Carol Mundy Collection – Images. 6.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/carolmundy-images/6
Keywords
African American children; Pelicans; Racism in art; Children, Black, in art; African Americans in art; African Americans; Collectibles; Black children; Black Americana
Comments
Is Part Of: African American Legacy: The Carol Mundy Collection, 1794-2010. UCF Special Collections Manuscripts - 5th Floor -- CFM2009_02