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Trade Card - Jacobson & Levy, Norwalk, Ohio, circa 1885
A trade card for Jacobson & Levy, a clothing business in Norwalk, Ohio, dating from circa 1885. The card features a racist caricature depicting two exaggerated figures of Black men engaged in a dialogue. The text below the illustration advertises "CLOTHING AT JACOBSON & LEVY'S". The card is printed on pink card stock. 3.
Associated People/Businesses
- A. Jacobson
- Levy
- Jacobson, (A.)
Geography
No geographic information available.
Subjects
- Clothing
- Retail trade
- Trade cards
- Caricatures
- Racism
- Advertising
- 19th century
- Norwalk, Ohio
- African Americans (stereotypes)
Physical Location
Arc.MS.56, Box 23, Folder 10