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The Song of Hiawatha Op.30
- Published by
- Novello & Company, British
- Written by
- Coleridge-Taylor, Samuel, British, 1875 - 1912
- Date
- 1900
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
- Exhibition
- Musical Crossroads
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 10 3/16 x 6 3/4 x 1/2 in. (25.9 x 17.1 x 1.3 cm)
- Description
- Full score for the opera, "The Song of Hiawatha Op. 30", written by the Anglo-African composer, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. "The Song of Hiawatha Op. 30" is a trilogy of cantatas by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, produced between 1898 and 1900, which included "Hiawatha's Wedding Feast", "The Death of Minnehaha", and "Hiawatha's Departure". The first part, "Hiawatha's Wedding Feast", was particularly famous for many years and it made the composer's name known throughout the world.
- Place depicted
- London, England, Europe
- New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Sheet music
- Type
- scores
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.57.29.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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The Negro a Beast, or, In the Image of God?
- Written by
- Prof. Carroll, Charles, American
- Published by
- American Book and Bible House, American
- Date
- 1900
- On ViewConcourse 2, C 2053
- Medium
- paper (fiber product) with cardboard and cloth
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 1/2 × 6 × 1 5/16 in. (21.6 × 15.2 × 3.3 cm)
- Description
- A hardcover paper book titled: [The Negro A Beast or In The Image of God]. The book's cover is red with black writing for the title and a caricatured depiction of an African American. The interior pages, 382 in total, consist of off-white paper and black type.
- Statement
- Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
- Place printed
- Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- books
- Topic
- Caricature and cartoons
- Race discrimination
- Segregation
- Stereotypes
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.13
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
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Is It True What They Say About Dixie?
- Published by
- Caesar, Irving Music, Inc., American, 1930s - 1970s
- Created by
- Caesar, Irving, American, 1895 - 1996
- Lerner, Sammy, Romanian American, 1903 - 1989
- Marks, Gerald, American, 1900 - 1997
- Herbert, Jean, born 1905
- Date
- 1936
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 12 3/8 × 9 3/16 in. (31.4 × 23.3 cm)
- Description
- Sheet music for “Is It True What They Say About Dixie?” The cover has a black background with white printed text. The title [Is It True / What They Say About / Dixie / ?] is at the top of the front cover. There is a drawing of a man in a black suit, white gloves, and blackface standing in the center of the cover with his arms outstretched. The bottom right corner has the composers [IRVING CAESAR / SAMMY LERNER / GERALD MARKS]. There are three (3) pages, printed on both sides. The back of the front cover has [Try this over on your Piano / The Rooster’s Crowin’] by Irving Caesar, Jean Herbert, and Gerald Marks. “Is It True What They Say About Dixie?” begins on the loose middle page and continues onto the interior back page. The back cover has an excerpt of [Dust Off That Old Pianna [sic]] inside a decorative border. There is chipping and loss around the edges of all the pages.
- Statement
- Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
- Place made
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- sheet music
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Stokes/Washington Family
- Object number
- 2017.14.12
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Irving Caesar. Permission required for use.
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Bust in the form of a caricatured man wearing a watermelon bow tie
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- 20th century
- On ViewConcourse 2, C 2053
- Medium
- wood and paint
- Dimensions
- 10 1/8 x 6 15/16 x 7 1/16 in. (25.7 x 17.6 x 17.9 cm)
- Description
- A carved and painted wooden bust in the form of a caricatured man. The man is depicted from the neck up wearing a green bow tie with a yellow center knot and raised watermelon reliefs on each tie loop. His face, neck, and hair are painted black. His hair is textured, with numerous small cuts. His eyes are painted white with black centers. He has a large nose, large ears and wide red lips. He is wearing a green bow tie with a yellow knot. The bust is mounted on a brown, square wooden base.
- Statement
- Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
- Collection title
- Collection of James M. Caselli and Jonathan Mark Scharer
- Classification
- Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
- Racist and Stereotypical Objects
- Type
- busts
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Collection of James M. Caselli and Jonathan Mark Scharer
- Object number
- 2007.7.306
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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The Colored Volunteer
- Created by
- Nast, Thomas, American, 1840 - 1902
- Date
- 1861 - 1865
- Medium
- printing paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3 7/8 x 2 3/8 in. (9.8 x 6 cm)
- Description
- Image of an African American boy marching with a broom for a rifle at his side. Signed in the image: Th. Nast. The card appears trimmed down; caption is truncated: "The Colored Volunteer. Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1863, by"
- Statement
- Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Racist and Stereotypical Objects
- Type
- cards
- Topic
- Caricature and cartoons
- Children
- Slavery
- Stereotypes
- U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States Colored Troops
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
- Object number
- 2011.51.14
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Tin chewing tobacco tag with "Black Maria" and stereotypical figure
- Distributed by
- Taylor Brothers Co., American, founded 1883
- Date
- ca. 1929
- Medium
- enamel on metal
- Dimensions
- H x W: 7/8 × 5/8 in. (2.2 × 1.6 cm)
- Description
- This tin chewing tobacco tag has a yellow background with a dark figure on the front wearing an ornate headdress with a red weapon in her left hand. She wears a yellow cloth around her waist and points to the right with her free hand. The text [Black Maria] is in red next to the figure. The tag back is blank metal, with two small protruding triangular shaped prongs, one at the top and at the bottom of the pin. Each prong is folded flat against the metal back.
- Statement
- Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Racist and Stereotypical Objects
- Type
- tags
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Hiram-Alfredo Rodríguez-Mora
- Object number
- 2017.11
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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The Picayune Creole Cook Book
- Published by
- The Times-Picayune, American, founded 1837
- Date
- 1922
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
- Exhibition
- Cultural Expressions
- Medium
- ink on paper, cardboard, book cloth
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (closed): 9 1/4 × 6 1/4 × 1 in. (23.5 × 15.9 × 2.5 cm)
- H x W x D (open): 9 1/4 × 13 1/8 × 1 in. (23.5 × 33.3 × 2.5 cm)
- Description
- A hardback copy of the sixth edition of the Picayune Creole Cook Book which has in total 390 off-white pages separated into different categories of Creole cuisine in several distinct chapters. The front cover is beige, with some slight darker discoloration around the edges, and features a dark blue ink illustration in its center. The drawing depicts a woman in a polka-dot blouse with rolled up sleeves, a checkered skirt, an apron around her waist, and a head wrap covering her hair, stirring the contents of a large bowl. A pitcher sits next to the bowl on the table; above the image is the book's title centered in a dark blue label which reads [PICAYUNE / CREOLE/ COOK / BOOK]. The interior of the front cover has a sticker featuring a black-and-white landscape/exterior shot from the visual perspective of a covered patio; [EX LIBRIS/ANITA BALDWIN] is written into the scene on the bottom and top rails of the patio. There are three handwritten notes on the interior of the front cover, [Not to be taken] underlined and repeated on the top right of the first blank title page. [Anita M. Baldwin / (illegible)] is centered on the first blank title page. The first interior page is 3/4 full of handwritten penciled text. There are pencil marks throughout the text which scratch out the word "carrots" from recipes which include them as an ingredient.
- Statement
- Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
- Place printed
- New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- cookbooks
- Topic
- American South
- Caricature and cartoons
- Cooking and dining
- Foodways
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2016.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Paper doll from the Amos 'n' Andy radio show
- Distributed by
- Pepsodent Company, American, 1915 - 1944
- Date
- 1931
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
- Exhibition
- Taking the Stage
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2 9/16 × 5 7/16 in. (6.5 × 13.8 cm)
- Description
- A color paper doll depicting a man in an orange car with no roof or doors. The man is looking back over his left shoulder towards the back left wheel of the car, which is flat. The man is wearing a brown cap labeled "TAXI", a white shirt with orange polka dots, a stripped vest, and patched up brown pants. There is a hand-painted black sign on the back door of the car reading “FRESH AIR / TAXICAB / Co. OF AMERICA - / INCORPULATED.” There is a green fire hydrant in the foreground. The bottom of the doll has a black folding tab on each side. The tab on the right has text in white, printed vertically, that reads “COPYRIGHT 1931 / BY THE PEPSODENT CO.” The back of the paper doll is light brown. Black text printed on the back reads “Newly Discovered! / Pepsodent Antiseptic Mouth Wash - / Kills germs 5 to 11 times faster - / checks bad breath hours longer / than other leading mouth antiseptics.”
- Statement
- Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
- Type
- paper dolls
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.53.8.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Ambolena Snow
- Composed by
- Maywood, Geo.
- Written by
- Bodine, Lester
- Published by
- S Brainard's Sons Co., American, founded 1837
- Printed by
- San Francisco Examiner, American, founded 1863, American, founded 1863
- Owned by
- Sugg, Mary Elizabeth, American, 1839 - 1915
- Sugg, Mary Elizabeth, American, 1839 - 1915
- McDonald, Vernon Sugg, American, 1906 - 1982
- Date
- 1897
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 13 7/8 × 10 11/16 in. (35.2 × 27.1 cm)
- Description
- Sheet music for song Ambolena Snow. The front cover of sheet music features an image of a caricatured African American woman in a green dress with a salmon jacket and hat. The woman is holding an umbrella in her proper left hand. Red and black type surrounds her and reads: [AN / AFRO-AMERICAN / MILITARY / BALLAD / BY / BODINE AND MAYWOOD / AUTHORS / OF / "MOLLY ON / THE / TROLLY" / PUBLISHED BY / PERMISSION OF / THE S BRAINARD'S SONS CO / CHICAGO. / COPYRIGHT / SECURED / IN / ENGLAND / SUP- / PLE- / MENT. / TO THE / SAN FRANCISCO / EXAMINER / SUNDAY / DEC. / 5 / 1897. / ALL / RIGHTS / RESERVED]. Underneath the woman a signature in black in reads: [KEANE]. The inside has two pages of musical bars and notes in black ink for the song Ambolena Snow. The credits under the title in black in read: [Words by Lester Bodine / Music by GEO. Maywood]. The song’s musical bars continue on the back cover.
- Statement
- Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
- Place printed
- San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
- Place collected
- Sugg McDonald House, Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- sheet music
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Sylvia Alden Roberts
- Object number
- 2014.275.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
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2014.53.8.2 Paper doll from the Amos 'n' Andy radio show
- Distributed by
- Pepsodent Company, American, 1915 - 1944
- Date
- 1931
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 4 7/8 × 3 5/16 in. (12.4 × 8.4 cm)
- Description
- A color paper doll depicting Amos Jones from the Amos 'n' Andy radio show standing with a tire laying over his left shoulder and holding a wrench in his left hand. He is wearing a brown cap, a rolled up white shift with orange polka dots, a stripped unbutton best, and patched up brown pants. To the left of the figure's right foot reads “AMOS” in yellow print on a green background. There are two black tabs at the bottom of both the right and left sides of the paper doll. The tab on the right has text in white vertically printed reading “COPYRIGHT 1931 / BY THE PEPSODENT CO.” The reverse side is light brown with black text reading “Newly Dis-covered! / Pepsodent / Antiseptic / Mouth / Was - 3 to 11 / times more powerful in / killing germs – Checks / bad breath 1 to 2 hours / longer than other leading / mouth antiseptics.”
- Statement
- Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
- Type
- paper dolls
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.53.8.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Standup of the radio show character Andy Brown
- Printed by
- Pepsodent Company, American, 1915 - 1944
- Subject of
- Amos 'n' Andy, American, 1928 - 1960
- Correll, Charles, American, 1890 - 1972
- Gosden, Freeman, American, 1899 - 1982
- Date
- 1930
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 9/16 × 4 3/16 in. (21.7 × 10.7 cm)
- Description
- A die cut cardboard standup of the character Andy Brown from the radio show "Amos 'n' Andy," an advertisement for the 1930 Amos n' Andy movie Check and Double Check. The doll is an illustration of a man depicted in blackface wearing plaid white vest, white shirt, red tie, and black jacket. He has a pen and two pencils in his proper left vest jacket. The man is depicted looking at the viewer and wears squashed bowler hat on his head. He has brwon eyes and a wide, frowning red mouth. In his proper left hand is lit cigar held below his chin. In his proper right hand he holds a cane that crosses across his body and proper right leg. The man also wears stripped pants and dark shoes. The proper left shoe has a hole near the toes, which peek through. On the proper left flap at the bottom is black text [COPYRIGHT 1930 / BY THE PEPSODENT CO. / LITHO. IN U.S.A.]. On the proper right flap at the bottom is additional black text that reads [A-pdm-11R]. On the back of the doll in the upper half is an inscription handwritten in blue ink.
- Statement
- Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
- Classification
- Toys and Games
- Racist and Stereotypical Objects
- Type
- paper dolls
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kathleen M. Kendrick
- Object number
- 2015.64.10.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Paper doll from the Amos 'n' Andy radio show
- Distributed by
- Pepsodent Company, American, 1915 - 1944
- Date
- 1931
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
- Exhibition
- Taking the Stage
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 4 × 4 9/16 in. (10.2 × 11.6 cm)
- Description
- A color paper doll depicting Andy Brown from the Amos 'n' Andy radio show sitting behind a wooden desk. The man is wearing a brown hat, with a black phone stretching between both his hands and a cigar between two of his fingers on his right hand. He is wearing a brown suit jacket, plaid vest, and an orange tie. The desk is piled with papers and an overflowing wastebasket sits in front of the desk. There is a hand-painted sign hanging from the desk reading “FRESH AIR/TAXICAB Co. / OF AMERICA - / INCORPULATED / ANDY BROWN – PREZ” in red and black. There are two black tabs at the bottom of both the right and left side of the paper doll (meant to be bent back for the doll to stand upright). The tab on the right has vertical text in white reading “COPYRIGHT 1931 / BY THE PEPSODENT CO.” The reverse side of the doll is light brown with black text, reading “Amos and Andy are brought to you / each night by / THE PEPSODENT CO. / Makers of Pepsodent - The Special / Film Removing Tooth Paste and / Pepsodent Antiseptic Mouth Wash.”
- Statement
- Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
- Type
- paper dolls
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.53.8.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Comic illustrating an interaction between cowboys
- Published by
- Newspaper Enterprise Association, American, founded 1902
- Illustrated by
- Williams, James Robert, Canadian, 1888 - 1957
- Date
- 1940
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 5 5/16 × 5 3/4 in. (13.5 × 14.6 cm)
- Description
- This comic features an illustration of an interaction between a black cowboy and two white cowboys. The black cowboy is on horseback and his holding a hat in his hands. He as a second horse behind him who's reins he has tied to the other horse's tail. The two white cowboys are also on horseback and are wearing hats. Two text bubbles appear above the men and read [WHY, ICK, THET'S / REDICKLUS, KEEPIN/ / A HOSS FROM BUCKIN' / THETAWAY! WHY, TH' / HULL COUNTRY WILL / BE A LAUGHIN' AT / YUH!] and [WELL, I'D SOONER / HAB DEM LAUGHIN' / AT ME ON DE HOSS / DAN ON DE GROUND!]. The title of the comic is printed in the bottom center [THE BRAKE]. Date and copywrite information is printed in the bottom left corner [COPR. 1940 BY NEA Service, INC. T.M. REQ. U.S. PAT OFF]. The illustrator's name is printed in the bottom right corner [J.R. WILLIAMS / 5-3]
- Statement
- Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Racist and Stereotypical Objects
- Type
- comics
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.37.35.26
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Standup of the radio show character Amos Jones
- Printed by
- Pepsodent Company, American, 1915 - 1944
- Subject of
- Amos 'n' Andy, American, 1928 - 1960
- Gosden, Freeman, American, 1899 - 1982
- Correll, Charles, American, 1890 - 1972
- Date
- 1930
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 7 5/8 × 3 15/16 in. (19.3 × 10.1 cm)
- Description
- A die cut cardboard standup of the character Amos Jones from the radio show "Amos 'n' Andy," an advertisement for the 1930 Amos n' Andy movie Check and Double Check. The doll is an illustration of a man depicted in blackface wearing a polka-dotted shirt with a hole in the proper right elbow. He also wears a stripped vest with three pockets in the front. The pockets contain a pencil, envelopes and a black book with the title [BANK BOOK] on the front cover. His brown pants have a red patch on the proper left knee. He has blue eyes, brown hair, and a wide, red mouth. He is petting the snout of a white dog with black ears standing on its hind legs with its front paws resting on Amos' proper left knee. The dog's back is facing the viewer. The man's proper left hand rests in his pocket. On the proper left flap at the bottom is black text that reads [COPYRIGHT 1930 / BY THE PEPSODENT CO. / LITHO. IN U.S.A.]. On the proper right flap at the bottom is additional black text that reads [A-pdm-11L]. On the back of the doll in the upper half is a handwritten inscription in blue ink.
- Statement
- Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
- Classification
- Toys and Games
- Racist and Stereotypical Objects
- Type
- paper dolls
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kathleen M. Kendrick
- Object number
- 2015.64.10.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Paper doll from the Amos 'n' Andy radio show
- Distributed by
- Pepsodent Company, American, 1915 - 1944
- Date
- 1931
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 5 11/16 × 4 1/4 in. (14.4 × 10.8 cm)
- Description
- A color paper doll depicting Kingfish from the Amos 'n' Andy radio show standing in a doorway. He is wearing a brown fedora hat, a green suit, a white bow tie and a red sash. He is holding a brown cane in his left hand and is holding the door open with his right hand. A sign painted on the window of the door reads “ORDER OF THE / MYSTIC / KNIGH(illegible) / OF T(illegible) / SEA(illegible.” At the bottom of the paper doll ‘KING FISH” is written in black type. The bottom of the doll has a black tab on each side. The tab on the right has text in white, printed vertically, that reads “COPYRIGHT 1931 / BY THE PEPSODENT CO.” The back of the paper doll is light brown. Black text printed at the bottom center reads “Pepsodent Tooth Paste / removes stubborn film / from teeth quickly and / safely. Yet it will not / scratch the softest teeth.”
- Statement
- Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
- Type
- paper dolls
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.53.8.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Comic illustration of a man who has lost his mule
- Published by
- Newspaper Enterprise Association, American, founded 1902
- Illustrated by
- Williams, James Robert, Canadian, 1888 - 1957
- Date
- mid 20th century
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image and sheet): 5 1/4 × 5 5/8 in. (13.3 × 14.3 cm)
- Description
- This comic features an illustration depicting a man who has lost his mule out west. The man is holding his boots in his hands and is wearing pants, chaps, shirt and hat. The mule is walking away in the distance. The text bubble at the top of the comic reads [AH GOT TER HAB A / NEW PAIR OB BOOTS / MADE -- AN', BOY, DEY'S / GWINE TER BE MADE / OB MULE SKIN!] The title of the comic is printed at the bottom center and reads [FROM A CERTAIN MULE]. Copyright information is printed in the bottom left corner and reads [REQ. US. PAT. OFF / NEA SERVICE, INC.] The illustrator's name is printed in the bottom right corner J.R. WILLIAMS].
- Statement
- Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Racist and Stereotypical Objects
- Type
- comics
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.37.35.28
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Poster of the character Old Bob playing a banjo with his mule Calamity Jane
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- ca. 1900
- Medium
- ink on paper with linen backing
- Dimensions
- H x W: 27 × 20 1/2 in. (68.6 × 52.1 cm)
- Description
- A chromolithographic print poster with linen backing for [JAMES H. WALLICK'S BANDIT KING CO.] featuring Fred Lyons as the character "Old Bob" with his mule, Calamity Jane. The poster illustration depicts Lyons, "Old Bob," seated on a chair playing a banjo and singing with the mule, Calamity Jane, braying at his side. Lyons is dressed in a minstrel style, wearing a tan jacket, red and white striped shirt, green and tan striped pansts, and a tan top hat. He is seated in what appears to be a living room. At the top of the poster, green text in an Art Nouveau style with floral illustrations reads, [JAMES H. WALLICK'S / BANDIT KING CO.]. Small black text in the lower left corner of the image reads, [Great Western Saint Louis]. Along the bottom of the poster, white and black text in an Art Noveau style reads, [Fred Lyons / as Old Bob / With His Donkey / Calamity Jane] set against a red background with blue and pink floral illustrations.
- Statement
- Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
- Place printed
- Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- posters
- Topic
- Caricature and cartoons
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Minstrel (Music)
- Minstrel shows
- Stereotypes
- Vaudeville
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.63.86
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Your Money's No Good
- Composed by
- Johnson, Lee
- Published by
- Lee, Johnson & Co., American
- Owned by
- Sugg, Mary Elizabeth, American, 1839 - 1915
- McDonald, Vernon Sugg, American, 1906 - 1982
- Date
- ca. 1900
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 14 1/16 × 10 7/8 in. (35.7 × 27.6 cm)
- Description
- Sheet music for the song Your Money's No Good. The cover is black and white with black type set against a white background. There is a black and white photograph of a man in blackface in proper left of the cover. Next to the photograph, in the center of the cover, there is an illustration of a caricatured African American in clothing adorned with dollar symbols, who is standing next to a woman in a dress saying "No No!" several times. The black type at the top of the cover reads: [YOUR MONEY'S / NO GOOD ]. Below the photograph, black type reads: [WORDS AND MUSIC / BY / LEE JOHNSON / COMPOSER OF / "MA ANGELINE" "MY HONOLULU LADY" / "THE BELLE OF HONOLULU" "MA CAROLINE" ETC / AND / J. Dewey]. Underneath the illustrations, black type reads: [A / COONTOWN / DISAGREEMENT]. There is a publisher’s logo at the bottom of the cover that reads: [Published / By / Lee, Johnson & Co. / 41 Geary St. / San Francisco CA.]. The number 5 is next to the logo. There are dollar signs around the edges of the cover. The back side of the cover has sheet music on it in black ink.
- Statement
- Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
- Place collected
- Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Place printed
- San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- sheet music
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Sylvia Alden Roberts
- Object number
- 2014.275.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
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When The War Breaks Out In Mexico I'm Going To Go to Montreal
- Composed by
- Breuer, Ernest, 1886 - 1981
- Written by
- Walsh, J. Brandon, American, 1882 - 1955
- Subject of
- Tucker, Sophie, American, 1887 - 1966
- Published by
- Will Rossiter Publisher, American
- Owned by
- McDonald, Vernon Sugg, American, 1906 - 1982
- Sugg, Mary Elizabeth, American, 1839 - 1915
- Date
- 1914
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 13 7/8 × 10 7/16 in. (35.2 × 26.5 cm)
- Description
- Sheet music for the song When The War Breaks Out In Mexico I'm Going To Go To Montreal. The front cover features an illustration of a caricatured African American man running and following a sign for Montreal. To the left of the illustration there is a black and white photograph of Sophie Tucker. Blue type on top portion of front cover reads: [Written for laughing purposes only! / WHEN THE WAR BREAKS OUT IN MEXICO / I'M GOING TO GO TO MONTREAL / WORDS BY / J. BRANDON WALSH / MUSIC BY / ERNEST BREUER / WRITERS OF / "MOTHER GOOSE'S TANGO BALL" / "THE IRISH TANGO." ETC / Published for / BAND and ORCHESTRA]. The publisher’s logo in the bottom right of the cover reads: [Will Rossiter / The Chicago Publisher / 136 W. Lake St. Chicago, Ill. / Copyright MCMXIV By Will Rossiter]. There is a signature in the bottom left hidden in the illustration that reads [STARMER]. The interior of the sheet music consist of four pages of music bars and notes, in black print, for the song. The back cover features advertisements for additional songs in blue print.
- Statement
- Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
- Place collected
- Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Place printed
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- sheet music
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Sylvia Alden Roberts
- Object number
- 2014.275.20
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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"Bully" Song
- Subject of
- Irwin, May, Canadian, 1862 - 1938
- Composed by
- Trevathan, Charles E.
- Owned by
- McDonald, Vernon Sugg, American, 1906 - 1982
- Sugg, Mary Elizabeth, American, 1839 - 1915
- Date
- 1896
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 12 5/16 × 9 in. (31.3 × 22.9 cm)
- Description
- Sheet music for the song Bully Song. The front cover of sheet music features a caricatured illustration of an African American man in a blue checkered jacket, blue and white striped pants, and a small white and black hat. The man is depicted holding a razor in his proper right hand. The black ink type on front cover reads: [May Irwin's / Bully Song / AS SUNG WITH / GREAT SUCCESS / IN THE / "WIDOW JONES" / WORDS AND MUSIC / BY /Charles E. Trevathan]. Type referring to the copyright is in the bottom left corner, but it has been torn off. In the top left corner of the cover there is handwriting in blue ink that reads: [This is the only / correct publication / of the "Bully Song" / as sung by me / in "The Widow Jones." / May Irwin]. The back of the cover has the beginning of the “Bully Song” in black print.
- Statement
- Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
- Place collected
- Sugg McDonald House, Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- sheet music
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Sylvia Alden Roberts
- Object number
- 2014.275.19
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain