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Trade Cards
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Collection of approximately 187 trade cards for Philadelphia businesses, primarily chromolithographic. Several cards include sterotypical images based on race.
Purchased from Freeman's Fine Arts Gallery, March 2000.
Subject
- African Americans -- Caricatures and cartoons
- Indians of North America -- Caricatures and cartoons
- Japanese -- United States -- Caricatures and cartoons
- Prints -- 19th century
- Printing -- Specimens
- Stereotypes (Social psychology)
Place
- Publisher
- Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center
- Finding Aid Author
- Katy Rawdon, Coordinator of Technical Services
- Finding Aid Date
- December 2023
- Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Use Restrictions
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The Trade Cards are the physical property of the Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries. The creator/donor has not assigned their rights to Temple University Libraries. Other creators' intellectual property rights, including copyright, belong to them or their legal heirs and assigns. Researchers are responsible for determining the identity of rights holders and obtaining their permission for publication and for other purposes where stated.