Box 3
Container
Contains 3 Results:
"Order of United American Mechanics", undated
Item — Box: 3, Folder: 9, Object: 2
Identifier: id261930
Scope and Contents
This booklet is published by the Order United American Mechanics, a secret fraternity composed entirely of citizens born in the US.American citizens born. The booklet argues against competition for jobs with foreign-born immigrants.
Dates:
undated
Advertising Cards, 1880-1890
Item — Box: 3, Folder: 1, Object: 2
Identifier: id262117
Scope and Contents
Series of advertising cards that promote the Chinese immigrant population in a negative way. Advertisers include Celluloid Corset Clasps, Kendall Manufacturing Company Soaps and Soapine, Henderson's Goods, and Gent's Furnishings and Fancy Goods Houses. The images depict Chinese men with long hair embarking on ships and men with over exaggerated eye features. The images often have little to do with the product being advertised.
Dates:
1880-1890
A Chinatown Gentleman, San Francisco, California , undated
Item — Box: 3, Folder: 2, Object: 2
Identifier: id262117
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The racial and ethnic ephemera collection contains various materials regarding race, ethnicity, and racism in the United States. The collection includes papers and items that promote racial prejudice and propaganda. The collection also contains items and papers that exemplify the fight for civil and equal rights. African Americans are the most broadly represented group in the collection. Other ethnic groups include Native Americans, Asian Americans, Jewish Americans, Muslim Americans, and...
Dates:
undated