Box 1
Container
Contains 31 Results:
"The Darktown Euchre Party", 1897
Item — Box: 1, Object: 7
Scope and Contents
This stereoview portrays African Americans at a poker party. It was produced by Berry, Kelley and Chadwick of Philadelphia.
Dates:
1897
"Honey does yo lub yo man?", 1897
Item — Box: 1, Object: 8
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains numerous stereograms taken throughout the Jim Crow Era. The stereograms portray the racist attitudes of the time period. Stereograms are an early form of photography which was often used for educational purposes. When a view finder is used to look at the stereograms, the images appear to be three dimensional.
Dates:
1897
"Sumfin did drap", Part II, 1892
Item — Box: 1, Object: 4
Scope and Contents
This stereogram (previously titled "A Negro Family") concludes the story of an African American family. The family members, who appear to Caucasians in black face, are looking at a raccoon up in a tree. Instead, it is the father of the family who falls out of the tree.
Dates:
1892