<I>6823. A NATIVE PRODUCT</I>
date: label: Date
content: January 19, 1905
name: label: Published by
content: Detroit Publishing Co., 1897 - 1932
notes: label: Description
content: A color-tinted picture postcard depicting two young Black boys standing next to railroad tracks. Red type below image reads, [6823. A NATIVE PRODUCT]. Handwriting in black ink on front of postcard reads, [Hello Kate. I often think / of you- anna]. The postcard has stamp, postmark and handwritten address on reverse side. Postmark is for January 19, 1905 and the postcard was sent from New Orleans, Louisiana to Rockford, Indiana.
label: Statement
content: 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: label: Place used
content: Spencer County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America
label: Place made
content: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
title: label: Title
content: Postcard featuring two young boys standing on train tracks
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Caricature and cartoons
label: Topic
content: Stereotypes
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
label: Classification
content: Racist and Stereotypical Objects
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.312.180
objectType: label: Type
content: picture postcards
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 5 9/16 × 3 9/16 in. (14.1 × 9 cm)