[Three girls in outdoor setting], Black and Tan Flake Cut Tobacco, caricatured Advertising Card from Wm. S. Kimball & Co. (HP1a)

Publisher William S. Kimball & Company

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From Black and Tan Flake Cut Tobacco (HP1a). Issued ca.1900 by Wm. S. Kimball & Co. Color cartooned sketch / racist portrayal of African Americans. Caricatured scene of three young girls in a field strolling with a parasol in brightly colored dresses. Red and yellow striped border. Grommet at top of card. In box at left: BLACK AND TAN/ FLAKE CUT/ TOBACCO./ A COOL AND LASTING SMOKE./ AN X.LN.T. CHEW. In box at lower left: Wm. S. KIMBALL/ & Co./ Manufrs./ Trade 15/ FIRST Mark./ PRIZE/ MEDALS./ Rochester./ N. Y. U. S. A. Lower right: VAN --.

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