Jas. S. Kirk & Co. soap makers, Chicago. "Satinet" [graphic].

Jas. S. Kirk & Co. soap makers, Chicago. "Satinet" [graphic].

African American boys -- Caricatures and cartoons.

Chemical industry -- Illinois -- Chicago.

Cotton.

Lifting & carrying.

Racism in popular culture.

Textiles.

Afro-Americana.

Racist trade card promoting James S. Kirk & Co.’s Satinet soap and depicting a caricature of an African American boy carrying an oversized branch of cotton and a red cloth that trails behind him. Shows the African American boy attired in a torn straw hat, a white collared shirt, white overalls, and white shoes walking with his right leg lifted up. Over his shoulder he carries an oversized branch of cotton with his right hand. Under his left arm he carries a bolt of red cloth which has come unfurled in a train behind him. The cloth reads, “Satinet.” James S. Kirk (1818-1886) began his soap manufactory in 1839 in Utica, New York. He moved his company to Chicago in 1859, offering a variety of soaps including, White Ceylon, Satinet, Calendar, White Russian, and Coronet. The factory was demolished in 1929, and the Company was sold to Proctor & Gamble in 1930.

Library Company of Philadelphia

[Chicago] : [publisher not identified], [ca. 1880]

1 print : chromolithograph ; sheet 8 x 12 cm (3 x 5 in.)

Goldman Trade Card Collection - Jas. S. Kirk. [P.2017.95.92]