Sanford’s ginger [graphic].

Sanford’s ginger [graphic].

African American children -- Caricatures and cartoons.

African American girls -- Caricatures and cartoons.

African American infants -- Caricatures and cartoons.

Racism in popular culture.

Pharmaceutical industry -- Massachusetts -- Boston.

Afro-Americana.

Racist trade card illustration depicting a smiling African American girl holding a crying African American baby in a watermelon carved in the shape of a bassinet in her lap. The girl is attired in a red and yellow dress with white lace ruffles and sits atop a large watermelon. Her hair is styled into pigtails with blue ribbons. The baby is attired in a white ruffled dress. The girl holds a bottle of Sanford’s Ginger in her right arm and a piece of watermelon in her left hand. Light emmanates from behind the girl and baby and they are surrounded by wasps. Potter Drug and Chemical Corporation was founded as Weeks and Potter in the mid-19th century. The company changed its name to Potter Drug and Chemical Company in 1883 and was incorporated as the Potter Drug and Chemical Corporation in 1899.

Library Company of Philadelphia

[Boston]: Forbes Co., [ca. 1885]

1 print : chromolithograph; sheet 14 x 9 cm (5 x 3.5 in.)

Goldman Trade Card Collection - Sanford [P.2017.95.153]