Cottolene [graphic].

Cottolene [graphic].

African American agricultural laborers.

African American girls -- Caricatures and cartoons.

Cotton industry -- Illinois -- Chicago.

Food industry -- Illinois -- Chicago.

Racism in popular culture.

Afro-Americana.

Racist trade card illustration depicting a three-quarter length portrait of a smiling African American girl. The girl holds an overflowing bale of cotton in her arms. A picturesque countryside and field of cotton is visible in the background. The girl is attired in a pink and blue striped short sleeved dress and her hair is tied into a braid with a yellow ribbon. She is depicted with exaggerated features. Cottolene shortening was was manufactured by N.K. Fairbank & Co., which was based in Chicago during the late 19th century and purchased by American Cotton Oil in 1875. The manufacturing plant in Chicago was closed in 1921.

Library Company of Philadelphia

[Chicago], [publisher not identified], [ca. 1885]

1 print : chromolithograph; sheet 13 x 8 cm (5 x 3 in.)

Goldman Trade Card Collection - N.K. Fairbanks [P.2017.95.138]