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1923 AUNT JEMIMA PANCAKE FLOUR AD, "JUST ONE WAY to get that old-time Southern flavor --", with mammy aunt Jemima saying "I'se in town, Honey!", 10 1/2" x 14', excellent condition with a few small tears on the edges   #BA29533   $20.00 


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1920 "COLORED KIDS" F. B & C KIDSKIN AD SHOWING A WOMAN BEING TEASED BY 2 AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILDREN,  this is a play on the company's much more common ad "white kids" shoes, ad is black and white illustration, 10 1/4" x 16", fine condition with some of the print from the ad on the other side coming through above the little girl    #BA10357    $26.00

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PLATE #164   ETCHING OF THE ROBERT GOULD SHAW MEMORIAL IN BOSTON,  MASSACHUSETTS; MEMORIAL TO THE CIVIL WAR NEGRO TROOPS OF THE 54TH REGIMENT OF MASSACHUSETTS; HALF ELEVATION OF THE REAR (THAT IS THE BIG PART OF THE ETCHING), FRONT ELEVATION, PLAN AND SECTION ON LINE A-B
CAPTIONED "THE ROBERT GOULD SHAW MEMORIAL, BOSTON,  MASS., 1897", excellent condition with some yellowing around the edges, slight wear on the edges and all 4 corners and a few stray marks from the printing process    #ARH164

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PLATE #165   PHOTOGRAVURE OF THE ROBERT GOULD SHAW MEMORIAL IN BOSTON,  MASSACHUSETTS; MEMORIAL TO THE CIVIL WAR NEGRO TROOPS OF THE 54TH REGIMENT OF MASSACHUSETTS; PHOTOGRAVURES OF THE FRONT TOWARD THE STATE HOUSE AND THE REAR TOWARD THE COMMON
CAPTIONED "THE ROBERT GOULD SHAW MEMORIAL, BOSTON,  MASS., 1897",  excellent condition with some yellowing around the edges, slight wear on the edges and all 4 corners, a couple of small rust spots ( looks like rust, but might be defects in the paper) on the top right corner (one is about 1/4" above the plate number), and a few stray marks from the printing process    #ARH165

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1893 "GOOD MORNING! Have you used PEARS' SOAP?" AD, 9 1/4" x 5 1/2", excellent condition with  a small crease on the top right corner    #BA29662   $15.00 


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1923 "A Vacancy in the Department of the Interior" Cream of Wheat ad with Rastus the chef making COW in a big enamelware pot with hungry boy looking in, illustrated by Edw. V. Brewer, 10 3/4" x 13 1/2", excellent condition with a couple of very small foxing spots from aging in the right margin 0 these can easily be cropped, matted or framed out    #COW12064    $20.00    SOLD
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1930'S BOOKPLATE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN BOY with a candy stick, "With his cute kinky head an" his li'l flat nose, An his gay li'l laff wherebeb he goes", whole page is 9 x 12 1/2", illustrated area is 7" x 9 1/2", very good condition with wear on the edges and corners, wrinkles and soiling in the margins,  a stray mark from the printing process above the first "an'" in the caption, there is some very light soiling in the printed area, if you matte to just that area you really will not see any of the soiling; however if you want to retain the caption, you will have to put up with some of the wrinkling from the left margin and some of the soiling of the margin    #BA29211    $14.00 

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1910 GOLD MEDAL FLOUR AD WITH MAMMY,  10" x 16", excellent condition with some slight wear around the edges    #BA29535   $14.00 

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1918 CREAM OF WHEAT AD WITH RASTUS, CHILD AND DOG, "Fee! Fi! Fo! Fum!...", illustrated by G. C. Widner, 6 1/2" x 10", excellent to fine condition with a light dark line going from the top margin into the illustrated are, does not detract much    #BA27491    $9.50
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1925 KELLY-SPRINGFIELD TIRES AD with GOLFERS AT PINEHURST and AFRICAN-AMERICAN CADDY, about 6 1/2" x 10", excellent condition with light wear on the corners and a stray mark from the printing process around the text on the bottom of the ad   #AU30455    $7.50 ....


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1945 WINGS SHIRTS AD WITH AFRICAN-AMERICAN LAUNDRESS, 5 1/2" x 14", excellent condition with some yellowing of the page from age    #BA30353    $6.50 ....

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