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Trade Card: Rice, Born & Co., Cotton Plant Stoves and Ranges, New Orleans, Louisiana

This trade card advertises Rice, Born & Co., located at 77, 79, and 81 Camp Street in New Orleans, Louisiana. The front of the card features a colored cartoon depicting a Black man playing tennis. The illustration is presented in a caricature style. The image is likely intended as humorous, but it reflects the racist caricatures common in advertising of the period. The back of the card features the company's advertisement for Cotton Plant stoves or ranges. The back of the card is not blank.

Associated People/Businesses

Rice, Born & Co.
RICE / BORN

Geography

New Orleans

Subjects

Stoves
Advertising cards
Caricatures and cartoons
Racism

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Volume 13, Page 18