Congress cook book, 2nd ed., D. & L. Slade Co., Boston, Mass.

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1894

Location Note

Ephemera collection - Cookbooks (Box 1)

GUSN

GUSN-370176

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Description

This cookbook's cover contains harmful imagery regarding people of African descent.

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1894 recipe book published by D. & L. Slade Co. advertising uses for their product, Congress Yeast Powder. The illustration on the cookbook's cover depicts a white family eating a meal, while a stereotyped depiction of a black woman is shown as their servant.

Details

Descriptive Terms

cookbooks
advertising
cookbooks

Physical Descrption

1 cookbook, 72 pages; 4 3/8 x 7 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.14.03.004

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

D. & L. Slade Co. (Publisher)

Material Type

cookbooks

Other Organizations

D. & L. Slade Co.

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Ephemera collection - Cookbooks (Box 1)

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