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1920
Cream of Wheat
He Sho' Thinks He's Hidin'
One undated tin plaque advertising Cream of Wheat. Image contains minstrel imagery of a black chef with a small white child hiding. Tag line reads, "He sho' thinks he's hidin.'"
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5 May 1931
A.A. Signs
We Serve Colored, Carry Out Only
One sign dated May 5, 1931. Text says, "We Serve Colored Only, Carry Out Only." Printed by A.A. Signs.
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1 August 1929
B & B Sign Co.
Colored Seated in Rear
One sign dated August 1, 1929. Text says, "Colored Seated in Rear." Printed by B & B Sign Co.
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14 July 1931
Ace Sign Company
Colored Must Sit in Balcony
One sign dated July 14, 1931. Text says, "Colored Must Sit in Balcony." Printed by Ace Sign Company. According to text on item was likely hung in the Grand Theater in Birmingham, Alabama.
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Drinking Fountain, White, Colored
One sign dated July 14, 1931. Text says, "Drink Fountain, White, Colored." Image includes arrows where white and black people could drink water separately.
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1929
Restrooms, White, Colored
One sign dated 1929. Text says, "Restrooms, White, Colored." Image includes arrows where white and black people could use bathrooms separately at L&N Railroad stations in Louisville, Kentucky.
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circa 1935
Forbes Lithograph Manufacturing Company
U.S. Grant
One print of Ulysses S. Grant from the Famous American Series No. 16. Reverse side contains a biography and promotional information about Forbes Lithograph Manufacturing Company.
GLC08878.1132
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