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5010 "Git on quick Rastus, - he done got it mos' eat up."

1901

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

This stereograph card depicts two boys feeding a spotted pig from a bucket. The boys wear hats and short pants, with dark high socks and button boots. One boy, wearing a dark coat, holds the bucket out to the pig. The other boy stands behind the pig with both hands resting on its back. There is a yard with fence and part of a building visible in the background. The stereograph card consists of two similar images side by side, with the images in the center of the card. At either end of the card is vertical text. On the left side margin is script that reads "The "Perfect" Stereograph (Trade Mark.)/ Patented April 14, 1903. Other Patents Pending." On the right side margin is text that reads H.C. White Co., Publishers/ General Office and Works, North Bennington, VT, U.S.A.

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Catalog reference: 2015.248.4.26

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