Johns Hopkins University
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Johns Hopkins University African American real photo postcard collection
This is an artificially assembled collection of approximately 1018 real photo postcards portraying African-Americans, dating from approximately 1905 to approximately 1946. Each postcard is approximately 3½ by 5½ inches with a black-and-white photograph on one side and a postcard format on the reverse. The collection was left in original order and is organized by subjects or subject matter.
Johns Hopkins University collection of Black Americana materials
The Johns Hopkins University collection of Black Americana materials spans from approximately 1870 to the 1950s. It is an artificially assembled collection of materials purchased and selected by the curators of Special Collections. The collection primarily consists of postcards, broadsides, and other printed ephemera that depict African American people in ways that are often racist and caricatured.
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- African Americans 1
- African Americans--Collectibles 1
- African Americans--Social life and customs 1
- African Americans--Study and teaching 1
- Cosmetics 1
- Racism 1
- Real photo postcards 1
- Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name) 1
- advertisements 1
- broadsides (notices) 1
- caricatures 1
- greeting cards 1
- photographic prints 1
- photographs 1
- sheet music 1 + ∧ less