1896-1948, undated
GUSN-359332
Some of the cartoons in this scrapbook contain harmful imagery and language, including but not limited to exaggerated stereotypical depictions of Black, Asian, and Native Americans and other Indigenous individuals, language and imagery reinforcing binary gender expectations, and exaggerated stereotypical depictions of speech.
Historic New England acknowledges historical records / objects may contain harmful imagery and language reflecting attitudes and biases of their creators and time in which they were made. Historic New England does not alter or edit objects and / or historical text.
Blue scrapbook with the work "ALBUM" on the cover surrounded by an ornamental gilded design. The scrapbook measures 12 x 10 inches and contains a wide variety of cartoons and comics from various unidentified newspapers. The scrapbook was compiled by an unknown individual and contains cartoons dated 1896-1899 and 1915. The rest of the materials are undated. Cartoons were drawn by artists such as Henry Mayer, E. Warde Blaisdell, Bob Addams, and Gustave Verbeek.
scrapbooks
cartoons (humorous images)
political cartoons
editorial cartoons
comics (documents)
comic strips
clippings (information artifacts)
drawings (visual works)
black-and-white prints (prints on paper)
humor
scrapbooks
cartoons (humorous images)
comic strips
comics (documents)
clippings (information artifacts)
1 scrapbook ; 12 x 10 inches
MS004
Scrapbooks collection
MS004.060
Blue scrapbook with the work "ALBUM" on the cover surrounded by an ornamental gilded design. The scrapbook measures 12 x 10 inches and contains a wide variety of cartoons and comics from various unidentified newspapers. The scrapbook was compiled by an unknown individual and contains cartoons dated 1896-1899 and 1915. The rest of the materials are undated. Cartoons were drawn by artists that include Henry Mayer, E. Warde Blaisdell, Bob Addams, and Gustave Verbeek.
Gift
1896-1948, undated
Gift, 2018
scrapbooks
cartoons (humorous images)
comic strips
comics (documents)
clippings (information artifacts)
Mayer, Henry, 1868-1954
Blaisdell, E. Warde
Addams, Bob
Verbeek, Gustave, 1867-1937
Booth, George, 1926-
Newell, Peter, 1862-1924
Outcault, Richard Fenton, 1863-1928
Walker, William Henry, 1871-1938
Art
Newspaper clippings
Scrapbook is in extremely delicate condition. Front cover and most pages are detached from the spine. Pages are yellowed. Cartoons have yellowed to varying degrees. Some cartoons are loose within the scrapbook, although the vast majority are glued in. Handle with extreme care.
Item
Materials are entirely in English.
Historic New England is committed to implementing reparative language description for existing collections and creating respectful and inclusive language description for new collections. If you encounter language in Historic England's Collections Access Portal that is harmful or offensive, or you find materials that would benefit from a content warning, please contact info@historicnewengland.org.
Sign up to our newsletter for our latest news and events
Loading...