silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper on card mount
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 3 1/4 × 6 in. (8.2 × 15.3 cm)
H x W (sheet): 3 9/16 × 7 1/16 in. (9 × 18 cm)
Type:
stereographs
Date:
1900
Description:
This stereograph card depicts a baby in a white dress sitting in a wagon with a chicken. The wagon is made of a small wooden crate mounted on four metal wheels. The stereograph card consists two similar images side by side, with the images in the center of the card. At either end of the card is vertical script. On the left margin of the card are words that read "Keystone View Company. / Manufacturers & Publishers. Copyright 1900 by B. L. Singley." On the right side margin are words that read "Meadville, Pa. St. Louis, Mo, San Francisco, Cal. / / Toronto, Can. New York, N.Y. London, England." At the bottom right margin are the words "10593 - "When I Dit Big, 'Oo'll Have to Roost Hiah."
Statement:
Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
