A crier extraordinary / W.S. ; C. Hunt, sc.
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- Title
- A crier extraordinary / W.S. ; C. Hunt, sc.
- Alternate Title
- Series title: Life in Philadelphia
- Date
- [183-?]
- Notes
- Derogatory caricature of an African American town crier performing his duties on a busy Philadelphia street. The raggedly dressed crier holds up his bell in one hand and the news in the other. Several spectators listen, including a well-dressed African American woman, an African American boy in rags, a peddler who walks a dog that has torn the crier's copy of the news, and a white shopkeeper in his store's doorway. Contains five lines of dialogue below the image which reflect the crier's news.
- Clements Library holds two copies with variation in coloring.
- Names and Subjects
- African Americans--Caricatures and cartoons.
- African Americans--Social conditions.
- Social classes--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--19th century.
- Clothing and dress--1830-1840.
- Town criers--1830-1840.
- Ethnic stereotypes--1830-1840.
- Prints shelf.
- Philadelphia (Pa.)--Race relations.
- Summers, W.--(William),--1816-1880,--artist.
- Isaacs, W. H.,--publisher.
- ID
- 758
- Barcode
- B5265324
- Physical Description
- 1 print : aquatint, hand-colored ; plate mark 22.9 x 19.1 cm, on sheet 37.9 x 27.2 cm.
- Repository
- William L. Clements Library
- Date Added/Updated
- 2016-08-12 00:09:58
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- Collection
- William L. Clements Library Image Bank
- Image Size
- 3231 x 4609
- File Size
- 917 KB
- Record
- 758
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/w/wcl1ic/x-758/wcl000871
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"A crier extraordinary / W.S. ; C. Hunt, sc.". https://quod.lib.umich.edu/w/wcl1ic/x-758/wcl000871. In the digital collection William L. Clements Library Image Bank. William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. April 19, 2024.