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National Air and Space Museum Archives
"For the Sunny South. An Airship with a Jim Crow Trailer," Puck Political Cartoon
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2023.0007
- Dates:
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1913-02-26
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.01 Cubic feetOne 11 by 14 inch folder
- Repository:
This item is a 11 by 14-inch color political cartoon published in
Puck
, captioned "For the Sunny South. An Airship with a Jim Crow Trailer," depicts an airplane with three well-dressed white passengers towing a "Jim Crow trailer," crowded with African American passengers which is held aloft by a blimp.Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This item is a 11 by 14-inch color political cartoon published in
Puck
, a New York-based political humor magazine, on February 26, 1913. The caricature, captioned "For the Sunny South. An Airship with a Jim Crow Trailer," depicts an airplane with three well-dressed white passengers towing a "Jim Crow trailer," crowded with African American passengers which is held aloft by a blimp. The caption was lampooning Jim Crow laws by satirizing the cramped conditions of Jim Crow railroad cars.Arrangement
Arrangement
Only one item.
Administration
Author
Patti Williams
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Barbara Fahs Charles, Gift, 2022, NASM.2023.0007
Processing Information
Arranged, described, and encoded by Patti Williams, 2022.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
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Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Preferred Citation
"For the Sunny South. An Airship with a Jim Crow Trailer,"
Puck
, Political Cartoon, NASM.2023.0007, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Aeronautics | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| African Americans -- Segregation | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Political cartoons | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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