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Print portfolio 05, 1870-1904, undated

 File — Box: 25

Scope and Contents

Antisemitic caricatures, the majority published in satirical magazines Puck and Judge. Examples of subject matter include: increases in Jewish immigration, Jewish businessmen swindling customers, and portrayals of Jews as greedy, untrustworthy businessmen, always desperate to save or make money. Many portray fathers instilling an obsession with money in their children. Jewish figures are depicted with exaggerated noses and speaking with Eastern European accents to denote their status as recent immigrants. A small number of these materials are in French and German.

Dates

  • Creation: 1870-1904, undated

Creator

Language of Material

From the Collection:

Materials in Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Latin, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Ukrainian, and Yiddish

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 81.5 linear feet (58 flat boxes, 5 postcard boxes, 28 document boxes, 1 slim document box, 38 oversize folders)

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

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