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Pear's Soap
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Advertisement for Pear's Soap featuring an illustration of an admiral washing his hands. Text reads: "The first step toward lightening the white man's burden is through teaching the virtues of cleanliness. Pear's Soap is a potent factor in brightening the dark corners of the earth as civilization advances, while amongst the cultured of all nations it holds the highest place---it is the ideal toilet soap."
September 20, 1899
Harper's weekly
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Running the Rapids of New River
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African American boatmen run a rapids in a small river boat.
Cardinal Paul Cullen
November 30, 1878
Illustration of the late Cardinal Paul Cullen, Roman Catholic archbishop of Dublin.
The Next Debut
November 1, 1879
A cartoon depicting General M.C. Butler of South Carolina in fine clothing standing next to an African American who is on his knees, surrounded by small bulls. The caption reads: "Now let General M...
