IMAGE

The Magic Washer

This cartoon depicts Uncle Sam kicking Chinese migrants out using a paper that reads "Magic Washer." Text at the bottom reads "The Chinese must go."

Image 37.01.03

Description

An advertisement poster for “The Magic Washer” manufactured by Geo. Dee, Dixon, Illinois, circa 1886. This illustration depicts Chinese migrants as “dirt” that needs to be “washed away.”

Object ID

37.01.03

Citation (Chicago-style 18th Edition)

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Shober & Carqueville Lith Co.

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The Magic Washer

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1886

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Lithograph, color, 71 x 52 cm

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https://www.loc.gov/resource/pga.02758/

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Multimedia details

Creator

Shober & Carqueville Lith Co.

Contributor

Shober & Carqueville

Publisher

Library of Congress

Date

1886

Type

Image

Format

Political Cartoon

File Format

jpg

Medium

Advertisement poster for “The Magic Washer” laundry product (1886).png

Extent

71 x 52 cm

Subject

Emigration and immigration; Caricature and cartoons; Race and racism; Discrimination

Source

Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress

Credit Line

Courtesy of Library of Congress

Licensor

Public Domain

MUMI Number

37.01.IMG.006

Creator

Shober & Carqueville Lith Co.

Contributor

Shober & Carqueville

Publisher

Library of Congress

Date

1886

Type

Image

Format

Political Cartoon

File Format

jpg

Medium

Advertisement poster for “The Magic Washer” laundry product (1886).png

Extent

71 x 52 cm

Subject

Emigration and immigration; Caricature and cartoons; Race and racism; Discrimination

Source

Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress

Credit Line

Courtesy of Library of Congress

Licensor

Public Domain

MUMI Number

37.01.IMG.006

No Known Copyright

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