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PostCardColl…'s loves627 of 1375Antique framed embroidery 17x13, dated 1836"A Circassian Beauty" CDV by Uncredited Studio
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    Posted 10 years ago

    Pohi
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    Terrible racist leather postcard from 1907. It's from 1907 making it 110 years old. The front shows a chicken running from a black man across the street with the title "Why the chicken crossed the street". Just terrible.

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    Comments

    1. PostCardCollector PostCardCollector, 10 years ago
      Cool ethnic comic card, and early!
    2. Manikin Manikin, 10 years ago
      It is part of our history not cool in today's world but a good reminder of how far we have come and still need to go .

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