[Charles J. Webb Company float during a parade along a Philadelphia street] [graphic].
Material type:
PicturePublication details: [Philadelphia], [ca. 1920]; PA. Philadelphia. Description: 1 photograph : gelatin silver mounted on cardboard ; mount 25 x 30 cm (9.75 x 11.5 in.)Notes: Title supplied by cataloger; Date inferred from content.Local Notes: Purchase 1989;
RVCDC;
Description revised 2022;
Access points revised 2022;
Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.Imprint: PA. Philadelphia. 1920.Subject(s):
- Charles J. Webb Company (Philadelphia, Pa.)
- African American agricultural laborers
- African American men
- Boys -- United States
- Costumes -- United States
- Cotton -- United States
- Cotton pickers -- United States
- Cross dressing -- United States
- Floats (Parades) -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
- Racism in popular culture
- Female impersonators
- African American History
- Queer history
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visual Material | Library Company of Philadelphia Graphic Arts Department | Graphic Arts - Queer History Collection | photos - unidentified - processions [P.9260.638] | Available | 133801 |
Title supplied by cataloger.
Date inferred from content.
View of the float for Charles J. Webb Co., Philadelphia woolen and cotton yarn dealer. Bordered by a log fence and adorned with cotton plants and two small American flags, the float carries four live sheep and several costumed passengers including: three African American men attired as cotton pickers; a white man attired as a colonial lady near her spinning wheel; and a white boy attired as a colonial sheepherder holding his crook. Partial view of preceding float is visible with a white man attired in colonial garb. A large, stone building lines the street.
Purchase 1989.
RVCDC
Description revised 2022.
Access points revised 2022.
Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.