Lot 280
[LABOR]. Wanted! Colored Woman for Rag Sorting. [Dayton, OH]: The Aetna Paper Company, n.d.
Sale 1118 - African Americana
Feb 28, 2023
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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Lot Description
[LABOR]. Wanted! Colored Woman for Rag Sorting. [Dayton, OH]: The Aetna Paper Company, n.d.
8 x 11 7/8 in. printed broadside (toning, chips and short marginal tears); framed to 10 1/4 x 15 1/4 in.
A broadside directed to African American women to work as rag sorters for paper production. It advertises flexible and short hours for those "that have household duties to perform." Consignor notes that the broadside originated from the Aetna Paper Company in Dayton, OH (later the Howard Paper Company) where it was found during renovations
Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana, and Historical Documents
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