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The magic washer, manufactured by Geo. Dee, Dixon, Illinois. The Chinese must go

Cartoon depicting Uncle Sam kicking Chinese migrants out using a "Magic Washer." Label at the bottom reads "The Chinese must go."

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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.”

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Shober & Carqueville Lith Co.

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The magic washer, manufactured by Geo. Dee, Dixon, Illinois. The Chinese must go

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ca. 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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Creator

Shober & Carqueville Lith Co.

Contributor

Shober & Carqueville

Date

ca. 1886

Module

Tape Family & Chinese American Civil Rights, Module 1

Type

Image

Format

Photograph

File Format

png

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

URL

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

Credit Line

Courtesy of Library of Congress

Licensor

Library of Congress

Creator

Shober & Carqueville Lith Co.

Contributor

Shober & Carqueville

Date

ca. 1886

Module

Tape Family & Chinese American Civil Rights, Module 1

Type

Image

Format

Photograph

File Format

png

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

URL

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

Credit Line

Courtesy of Library of Congress

Licensor

Library of Congress

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