Baseball at Blackville. African-Americans playing a game of baseball. Trade card for Clarence Brooks & Co. First edition.
New York: Clarence Brooks & Co., late 19th Century. Color lithograph trade card. 7.8 x 11 cm. Trade card for Clarence Brooks & Co. Fine Coach, Railway and Piano Forte Varnishes.. African-Americans playing a game of baseball. Slightly trimmed at top and bottom. Clarence Brooks established his varnish business in 1859 as Brooks and Fitzgerald, later Clarence Brooks & Co. In 1881 the firm issued a calendar illustrated with African American caricatures in genre scenes. Item #51-5526
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