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"Jinks! I could'a sworn I saw a leetle darkey in the melon-patch"

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division

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Stereograph collection

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United States

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Ethnic stereotypes

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"Jinks! I could'a sworn I saw a leetle darkey in the melon-patch"

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Title
"Jinks! I could'a sworn I saw a leetle darkey in the melon-patch"
Names
Strohmeyer & Wyman (Copyright holder)
Underwood & Underwood (Distributor)
Collection

Stereograph collection

United States

Ethnic stereotypes

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1897 (Approximate)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Topics
Scarecrows
Slaveholders
Genres
Photographs
Physical Description
Stereographs
Extent: Photographic prints; 3 x 6 in. or larger on 3.5 x 7 in. mount
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4f7ec5d0-c5ec-012f-3212-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1897: Issued
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. ""Jinks! I could'a sworn I saw a leetle darkey in the melon-patch"" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1897. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5e66b3e9-2187-d471-e040-e00a180654d7

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. ""Jinks! I could'a sworn I saw a leetle darkey in the melon-patch"" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 26, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5e66b3e9-2187-d471-e040-e00a180654d7

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1897). "Jinks! I could'a sworn I saw a leetle darkey in the melon-patch" Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5e66b3e9-2187-d471-e040-e00a180654d7

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5e66b3e9-2187-d471-e040-e00a180654d7 | title= (still image) "Jinks! I could'a sworn I saw a leetle darkey in the melon-patch", (1897) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=November 26, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

"Jinks! I could'a sworn I saw a leetle darkey in the melon-patch"