Maltex Indian Pudding Advertising Postcard

Local History Collection

Published Materials

Identifier

2020.15.1

Date

1935 (Postmark Dates)

Object Type

Postcards

Description

Color printed postcard promoting Maltex Cereal. Front contains a recipe for Maltex Indian Pudding and a depiction of a Native American and a Dutch woman with a steaming dish of pudding. Rear contains promotional information for Maltex Cereal. Postmarked December 1935.

Dimensions

14cm (W) 8.4cm (H)

Material

Paper

Notes

This item contains an offensive racist depiction of a Native American figure.

Library of Congress Subject Headings

Racism [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh85110266]
Stereotypes (Social psychology) in advertising [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh85128019]

Library of Congress Name Authority

Maltex Company [info:lc/authorities/names/no2014079463]

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