African American cosmetics labels, 1934-1936 and undated.

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John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History. African American cosmetics labels, 1934-1936 and undated.

African American cosmetics labels, 1934-1936 and undated.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/694100817

Collection comprises 14 labels from cosmetics intended for African American consumers by the Chicago-based companies Famous Products, Madam Jones, and Valmor Products. All the companies were owned by industrialists Morton and Rose Neumann, a white, Jewish couple from Chicago. There are labels for skin cream, hair dressing products, scented lotions and oils, talcum and face powder, and after shave. Brand names represented include Lucky Brown, Sweet Georgia Brown, and Madam Jones. The labels featured images of light-skinned men and women with straightened hair, and label text often focused on attracting members of the opposite sex. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History and the John Hope Franklin Research Center for African and African American History and Culture.

14 items (0.2 lin. ft.)

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