Item 1: Is yo' sho' lady when I wears dese stockings i won' fin' ma laigs all black?, 1902

Underwood & Underwood Publishers. Gelatin silver print. Image depicts a dry goods store with an African-American woman being waited on by a white woman. The African-American woman wears a white dress with a dark shawl and a white hat; she holds one black stocking; the clerk holds the other. Bolts of cloth are visible on the shelves behind the counter; brightly striped socks hang from the ceiling. Another customer examines material on the right. The caption--which was considered acceptable in 1902 but would be considered quite racist today--is printed on the reverse in six languages. 15.5 x 8 cm. (w/out mount); 17.75 x 8.75 cm. (w/mount).

Format: Stereoptic print.