Blatz Chewing Gum

Advertisement for the Blatz Brewing Company, featuring Blatz chewing gum. Includes an illustration that depicts the racial stereotype of a Black boy crawling through a fence towards a watermelon patch. Also includes illustrations of the featured product.

Publication date: 1928-04-01

Size: 49 x 37 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Subject(s):

• Chewing gum--1920-1930
• Blatz Brewing Co.--Products--1920-1930
• Ethnic stereotypes--1920-1930

Genre(s):

• Advertisements

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection
• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Advertisement Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (April 1, 1928), Rotogravure Magazine Section, p. 6

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Creator(s):

• Fremont, G. W.