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- Dixie Liquor Store, St. Louis, Missouri, 1935-1950 - Photographic cards like this one, with their glued-on labels, were a preliminary step taken by Dexter Press before producing postcards for small-business owners to mail or hand out to customers. During the first half of the 20th century, racial segregation was a pervasive feature in St. Louis, Missouri. This African-American-run liquor store catered to black customers in the local community.
- 1935-1950
- Collections - Artifact
Dixie Liquor Store, St. Louis, Missouri, 1935-1950
Photographic cards like this one, with their glued-on labels, were a preliminary step taken by Dexter Press before producing postcards for small-business owners to mail or hand out to customers. During the first half of the 20th century, racial segregation was a pervasive feature in St. Louis, Missouri. This African-American-run liquor store catered to black customers in the local community.
- Just Added to Our Digital Collections: Dexter Press Photographs - John Margolies is both a photographer and a collector of items related to American travel and its unique sights.
- May 05, 2015
- Collections - Article
Just Added to Our Digital Collections: Dexter Press Photographs
John Margolies is both a photographer and a collector of items related to American travel and its unique sights.
- Bottle of Bootleg "Hyde Park" London Dry Gin, 1925-1932 -
- 1925-1932
- Collections - Artifact
Bottle of Bootleg "Hyde Park" London Dry Gin, 1925-1932
- Black Entrepreneurs during the Jim Crow Era - The more that Jim Crow laws cut off Black communities, and the more that white businessmen refused to cater to Black customers, the more possible it became for enterprising African American entrepreneurs to create viable businesses of their own.
- February 21, 2018
- Collections - Article
Black Entrepreneurs during the Jim Crow Era
The more that Jim Crow laws cut off Black communities, and the more that white businessmen refused to cater to Black customers, the more possible it became for enterprising African American entrepreneurs to create viable businesses of their own.
- Bottle of Bootleg "Old Jordan" Straight Bourbon Whiskey, 1925-1932 -
- 1925-1932
- Collections - Artifact
Bottle of Bootleg "Old Jordan" Straight Bourbon Whiskey, 1925-1932
- Bottle of Bootleg "Old Jordan" Straight Bourbon Whiskey, 1925-1932 -
- 1925-1932
- Collections - Artifact
Bottle of Bootleg "Old Jordan" Straight Bourbon Whiskey, 1925-1932
- Bottle of Bootleg "Old Jordan" Straight Bourbon Whiskey, 1925-1932 -
- 1925-1932
- Collections - Artifact
Bottle of Bootleg "Old Jordan" Straight Bourbon Whiskey, 1925-1932
- Edison Blue Amberol Cylinder Record, "Dixie," 1913 -
- 1913
- Collections - Artifact
Edison Blue Amberol Cylinder Record, "Dixie," 1913
- Haig & Haig Ltd. Liquor Bottle -
- Collections - Artifact
Haig & Haig Ltd. Liquor Bottle
- Case Bottle, 1780-1800 - Case bottles were designed for easy and efficient transportation. Their square bodies with flat, rectangular sides packed neatly into wooden boxes or cases. Case bottles were common from the 1600s into the 1900s and usually held gin or other alcoholic or medicinal spirits.
- 1780-1800
- Collections - Artifact
Case Bottle, 1780-1800
Case bottles were designed for easy and efficient transportation. Their square bodies with flat, rectangular sides packed neatly into wooden boxes or cases. Case bottles were common from the 1600s into the 1900s and usually held gin or other alcoholic or medicinal spirits.