Aunt Jemima promotion at local market

Title

Aunt Jemima promotion at local market

Description

Black and white image of the interior of a grocery store. Cans fill the shelves, but the focus of the picture is a woman dressed as 'Aunt Jemima' to promote her ready-made pancake and buckwheat corn and wheat flour mixes. Jars of coffee grounds and pet milk fill in the end of the display. Museum records identify the location as the Fairway Grocery Store in Hillsboro.

Creator

McMullen, Herbert E., photographer, Hillsboro Studio, Hillsboro, Oregon

Date Created

circa 1940s

Subject

Grocery trade
African Americans in advertising
Arts & Entertainment (General)
African American History

Place

Hillsboro, Oregon

Medium

gelatin silver negatives

Identifier

WCMpic_014423

Rights

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Source

Robert L. Benson Research Library, Five Oaks Museum

Type

Still Image