"You've got twins mister--both black--you'd better get YOUR chimney swept!!"
- Collection:
- Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
- Series Title(s):
- Comic series
- Contributor(s):
- Zwerdling, Michael, former owner Bamforth & Co., publisher.
- Publication:
- Holmfirth, Yorkshire : Bamforth & Co., Ltd. [1960?]
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Still image
- Subject(s):
- Nurses African Americans Infant, Newborn Twins
- Genre(s):
- Postcard Wit and Humor
- Abstract:
- In this color illustrated postcard, a father sits in the waiting room of a hospital. He is white, dressed in a black coat, green vest, yellow cravat, and green plaid cap. He is holding brooms and has a bag labeled "sweep," identifying him as a chimney sweep. A nurse, in a purple uniform with white cap, apron and collar leans into the room and says, "You've got twins mister--both black--you'd better get YOUR chimney swept." The father is surprised. Behind the nurse is his wife, also white, who is in a hosptial bed, looking angry, with two dark-skinned babies.
- Copyright:
- This item may be under copyright protection; contact the copyright owner for permission before re-use.
- Extent:
- 1 postcard : 9 x 14 cm
- Provenance:
- Purchase; Michael Zwerdling; 2004; 04-22.
- Technique:
- color
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101700953 (See catalog record)
- OCLC no.:
- 988587066
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101700953