The collection contains a color illustration advertising the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company. Captions on the item read: “Feeling that you have labored long and powerfully in the good cause, we beg leave to present you with some of The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co’s celebrated teas and coffees which will strengthen you in your labors,” “You have touched the right spot this time suah and to show my gratitude I will keep right on living and recommend these teas and coffees to every one. Yours & c. Dominie”, and “The Donation Visit.”
The illustration depicts three individuals drawn as racist caricatures, one holding a bottle with the label “Thea-Nectar, Pure Chinese Tea,” and another is holding a sack with the label “The celebrated Sultana Coffee from the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company.”
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The collection is open for research.
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company advertisement, MSS-0158, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College.
The collection is one item and therefore there is no order.
The collection was in the holdings of Special Collections prior 2019. The provenance of the collection is unknown.
The collection was described in 2024.
The collection has not been digitized and is not available online.