Browse Items (23 total)
- Publication is exactly "Chanticleer (Rutgers student magazine)"
Cartoon: Puttin' on a Lot of Dog
Amon, Frank S.
1926-09
Cartoon printed in September 1926 in the Chanticleer, a humor magazine produced by Rutgers students. The image depicts a black man putting on a shoe with his toes exposed through a large hole in his sock. The caption below the image reads: "PUTTIN'…
Section header: Rooster Eggs
Amon, Frank S.
1926-11
Drawing printed in November 1926 in the Chanticleer, a humor magazine produced by Rutgers students. The image depicts a black character holding an axe and dragging a rooster by the neck. This image served as the header for a recurring feature called…
Cartoon: Thanks for the Boogy Ride
Amon, Frank S.
1927-02
Cartoon printed in February 1927 in the Chanticleer, a humor magazine produced by Rutgers students. The image depicts two black characters carrying a litter or sedan chair; a mustached face peeks from behind the sedan curtain, and a female figure…
Cartoon: The baby fell out the window?
Badeau, Carroll A.
1927-11
Cartoon printed in November 1927 in the Chanticleer, a humor magazine produced by Rutgers students. The image depicts a black man talking on the telephone. The caption below the image reads: "The baby fell out the window?" "Well, he's a bouncing…
Cartoon: Hold that line
Harrison, Frederick M.
1929-11
Cartoon printed in November 1929 in the Chanticleer, a humor magazine produced by Rutgers students. The image is a caricature of a black woman holding a laundry line that is blowing in the wind. The caption below the image reads: "Hold that line."…
Cartoon: Ten cents for a good shine
Herdling, Frank K.
1929-02
Cartoon printed in February 1929 in the Chanticleer, a humor magazine produced by Rutgers students. The image depicts a black minister praying over an open book; a dime flies toward an offering plate set in front of the minister. The caption below…
Cartoon: One yard to go!
Herdling, Frank K.
1929-11
Cartoon printed in November 1929 in the Chanticleer, a humor magazine produced by Rutgers students. This was the football-themed issue of the magazine. The cartoon depicts a black figure holding a chicken in his hands and running toward a house. A…
Cartoon: A Warning
Johnstone, Jack
1926-09
Cartoon printed in September 1926 in the Chanticleer, a humor magazine produced by Rutgers students. Titled "A WARNING," the image depicts two black men carrying a casket adorned with flowers; one of the men appears to have a bottle sticking out of…
Cartoon and poem: Senior Blues
Johnstone, Jack
1927-06
Cartoon and poem printed in June 1927 in the Chanticleer, a humor magazine produced by Rutgers students. The poem is titled "Senior Blues." The the image is a caricature of a black face. The cartoonist's signature identifies the author as Jack…
Cartoon: The Original Cubans
Johnstone, Jack
1927-09
Cartoon printed in September 1927 in the Chanticleer, a humor magazine produced by Rutgers students. The image is a caricature of two black faces and two dice. The caption below the image reads: "The Original Cubans." The author of the cartoon is…
Cartoon: Do you take this woman
Nelson, Ozzie
1924-12
Cartoon printed in December 1924 in the Chanticleer, a humor magazine produced by Rutgers students. The image is a caricature of a black couple in wedding attire. The caption below in the image reads: "Do you take this Woman for your lawful wedded…
Cartoon: Othello
Nelson, Ozzie
1926-02
Cartoon printed in February 1926 in the Chanticleer, a humor magazine produced by Rutgers students. The image depicts two black characters, one of whom is serenading the other with a string instrument. The serenading character is labeled "Othello."…
Cartoon: Say, boy, can yo' speak animal talk?
Nelson, Ozzie
1926-09
Cartoon printed in September 1926 in the Chanticleer, a humor magazine produced by Rutgers students. The image depicts two characters, labeled "Big Shot from Winchester" and "Indian Guide," and also a "Bird Dog" and a bird. The caption below the…
Cartoon: Charleston and Black Bottom
Nelson, Ozzie
1926-09
Cartoon printed in September 1926 in the Chanticleer, a humor magazine produced by Rutgers students. The image depicts two black characters who are supposed to be demonstrating two popular dances—Charleston and Black Bottom—as indicated by labels…
Cartoon: Fanny Foosle Demonstrates Black Bottom
Nelson, Ozzie
1927-03
Cartoon printed in March 1927 in the Chanticleer, a humor magazine produced by Rutgers students. The cartoon consists of four images of a white woman demonstrating the Black Bottom dance, with instructions below each image. The title of the cartoon…
Cartoon: A Frosted Chocolate
Schimmel, William B.
1926-02
Cartoon printed in February 1926 in the Chanticleer, a humor magazine produced by Rutgers students. The image is a caricature of a black man covered in icicles. The caption below the image reads: "A FROSTED CHOCOLATE." The author of the cartoon is…
Cartoon: An Old-Fashioned Necking Party
Shaw, Frederick W.
1923-06
Cartoon depicting a lynching printed in the inaugural issue of the Chanticleer, a humor magazine established by Rutgers students in 1923. The cartoon depicts a man's lifeless body hanging from a tree as three observers look on. The caption below the…
Cartoon: The Receiving Line
1926-02
A 2-page spread in the February 1926 issue of the Chanticleer, a humor magazine produced by Rutgers students. The spread is titled "PROM-INENT PEOPLE" and depicts a number of characters in connection with the prom. The characters include Ye Deane,…
Cartoon: That makes me laugh
1926-04
Cartoon printed in April 1926 in the Chanticleer, a humor magazine produced by Rutgers students. The cartoon depicts two black characters having a conversation. The caption below the image presents their dialog: "Say—'That makes me laugh.' Bo—'What?'…
Cartoon: Artistic term — two colors clash
1927-06
Cartoon printed in June 1927 in the Chanticleer, a humor magazine produced by Rutgers students. The image depicts two characters engaged in a fight; one character has black skin and the other has a long queue hairstyle. The caption above the image…
Cartoon: Racoon and Lil' Coon
1928-02
Cartoon printed in February 1928 in the Chanticleer, a humor magazine produced by Rutgers students. The image depicts two figures, one large and one small, engaged in conversation; the caption below the image presents their dialog: "Racoon: 'You're a…
Old Gold cigarettes advertisement featuring Eddie Cantor in blackface
1929-02
Advertisement for Old Gold cigarettes printed in February 1929 in the Chanticleer, a humor magazine produced by Rutgers students. The advertisement features the comedian Eddie Cantor in blackface.
Chanticleer magazine cover
1923-06
Cover of the inaugural issue of the Chanticleer, a humor magazine established by Rutgers students in June 1923.
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Photograph of Harry Hazelwood Jr. several years after Rutgers graduation
Teele, Trevor
1945 approx.
Professional headshot of Harry Hazelwood Jr. (RC 1943). A stamp on the back of the photograph indicates that it was taken by Trevor Teele at 306 N.…