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Overestimated Intelligence. "Talk 'bout cats not hevin' 'telegence! Dey knows I hab fish in dis yeah baskit's well's I do myse'f. G'long off, you scound'els, an' wait fur de bones."

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division

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Cartoons and stereotypes

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Scrapbook of cartoons

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Overestimated Intelligence. "Talk 'bout cats not hevin' 'telegence! Dey knows I hab fish in dis yeah baskit's well's I do myse'f. G'long off, you scound'els, an' wait fur de bones."

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Overestimated Intelligence. "Talk 'bout cats not hevin' 'telegence! Dey knows I hab fish in dis yeah baskit's well's I do myse'f. G'long off, you scound'els, an' wait fur de bones."
Collection

Cartoons and stereotypes

Scrapbook of cartoons

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1880 - 1950 (Approximate)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Cartoons and Stereotypes
Topics
African Americans
Genres
Cartoons (Commentary)
Clippings
Type of Resource
Still image
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG06-F344
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16387761
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 73b99f10-c60a-012f-feb3-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1880: Created (Approximate)
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Overestimated Intelligence. "Talk 'bout cats not hevin' 'telegence! Dey knows I hab fish in dis yeah baskit's well's I do myse'f. G'long off, you scound'els, an' wait fur de bones."" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1880 - 1950. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/668166e4-ca6d-ee4f-e040-e00a18067574

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Overestimated Intelligence. "Talk 'bout cats not hevin' 'telegence! Dey knows I hab fish in dis yeah baskit's well's I do myse'f. G'long off, you scound'els, an' wait fur de bones."" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 17, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/668166e4-ca6d-ee4f-e040-e00a18067574

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1880 - 1950). Overestimated Intelligence. "Talk 'bout cats not hevin' 'telegence! Dey knows I hab fish in dis yeah baskit's well's I do myse'f. G'long off, you scound'els, an' wait fur de bones." Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/668166e4-ca6d-ee4f-e040-e00a18067574

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/668166e4-ca6d-ee4f-e040-e00a18067574 | title= (still image) Overestimated Intelligence. "Talk 'bout cats not hevin' 'telegence! Dey knows I hab fish in dis yeah baskit's well's I do myse'f. G'long off, you scound'els, an' wait fur de bones.", (1880 - 1950)|author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=September 17, 2026 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Overestimated Intelligence. "Talk 'bout cats not hevin' 'telegence! Dey knows I hab fish in dis yeah baskit's well's I do myse'f. G'long off, you scound'els, an' wait fur de bones."