File:1890sc Pears Soap Ad.jpg

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Summary

English: An advertisement for Pears' Soap, from the 1890s, instructing whites to promote cleanliness among other races.

Русский: «Бремя белого человека — первый шаг к просвещению через приучение к чистоте. Мыло это мощный фактор, способствующий Цивилизаторской миссии». Реклама мыла Pears 1890-х годов, пропагандирующая чистоту как оправдание расистского империализма.

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	11:44, 5 September 2013	879 × 1,324 (737 KB)	Smyth	Higher resolution and in color
	13:39, 6 May 2010	317 × 487 (88 KB)	Ras67	cropped
	18:05, 12 July 2005	340 × 515 (44 KB)	Quadell	A quasi-racist advertisement for Pear's Soap, from the 1890's. To instruct whites to promote cleanlyness among other races. {{PD-US}} Category:1890s Category:Advertisements Category:Race Category:Soap