"General Lee's Socks"

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Title

"General Lee's Socks"

Description

The use of Robert E. Lee and his camp slave to sell washing machines in the early twentieth century points to the popularity of the Lost Cause and the memory of the loyal body servant beyond the former Confederacy.

Source

New York Tribune

Date

November 21, 1920

Type

Still Image