Gelatin and Gender Exhibit Collection

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Title

Gelatin and Gender Exhibit Collection

Subject

History of Food and Drink

Description

This collection includes scanned images and items used in a gelatin digital exhibit. It includes Jell-O and Charles B. Knox items, as well as secondary sources about gelatin history.

Language

English

Identifier

gge_

Collection Items

Page within "Jell-O and The Kewpies"
This page, illustrated by Rose O'Niell, creator of Kewpies, shows the small, baby-like angels, working together to make strawberry Jell-O

Cover of "Jell-O Ice Cream Powder"
This cover begins a pamphlet introducing Jell-O Ice Cream Powder. The Jell-O girl, illustrated by Rose O'Niell, is depicted with rosy cheeks and innocent, clear eyes, presenting the new product on a plate.

Page within "The Jell-O Girl Entertains"
The page within this pamphlet shows the Jell-O girl surrounhded by angels readng a Jell-O book. The art is done by Rose O'Niell, and the caption is written in a way that can be easily understood by young children

Back cover of " A Week of Wonders with the Jell-O Family of desserts"
The cartoon on this back cover shows a clown gesturing to a sign reading "Meet the Jell-O family of desserts," and underneath listing all of the current Jell-O flavors as well as pudding flavors.

Cartoon on the botton of a page within the recipe book titled, "Jack and Mary's Jell-O Recipe Book"
This cartoon illustrates Radio show hosts Jack Benny and Mary Livingstone acting out a Jell-O related pun. This is one of many of the cartoons included within their recipe book which also includes creative ideas for Jell-O dishes

Insert within "Jell-O, America's Most Famous Dessert"
This loose insert is located in the middle of the pamphlet, "Jell-O, America's Most Famous Dessert"and is advertising the jell-O ice cream powder. The pamphlet itself does not contain any recipes with Jell-O ice cream powder, but the advertising…

Page within "Jell-O, America's Most Famous Dessert"
This page within the Jell-O pamphlet consists of six colorful images of desserts mentioned within the pamphlet's recipes. The desserts are aligned evenly on a tablecloth and are garnished with lettuce leaves and herbs.

Back cover of "Jell-O, America's Most Famous Dessert"
The illustration captioned, "The House That Jell-O Built" depicts the Genesse Pure Food Company Factory encased in a rectangular Jell-O mold and placed on a serving platter. The pamphlet contains Jell-O preparation instructions from the Jell-O Girl…

Cover of "New Jell-O Recipes made with new flavor Lime"
This pamphlet illustrates a woman (shaded green) holding a green, lime-flavored Jell-O mold. The pamphlet was made to advertise the new Lime flavor and provide inpiration for what to make with it.

Coffee Jell-O advertisement inclusion in "They Wanted Jell-O"
The image of a coffee Jell-O mold introduces the new Jell-O flavor. The image is included within a pamphlet called, "They Wanted Jell-O", which depicts the Jell-O Girl making different recipes and providing Jell-O tricks.

Back cover of "Jell-O, America's Most Famous Desser, At Home Everywhere"
This pamphlet cover art, created by artist Agnus MacDonald, depicts a grandfather and grandson sitting on a porch in New England with a plate of Jello surrounded by yellow trees. The entire pamphlet provides Jell-O recipes and more artistic…

Front Cover of "Jell-O, America's Most Famous Desser, At Home Everywhere"
This pamphlet cover art, created by artist Agnus MacDonald, depicts a mountainside with a bear and cabin in the foreground, indicating that Jell-O can be enjoyed in the mountains. The entire pamphlet provides Jell-O recipes and more artistic…

Agnus MacDonald landscape Jell-O advertisement
This landscape drawing, created by artist Agnus MacDonald, depicts a child running across train tracks to retrieve a package of jello as a train approaches in the background. This art acts as the cover for an untitiled pamphlet containing jello…
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