The Yellow Kid

The above picture is a donated advertising card from the late 19^th century.

Drawn by R. F. Outcault, the Yellow Kid, also known as Mickey Dugan, was the lead character in the comic strip Hogan’s Alley. He embodied the stereotype of a poor, uneducated immigrant child. Outcault used this image to create sympathy for the poor and expose the excessive consumerism and ignorance of the middleclass.

A great website to peruse more Yellow Kid images is http://www.neponset.com/yellowkid/history.htm

Submitted by Noelle Ford