The September 1917 (Vol. 14 No. 5) issue of The Crisis. The front cover features a sketch of Blanche Deas of the Negro Players by Frank Walts. The black-and-white sketch depicts Deas in a head wrap and looking off to left. The issue includes articles about…
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November 1917 issue of The Crisis Magazine. The front cover features an illustration of a woman in profile in the center; she wears a beaded necklace and drop bead earrings. The illustration is signed [Frank / Walts] at the bottom right. At the top is [THE…
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January 1918 issue of The Crisis Magazine. The front cover of the magazine features a full page black and white illustration of a young girl in a white bonnet. There are white daisies across the illustration, which is signed [Frank / Walts] at the bottom…
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The April 1918 (Vol. 15 No. 6) "Easter Issue" of The Crisis. The front cover features a reproduction of a painting made for The Crisis by William Edouard Scott titled, "Lead Kindly Light.". The painting depicts a man and woman riding a wagon pulled by an…
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The June 1918 (Vol. 16 No. 2) "Soldiers Issue" of The Crisis. The front cover features an image of a soldier standing at attention modeled after a poster painted by Robert Edmond Jones for the Circle for Negro War Relief. The image depicts a male soldier…
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June 1918 issue of The Crisis Magazine. The front cover of the magazine is printed in blue, red and brown and features a full page illustration of a soldier holding a rifle. There are red and blue vertical stripes either side of the soldier, and a blue…
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The July 1918 (Vol. 16 No. 3) "Education Number" issue of The Crisis. The front cover features a sketch of Nora E. Johnson by Frank Walts. The black-and-white sketch depicts Johnson from the neck up. Johnson is looking off to left and wearing a lace collar…
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The July 1919 (Vol. 18 No. 3) "Education Number" issue of The Crisis. The front cover features a round sketched portrait of Edna Shears by Frank Walts. Above the portrait is printed "The/Crisis/Ten Cents July 1919" and beneath the portrait is printed…
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The November 1919 (Vol. 19 No. 1) issue of The Crisis. The front cover features a portrait of a woman taken by photographer Cornelius Battey. The portrait is a black-and-white photograph featuring a woman with a lace collar looking at the camera. Her hair…
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August 1911 issue of The Crisis Magazine. There is a double-lined rectangular border on the cover. The center of the cover features a portrait illustration of a woman. It is signed "John Henry Adams". The title across the top reads [THE CRISIS / A RECORD…
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The October 1922 (Vol. 24 No. 6) issue of The Crisis. The front cover features a portrait of Valdora Turner. The portrait is a black-and-white photograph featuring Valdora looking towards the camera. Her hair is shoulder-length and parted to one side. She…
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January 1912 issue of The Crisis Magazine. The cover is printed in red with a portrait illustration of a woman by John Henry Adams at center. The title across the top reads [THE CRISIS] followed by an illustration of a winged Egyptian figure and [A RECORD…
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March 1912 issue of The Crisis Magazine. The center of the cover features a portrait illustration of a woman in profile by John Henry Adams. The title across the top reads [THE CRISIS] followed by an illustration of a winged Egyptian prince and [A RECORD…
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July 1912 issue of The Crisis Magazine. The cover is printed in red with a photographic portrait of a woman at center. The title across the top reads [THE CRISIS] followed by an illustration of a winged Egyptian figure and [A RECORD OF THE DARKER RACES].…
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November 1912 issue of The Crisis Magazine. The center of the cover features a portrait illustration of a woman by John Henry Adams. The title across the top reads [THE CRISIS] followed by an illustration of a winged Egyptian prince and [A RECORD OF THE…
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April 1913 issue of The Crisis Magazine. The front cover features a spare design with [The Easter / CRISIS / APRIL, 1913 / 10 TEN CENTS A COPY] printed in gothic font in the top right corner and a small color portrait of a little girl wearing white, with a…
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June 1913 issue of The Crisis Magazine. The front cover features a circular bordered photograph of a woman at center, signed [VE Saunders]. Across the top is [The CRISIS], at bottom right is [June 1913] and at bottom left is [Ten Cents A Copy]. There are…
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August 1913 issue of The Crisis Magazine. The cover is printed in green with a photograph of two men, a woman and a dog sitting under a large palm tree on the front lawn of a house at center. The title across the top reads [CALIFORNIA NUMBER / THE CRISIS].…
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December 1913 issue of The Crisis Magazine. The front cover of the magazine features a full page image of a woman in white with a baby on her lap, representing Mary and Jesus. The title at top left reads [THE CRISIS / CHRISTMAS / 1913] and text at the…
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The September 1914 (Vol. 8 No. 5) issue of The Crisis. The front cover features a sketch by John Henry Adams of a woman looking straight ahead. There are approximately 52 pages.
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The October 1914 (Vol. 8 No. 6) "Children's Number" issue of The Crisis. The front cover is pink and white and features a photograph taken by Cornelius Battey of a young girl wearing a plaid dress. The issue includes a number of photographs of African…
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The November 1914 (Vol. 9 No. 1) issue of The Crisis. The front cover features a black-and-white photograph by L.M. Miner of an elderly man holding a wooden walking stick. There are approximately 50 pages.
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The December 1914 (Vol. 9 No. 2) issue of The Crisis. The front cover features a black-and-white photograph by Cornelius Battey of a woman looking off to the right. Printed in red across the top of the cover is "Xmas = The Crisis = 1914” There are…
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The March 1915 (Vol. 9 No. 5) issue of The Crisis. The front cover is a black-and-white photograph of an elderly woman wearing a head scarf and smoking a corn cob pipe. There are approximately 50 pages.
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