An advertising card for the Down Home Quartette of Mexico, Missouri. The poster features a photo of the group. The five men are dressed similarly, with dark jackets, bowties, and handkerchiefs in their breast pockets. The front three men are seated, with…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.63.102.2
An advertisement card for the Golden Echoes Female Quartette. The poster features the name and information about the group in black print above and below a black-and-white photograph of the group. In the picture, five (5) women are dressed in similar…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.63.102.1
An advertisement card for a Youth Crusade event at The Detroit Institute of Arts Auditorium featuring the Cleveland Colored Quintet and the speaker Capt. James Deweerd. The card is printed in dark blue and orange ink with details about the event, including…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.63.102.14
An advertisement card for the Tuskegee Four female gospel singers group. A black-and-white photograph of the four (4) women is printed at center. They were long-sleeve white blouses under dark colored jumpers, and all stand in a row turned slightly left…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.63.102.27
An advertisement for the Fashion Publicity Company clipped from The Ladies' Home Journal for September, 1919. The advertisement features a color illustration of a caricatured Pullman porter figure bringing shoes to a woman in a green train car. The porter…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.63.63.41
A white flier with blue text advertising the record album “The Famous Standards of Maceo Pinkard.” The Broadway Record Co., Inc logo and address is at the top of the flier. At the center of the flier in bold text is “MONOPHONIC L. P. / ALBUM.” The album…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.161.9
A single sheet, black and white flier sized advertisement for the film A Prince of His Race. The advertisement featureseight vignettes of scenes from the movie arranged around the center. Each scene has a small card with a caption explaining the scene. At…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.118.229
An advertisement for a Sister Rosetta Tharpe record on a page from Billboard magazine. The advertisement is on the bottom left corner of page 31 from the November 19, 1949 issue. The advertisement is for a record featuring Christmas songs performed by…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.98.10
A black and white magazine advertisement for the television show “The Amos 'n Andy Show” from Life Magazine, Volume 30, Number 26, pages 98–99. The advertisement features images of the head of Alvin Childress as cabdriver Amos Jones on page 98 (2015.64.4a)…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.64.4ab
Cataloged as “Advertisement for book, "Ordinary Children, Extraordinary Teachers" by Marva Collins [post it on the back to Norma from Caroline]” (Text).
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2018.23_ref115
Framed advertisement for a boxing match between Joe Louis and Max Schmeling. The advertisement is white with black and red type. A black and white image of Joe Louis appears on the left side, while a black and white image of Max Schmeling appears on the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.120.12.2
A one-page advertisement for Coca-Cola created by Burrell Communications Group (art direction by Lowell Thompson, photography by Don Getsug) published in Ebony Magazine. The advertisement features actor Raphael "Roy" McIver as a shopkeeper. McIver stands…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.103.1
Advertisement for Def Jam Recordings. Advertisement is blue with yellow, black, and white type. Large yellow type at center of advertisement reads, [Def/Jam/recordings]. Black and yellow type circles center and reads, starting in the TL portion of the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.239.17
Advertisement for Def jam Recordings and The Box Music Television featuring a time line of major milestones between the years 1986 and 1995. Timeline appears on right side of advertisement. Left side features small circular photographs of different musical…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.239.18
Cataloged as “Advertisement for exhibition, printed on cardboard. [Home Land Photographs by David Goldblatt Opening 6:00 pm Sunday 29 March – Talk 6:00 pm. Wednesday 15 April – Close 11:00 pm Saturday 26 April The Photo Gallery at the Market] Taped to…
Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item 1268
Double-sided full-page advertisement for Madam C. J. Walker products. Yellowed paper printed in dark brown ink. One side is titled "Amazing Progress of Colored Race / - improved appearance responsible" at the top. Underneath are portraits of Booker T.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.153.11.1
Double-sided full-page advertisement for Madam C. J. Walker. Yellowed paper printed in dark brown. The front features various images including a portrait of Walker, at top left, a portrait of A'Lelia Walker, top right, and Mae Walker, bottom left. It also…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.153.11.2
A poster advertising the papberback novelization of Melvin Van Peebles' film "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song." The poster features red and white text on a black background, with a black-and-white image of the book to the left. Large red text reads…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.82.6
Color advertisment for Sweet George Brown skin lightening beauty treatments. The two advertised products are Skin Bleaching Cream and Lemon Cleansing Cream. The purpose of this advertisment was to act as a means for people to order these products. The…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.166.21
A white advertising card for The Cathrell Printing Company. The card is bordered with a thin black line. On the left side is a small rectangle containing a black-and-white cut-out image of two (2) small girls. The children wear white rompers and stand on a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.46.25.91.1
A white advertising card for The Cathrell Printing Company. The card is bordered with a thin black line. On the left side is a small rectangle containing a black-and-white cut-out image of two (2) small girls. The children wear white rompers and stand on a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.46.25.91.2
