A broadside advertising the Dixie Spiritual Singers of Richmond, Virginia. On the left side of the advertisement is a black-and-white photograph of the group dressed in coordinating dark suits. On the right side is red and black text with their group name…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.63.102.26
A paper advertisement for Norlin. The advertisement consists of a single sheet of heavyweight paper folded in half. The text on exterior is oriented horizontally, while interior text is vertically oriented. The exterior pages say [Norlin TM] in white…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.46.29.1.5
A cardboard sign advertising Annie Malone’s “Poro” System agency. The advertisement is red, white, blue, and yellow. The product name is centered at the top of the sign in a blue rectangular field with white text outlined in light blue that reads, [“PORO”…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.90.4
A cardboard sign advertising the “Poro” System Scalp and Hair Treatment developed by Annie Malone. The advertisement is white with a gold border. The product name is centered towards the top of the sign in green text that reads, [“TRADE / PORO / MARK” /…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.90.3
Black and white newspaper advertisement for The Pullman Company featuring "A Pullman Captain and his Crew". The advertisement depicts a Pullman captain in the upper right corner looking down at a leather bound book he his holding. Below this image is a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.46.75.20
A hanging advertisement for the record album "hot on the one” by James Brown. The advertisement is made up of two record sleeves with a white card with yellow text attached between them. The two sleeves and card are attached with a black strip of fabric.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2008.7.11
A newsprint advertisement featuring a black-and-white images of WLAC-TV co-anchors, Oprah Winfrey and Vic Mason. Winfrey and Mason are visible from the chest up. Both are facing the viewers and smiling. Mason is on the far right. He is wearing a dark suit…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.15.1
Color illustration of a clothing advertisment from the June 17, 1922 issue of The Saturday Evening Post featuring a Pullman Porter. The advertisment is for "Kuppenheimer Good Cloths" and states that it is "an investment in good appearance". The…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.46.75.19
A broadside advertising the Eveready Gospel Singers of South Bend, Indiana. The page features a photograph of the group, seven women, who are all dressed similarly in light colored blouses and skirts with lace trim and flowered boutonnieres. Three of the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.63.102.11
A thin stock cardboard tag advertising a game played between the Homestead Grays and the New York Cubans at Glenwood Park in Kane, Pennsylvania. The tag consists of black printed ink on orange paper. An eyelet for hanging is at the center of the top.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.44.3
Business card sized advertisement for an event honoring Wilbur "Bullet" Rogan sponsored by the Heart of American Lodge No. 149. The event was held Friday May 2, 1958 at 7:00pm at 1704 Troost. The back of the card is blank.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.46.55.7
An advertising card for Reverend S. M. Clark. The card is printed on brown cardboard. On the front is a photograph of Clark, with his name printed in black ink underneath and a quote beneath it. The reverse is blank.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.63.102.5
An advertisement card for the Fleet St. A.M.E. Zion Church in Brooklyn, New York. The card features a large black-and-white drawing of the front of the church surrounded by a thin black border. Information about the church is printed below the picture. The…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.63.102.17
A Bakerfix advertisement featuring an image of Josephine Baker. The image is a close up image of Baker from the shoulders up. She is leaning her head down, towards her proper right shoulder. Text written in French at the top reads: [Bakerfix / Brillantiné…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.135.1
Advolly Xotshiwe Taylor Richmond (born August 1966) is a garden writer, historian and a television presenter, who regularly appears on BBC Gardener's World.
