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Harlem's Top People, 1953

1953

Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A paper topical neighborhood directory of Harlem, New York. The cover of the directory has a peach and black background. Script text reads: [Harlem's / Top / People]. Black text at the bottom reads: [Edited by / Constance Curtis / Adele Glasgow / Carl Lawrence / $1.50]. Green text to the bottom right reads: [1953]. The front cover has a handwritten inscription of a name in the top right corner.

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Catalog reference: 2011.158.11

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