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  • Photograph of women activists with signs for voter registration

    Photograph by
    Cox Studio, American, founded 1957
    Subject of
    White, Lurline, American
    Edwards, Sallie, American
    Carter, Lulu, American
    Buckner, Illa, American, 1882 - 1978
    Staton, Beulah, American
    Williams, Eddye Keaton, American
    Buford, Margaret, American
    Williams, Cathryn, American
    Wise, Esther, American
    Miller, Dola II, French
    Albrier, Frances M., American, 1898 - 1987
    San Francisco Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women, founded 1945
    National Council of Negro Women, founded 1935
    Date
    September 8, 1956
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
    Caption
    This photograph is part of a scrapbook that was compiled in 1956 and 1957 by Frances Albrier during her term as president of the San Francisco Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW). The scrapbook highlights the Chapter’s efforts to register voters and educate Bay Area residents on the importance of voting as a part of the Citizenship Education Project which was jointly sponsored by the NCNW and the National Urban League.
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of ten women lined up with signs along the Citizenship Education Project's motorcade route encouraging voting and voter registration. There is a typewritten caption on a white strip of paper below the photograph that reads, "LINING-UP FOR MOTORCADE." The photograph is adhered to page 24 of Frances Albrier's scrapbook (2010.60.1).
    Place captured
    San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Education
    Photography
    Politics (Practical)
    Social reform
    Suffrage
    U.S. History, 1953-1961
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Frances Albrier Collection
    Object number
    2010.60.1.27
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd575577053-a3af-4d69-b1de-3c39e9faf1e8
  • A Voteless People Is A Hopeless People

    Created by
    San Francisco Independent, founded 1955
    Photograph by
    Cox Studio, American, founded 1957
    Subject of
    White, Lurline, American
    Edwards, Sallie, American
    Carter, Lulu, American
    Buckner, Illa, American, 1882 - 1978
    Staton, Beulah, American
    Williams, Eddye Keaton, American
    Buford, Margaret, American
    Williams, Cathryn, American
    Wise, Esther, American
    Miller, Dola II, French
    Albrier, Frances M., American, 1898 - 1987
    San Francisco Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women, founded 1945
    National Council of Negro Women, founded 1935
    Date
    September 1956
    Medium
    ink on newsprint
    Dimensions
    H x W: 6 1/2 × 6 1/4 in. (16.5 × 15.9 cm)
    Caption
    This document is part of a scrapbook that was compiled in 1956 and 1957 by Frances Albrier during her term as president of the San Francisco Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW). The scrapbook highlights the Chapter’s efforts to register voters and educate Bay Area residents on the importance of voting as a part of the Citizenship Education Project which was jointly sponsored by the NCNW and the National Urban League.
    Description
    A newspaper clipping with a photograph depicting women associated with the San Francisco Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women standing along a motorcade route holding signs urging citizens to vote. The clipping is located between pages six (6) and seven (7) in Frances Albrier's scrapbook (2010.60.1).
    Place depicted
    San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    clippings
    Topic
    Education
    Politics (Practical)
    Social reform
    Suffrage
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Frances Albrier Collection
    Object number
    2010.60.1.7
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a6c532aa-796e-49db-bc78-d093ca7a1b7b
  • A Voteless People Is A Hopeless People

    Created by
    San Francisco Independent, founded 1955
    Photograph by
    Cox Studio, American, founded 1957
    Subject of
    White, Lurline, American
    Edwards, Sallie, American
    Carter, Lulu, American
    Buckner, Illa, American, 1882 - 1978
    Staton, Beulah, American
    Williams, Eddye Keaton, American
    Buford, Margaret, American
    Williams, Cathryn, American
    Wise, Esther, American
    Miller, Dola II, French
    Albrier, Frances M., American, 1898 - 1987
    San Francisco Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women, founded 1945
    National Council of Negro Women, founded 1935
    Date
    September 1956
    Medium
    ink on newsprint
    Dimensions
    H x W: 5 3/4 × 6 in. (14.6 × 15.2 cm)
    Caption
    This document is part of a scrapbook that was compiled in 1956 and 1957 by Frances Albrier during her term as president of the San Francisco Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW). The scrapbook highlights the Chapter’s efforts to register voters and educate Bay Area residents on the importance of voting as a part of the Citizenship Education Project which was jointly sponsored by the NCNW and the National Urban League.
    Description
    A newspaper clipping with a photograph depicting women associated with the San Francisco Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women standing along a motorcade route holding signs urging citizens to vote. The clipping is adhered to the top half of page twelve (12) in Frances Albrier's scrapbook (2010.60.1).
    Place depicted
    San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    clippings
    Topic
    Education
    Politics (Practical)
    Social reform
    Suffrage
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Frances Albrier Collection
    Object number
    2010.60.1.14.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5252fafbc-4bbe-444c-ab3a-f1c5c5373936
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