Photograph by

J.B. Coleman Photo, American

Subject of

Allen, Floyd Green, American, 1906 - 1967

McFarland, Ivy Regina, American, 1898 - 1995

Thomas, Julia Mae, American

White, Lurline, American

Williams, Ruby Lee, American

Klingel, Alma, American

Harding, Olivia, American

Waller, Mattie, American

Humphrey, Josephine, American

Demming, Alice, American

Scales, Mattie B., American, 1886 - 1974

Buffin, Zelma, American, 1917 - 1994

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

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Place captured

San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America

Date

October 14, 1956

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 a brunch held by Lurline White on behalf of the National Council of Negro Women and their Citizenship Education Project. The typewritten caption below the photograph reads, "MRS. LURLINE WHITE, ALOCAL [sic] NCNW MEMBER SELLS CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION PROJECT AT A BRUNCH." The photograph and caption are adhered to page 27 of Frances Albrier's scrapbook (2010.60.1).

Topic

African American

Education

Photography

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

2010.60.1.30

Restrictions & Rights

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture