Issued by
Black Star Line, Inc., American, 1919 - 1922
Printed by
The Hunt Printing Company, American
Subject of
Garvey, Marcus, Jamaican, 1887 - 1940
Universal Negro Improvement Association, American, founded 1914
Date
ca. 1921
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 11 1/4 x 8 1/2 in. (28.6 x 21.6 cm)
Description
A double-sided broadside with photographic images of the SS. Frederick Douglass on one side and the SS. Phillis Wheatley on the other side. The side with an image of the SS. Phillis Wheatley is white with black type. It is bordered with black stars. The image of ship is at top center underneath the words “BLACK STAR LINE / Incorporated / 56 West 136th Street / New York city / Incorporated under the State Laws of Delaware – June 26, 1919 / Capital Stock $10,000,000 (Common) Shares at $5 each.” Underneath the image are the words “Colored Men! Would you like to be Ship Masters? Engineers? Wireless Operators?” Also underneath the image is a quote from H. A. Price and additional contact information. The other side of the broadside has an image of the SS. Frederick Douglass at top center underneath the same headline as the front. Printed below the image is “Invest Your Money in the Most Colossal / Most Prosperous Negro Industry of All Times…”
Place printed
Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
Movement
Black Nationalism
Type
broadsides
Topic
Black Enterprise
Business
Labor
Transportation
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2009.9.9
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5536533b4-82e4-46e8-9ba4-6574cb3ff8f7

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