On View
Segregation Gallery
Exhibition
Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
Created by
Lallie Kemp Charity Hospital, American, founded 1954
Date
before 1965
Medium
paint on wood
Dimensions
H x W: 32 x 20 1/2 x 3/4 in. (81.3 x 52.1 x 1.9 cm)
Description
Wood sign with painted lettering surrounded by a frame displaying hours of operation for White and Colored; verso is also painted lettering in an alternate typeface. Text at top reads "LALLIE KEMP CHARITY HOSPITAL / CLINIC & CLINIC HOURS."
Place depicted
Independence, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
Type
signs
Topic
Medicine
Segregation
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Lawrence and Luann Cohen
Object number
2010.10
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b8d8c10e-408b-45fa-93d3-3037e73643f7

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