On View
Segregation Gallery
Exhibition
Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
Created by
Unidentified
Date
1950s
Medium
wood , glass
Dimensions
Overall with Weight: 78 x 32 x 2 in., 50 lb. (198.1 x 81.3 x 5.1 cm, 22.7 kg)
Description
A wood-framed glass door with chipped white paint on the wood. The door has three decals on the glass. The most prominent has the words: [WHITES ONLY] in white text, halfway down the door. Two others, above it, are for the National and Texas Restaurant Associations and are orange with black text.
Place used
Post, Garza County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Buildings and Structures
Type
doors
Topic
American South
Cooking and dining
Race discrimination
Segregation
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2011.141
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56565feb0-fe31-4c33-a841-bba155a997c8

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