Souvenir booklet about Poro College Company
- Created by
- Poro College, American, 1918 - 1950s
- Subject of
- Malone, Annie, American, 1869 - 1957
- Owned by
- Brown, Lucille, American, 1892 - 1960
- Date
- 1920-1927
- Medium
- ink on paper with cardboard and cord
- Dimensions
- 6 1/4 x 9 7/16 x 1/4 in. (15.9 x 24 x 0.6 cm)
- Description
- This is a souvenir booklet about the Poro College Company with thirty seven pages including photographs and illustrations. Bound with textured dark green cardboard covers, it is fastened together with a thin cord. The cover features an embossed graphic of a stylized architectural frieze with a central oculus featuring the name of the college "PORO." The frieze features scalloped leaves and floral additions. The frieze is lined with inverted triangles above a line of dark green. On the right of the frieze is a beaded chain extending down the front of the cover. Below the frieze is the title of the booklet "SOUVENIR/ OF/ PORO COLLEGE/ ST. LOUIS]. There is a white substance spattered slightly over the front cover.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place used
- Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Books and Published Materials
- Type
- brochures
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.170.18
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.