Published by
Johnson Publishing Company, American, 1942 - 2019
Subject of
Boyd, Edward F., American, 1914 - 2007
Mack, Walter Staunton Jr., American, 1895 - 1990
Date
May 1948
Medium
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions
H x W: 13 1/4 x 10 1/8 in. (33.7 x 25.7 cm)
Description
An issue of Ebony Magazine from May 1948. Inside, a story on the "Brown Hucksters," with facts and figures on the mere 40 African-American public-relations and sales professionals working in the U.S. after World War II. The cover features a color photograph of two women, one white and one Black, in bathing suits on the back of a boat with the headline "Where to Vacation in California."
Place printed
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted
California, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Books and Published Materials
Type
magazines (periodicals)
Topic
Advertising
Black Press
Business
Mass media
Race relations
Recreation
Travel
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Stephanie Capparell, author of The Real Pepsi Challenge
Object number
2011.35.1.1
Restrictions & Rights
© Ebony Media Group LLC
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52db4ad3f-4838-4fc1-92a9-d23b50c1501d

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