- Published by
- The Afro-American, American, founded 1892
- Distributed by
- Allen Hotel, American
- Date
- 1940s
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 9 x 4 1/4 in. (22.9 x 10.8 cm)
- Description
- A travel guide published by the Afro-American Newspaper, Baltimore. This is a very rare guide to hotels and guest houses for African-Americans during the Jim Crow era, stamped for “The Allen Hotel, Kentucky’s finest hotel for colored guests,” in Louisville, KY. The guide unfolds to 17x21.5" map of the eastern half of the U.S. indicating places to stay and including listings in Canada, Hawaii, Mexico, the Caribbean, Cuba, Haiti, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
- Place made
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Place used
- Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Books and Published Materials
- Type
- travel guidebooks
- Topic
- Advertising
- Black Press
- Business
- Recreation
- Segregation
- 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
- 2011.35.2.50
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




