- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Sishuba, Melrose G., British, 1893 - 1964
- Roger Williams University, American, 1866 - 1929
- Bethlehem Bapist Association, American, founded 1909
- Received by
- Dr. Townsend, Arthur Melvin Sr., American, 1875 - 1959
- Date
- 1918
- Medium
- ink on cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W: 5 1/2 × 3 3/8 in. (14 × 8.6 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photographic print of M. G. Sishuba. The center of the card has an image of Shishuba facing forward. He is wearing a bow tie and there is a pen visible in his breast pocket. Below the image is black printed text which reads [M. G. SISHUBA / A native of Queenstown, So. Africa, now study- / ing for the ministry at Roger Williams University, / Nashville, Tenn., under the support of Bethlehem / Baptist Association, Chicago, Illinois.] On the reverse, there is a handwritten note from Sishuva to Dr. Arthur Melvin Townsend of Roger Williams University.
- Place depicted
- Queenstown, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, Africa
- Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Topic
- Baptist
- Education
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Immigration
- Photography
- Religion
- Religious leaders
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.36.134
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




