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
Type
relief halftones
portraits
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.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5562b9550-9a29-4227-97b4-3b014a4e97b0

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