Printed by
Unidentified
Subject of
Booker T. Washington High School, American, founded 1913
Skelly Stadium, American, 1930 - 2007
Crispus Attucks High School, American, founded 1927
Hall, Sammye, American, born 1916
Date
December 1, 1934
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W (2013.79.16a): 8 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (21.6 x 19.1 cm)
H x W (2013.79.16b): 8 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (21.6 x 19.1 cm)
Description
An official program for a football game between Attucks High School in Indianapolis, IN and Booker T. Washington High School in Tulsa, OK at Skelly Stadium in Tulsa. The program is printed in black ink on a single sheet of orange paper, folded to make four pages. The front of the program reads [Official Program / Attucks High School / Indianapolis / versus / Booker T Washington / High School / Tulsa / Skelly Stadium / Saturday December 1st, 1934]. The back of the program has a black-and-white printed picture of Sammye Hall. Below the picture is two lines of text that reads “Sammye Hall a senior, who has inspired the all vic- / tortious Booker T. Eleven as “Hornets” Queen for 1934.” The inside of the program contains advertisements for businesses in Tulsa. Also included is an insert (2013.79.16b). The insert is made of white paper with text printed in black ink. It lists the senior class of 1934 at Booker T. Washington High School, class officers, class motto, class colors and the class flower. The number “34” is written in pencil at the bottom of the page.
Place depicted
Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
W.D. Williams Family Collection, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Type
programs
Topic
American South
American West
Communities
Education
Football
Social life and customs
Sports
U.S. History, 1933-1945
Youth
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Families of Anita Williams Christopher and David Owen Williams
Object number
2013.79.16ab
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f4a0b4d3-0424-4336-b57a-2e066fc399c4

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