Printed by
Unidentified
Subject of
Booker T. Washington High School, American, founded 1913
Date
1935
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 5 1/2 x 4 in. (14 x 10.2 cm)
Description
A commencement announcement from Booker T Washington High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, class of 1935, printed on a single sheet of off-white paper, folded to create four pages. On the cover, “1935” is embossed in gold over an imprint of a book and a quill pen. Printed in decorative font on the inside is the announcement is the text [The Graduating Class of / Nineteen hundred and thirty-five / Booker T. Washington High School / announces the / Commencement Exercises / Thursday evening, May thirtieth / at eight o'clock / Convention Hall]. A list of graduates is printed on the back side as well as a list of class officers, class motto, class colors and class flower.
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
announcements
Topic
American South
American West
Communities
Education
Social life and customs
U.S. History, 1933-1945
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
2013.79.7
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55132e341-1cbb-40ce-919e-af19deaddee7

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