Subject of
Unidentified
Booker T. Washington High School, American, founded 1913
Date
1940
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
5 1/2 x 4 1/4 x 1/8 in. (14 x 10.8 x 0.3 cm)
Description
A commencement announcement from Booker T Washington High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, class of 1940. The announcement is printed on a single sheet of off-white paper, folded to create four pages. An imprinted design on the front reads [1940] with a rolled diploma across the front reading [SENIOR CLASS]. Printed in black ink in the interior is the text [The Senior Class / of / Booker T. Washington High School / announces the / Commencement Exercises / Thursday evening, May thirtieth / at eight o'clock / Convention Hall / Tulsa, Oklahoma]. There is no printing on the back 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
invitations
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
2013.79.9
Restrictions & Rights
Public Domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c651902d-a151-4a15-b613-f38ef2e578a1

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