Published by
Harlow Publishing Corporation, American, founded 1915
Written by
Akin, Emma E., American, 1887 - 1975
Photograph by
That Man Stone Company, American, founded 1909
Subject of
Dunbar School, American
Date
1938
Medium
ink on cloth and paper with cardboard and thread
Dimensions
H x W: 7 1/2 × 5 11/16 × 11/16 in. (19.1 × 14.5 × 1.7 cm)
Description
A first edition, first printing hardcopy of the Negro Boys and Girls (Negro American Series) by Emma E. Akin. This primary reader presents lessons and stories based on the students in the first grade class at Dunbar School (Oklahoma). The front cover is dark blue and features and illustration of four (4) silhouetted children playing in a school yard in front of a school. The child on the far left is holding a string attached to a kite. In the center are two children playing on the ground with a turtle. The fourth child on the far right is skipping rope. Below the illustration is the title and author printed in black in block text that reads: [NEGRO / BOYS AND GIRLS / EMMA E. AKIN]. The top two thirds of the book spine has the series name and number printed vertically in black text that reads [Book One NEGRO AMERICAN SERIES]. The bottom third of the spine is the publisher’s information, printed vertically in black ink, [Harlow]. The back cover is blank. There are one hundred and thirty-five (135) interior pages, which are off-white with black type, black-and-white photographs, and black silhouetted illustrations throughout. There is a handwritten inscription in black ink on the top center of the front flyleaf that reads [Here's a "first edition" copy / to my first grandchild, / Ralph Akin Jr. / with love, / Emma E. Akin].
Place printed
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted
Drumright, Creek County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Books and Published Materials
Type
books
Topic
Children
Education
Identity
Literature
United States History
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Drumright Historical Society Museum, Drumright, Oklahoma
Object number
2015.214.1
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55e1a3cc4-3178-44f9-a883-ca350ae8feec

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