On View
Making a Way Gallery
Exhibition
Making a Way Out of No Way
Published by
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906
Owned by
Dr. Thompson, Frank F. Sr., American, 1887 - 1964
Pinderhughes, Julia Thompson, American, 1921 - 2009
Date
April 1917
Medium
ink on paper
Description
An April 1917 issue of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity's journal "The Sphinx." The cover has the title at the top: [THE SPHINX]. Below the title, at the center of the cover, is the journal's logo. The logo features a shield within a shield. The interior shield is split in half by a scroll. The left side features a bird and torch and the rights side features a Sphinx. Below the interior shield are the fraternity's letters: [A F A]. Below the logo, text reads: [EVERYBODY'S NUMBER / Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity / APRIL / 1917]. The back cover is blank.
Classification
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Type
journals (periodicals)
Topic
Associations and institutions
Education
Fraternities
Men
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Frank F. Thompson, Sr., MD
Object number
2015.253.1
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50214c989-fd5b-4ba1-9a34-ebc2570123eb

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