Created by
Unidentified
Issued by
The Afro-American, American, founded 1892
Subject of
Rev. Stokes, Volley V. K., American, ca. 1889 - 1961
Date
September 16, 1958
Medium
ink on paper
Description
Envelope for a letter from Carl Murphy of Afro-American Newspapers to Rev. Volley Stokes. The white standard letter size envelope is addressed to [Rev. V. V. K. Stokes / 1526 McCulloch St. / City 17]. The return address printed in black ink in the upper left reads [AFRO-AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS / Executive Offices / 628 N. Eutaw Street / Baltimore 1, MD.] There is a Baltimore, Md. postmark in the upper right in black ink dated September 16, 1958. The envelope is torn and the reverse has angled staining.
Place used
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Documents and Manuscripts
Type
envelopes
Topic
Activism
Black Press
Correspondence
Journalism
Politics
Religion
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Stokes/Washington Family
Object number
2017.14.18b
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f551c0b2-f935-4949-bfa2-00f97891a673

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