Created by
Macedonia Baptist Church, American, founded 1874
Subject of
Rev. Clayton, Willard L., American, died 1992
Date
1948
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 2 3/8 × 4 in. (6 × 10.2 cm)
Description
Card invitation to a hat rally at the Macedonia Baptist Church. The small paper is blue with black printed text. The card reads [Come and enjoy an evening of pleasure at / OUR HAT RALLY / given by / The Social Committee of the Ladies Missionary Society / AT MACEDONIA BAPTIST CHURCH]. The church location at Fremont and Lafayette Avenues is listed below followed by the time of the event at 8 p.m. on March 18, 1948. Committee members, Mary Blake and Evelyn Clayton, and Pastor W. L. Clayton are at the bottom. The reverse is blank.
Transcription Center Status
Transcription Available
Place depicted
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Type
ephemera
cards
Topic
Baptist
Clothing and dress
Communities
Religion
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Stokes/Washington Family
Object number
2017.14.8
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd507dd2ddd-d4e6-480e-9848-1a2ed453f4c1

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