Published by
American Yearbook Company, American
Issued by
Nicolet High School, American, founded 1955
Owned by
Dewey, Michael
Subject of
Winfrey, Oprah, American, born 1954
Date
1969
Medium
ink on paper with cardboard and cloth
Dimensions
H x W x D (Closed): 12 1/4 × 9 3/8 × 7/8 in. (31.1 × 23.8 × 2.2 cm)
H x W x D (Open): 12 1/4 × 18 9/16 × 1 15/16 in. (31.1 × 47.1 × 4.9 cm)
Description
A copy of a Nicolet High School yearbook, titled “Shield," from 1969. The front cover is blue. It has silver, raised, stylized outlines of male and female human figures and faces running vertically down the left side of the front cover and across the bottom right quadrant to intaglio text that reads [Shield / ‘69]. The back cover is blue and has a small stamp in the bottom right corner of an eagle above the text [AMERICAN YEARBOOK COMPANY]. The interior pages of the book are off-white and contain black-and-white photographs, illustrations, and black text that detail life at Nicolet High School. There are several handwritten inscriptions on the front and back end papers. Oprah Winfrey’s sophomore class photograph is on p.142. The yearbook has 192 pages.
Place captured
Glendale, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States, North and Central America
Place made
Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Books and Published Materials
Type
yearbooks
Topic
Actors
Children
Education
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2018.15.2
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown – Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5eb56408e-d5b6-4b5d-a286-345bfc66b063

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