Distributed by
The Douglass, Frederick Memorial Hospital and Training School, American, 1895 - 1973
Subject of
Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895
Dr. Mossell, Nathan Francis, 1856 - 1946
Date
April 1909
Medium
ink on paper (fiber product) with metal and laminate
Dimensions
H x W x D: 6 9/16 × 4 5/8 × 3/16 in. (16.7 × 11.7 × 0.5 cm)
Description
A button from The Frederick Douglass Memorial Hospital and Training School fundraising events held from April 22-27, 1909. The button is oval shaped and is comprised of yellow toned, laminate covered paper on metal. The front of the button is dominated by a large, black and white illustration of the hospital; a four story brick building with eleven (11) sets of double windows. The building is depicted from the corner and one side of the building is also visible, next to grassy area with trees and plants. In the foreground is the street with people milling on the sidewalk. Printed below is black text in varying fonts and sizes that reads, [FREDERICK DOUGLASS, MEMORIAL / HOSPITAL / AND / TRAINING SCHOOL / 1895 ? 1909 / PHILA. PENNA.]. There are flourishes on either side of the word [HOSPITAL]. At the top of the button are two small photographic bust portraits of Frederick Douglass on the left and Dr. Nathan Francis Mossell on the right. The images are framed on either side with laurel wreaths. Below the portraits of both men are illustrated banners with their names, [FREDERICK DOUGLASS] and [DR. NF MOSSELL - FOUNDER], printed in black text. The back of the button is plain with a metal oval shaped disk with four (4) pointed mounting tabs at each corner.
Place used
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Type
buttons (information artifacts)
Topic
Education
Medicine
Urban life
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ladene Miles Bourne
Object number
2019.35.1
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d93b0a24-f9b5-4c60-9b5c-050bf8801c5d

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