Advertisement for Madam C. J. Walker products
date: label: Date
content: 1906-1950
name: label: Published by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company, American, founded 1906
label: Subject of
content: Madam C.J. Walker, American, 1867 - 1919
label: Subject of
content: Booker T. Washington, American, 1856 - 1915
label: Subject of
content: Frederick Douglass, American, 1818 - 1895
label: Subject of
content: Roland Hayes, American, 1887 - 1977
label: Subject of
content: Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994
label: Subject of
content: Charles Clinton Spaulding, American, 1874 - 1952
label: Subject of
content: Robert Russa Moton, American, 1867 - 1940
notes: label: Description
content: Double-sided full-page advertisement for Madam C. J. Walker products. Yellowed paper printed in dark brown ink. One side is titled "Amazing Progress of Colored Race / - improved appearance responsible" at the top. Underneath are portraits of Booker T. Washington, Roland Hayes, Cab Calloway, C. C. Spaulding, Dr. Moton and Frederick Douglass arranged in a semi-circle around the text "Good Looks, Neatness / Were Very Important Essentials / in the Success of these People." Each portrait is accompanied by a short note about the individual pictured. The bottom half of the page features a portrait of Madam C. J. Walker next to an images of a cabin and her home, Villa Lewaro. The images accompany text under the title "From Slave Cabin to Mansion / - the Greatest Benefactress of Our Race." The page also features an image of Walker's Wonder Pomade for men and other advertising text.
label: Description
content: The reverse has tan text in a dark brown box at the top that reads "Look Your Best to Succeed / The Choicest Gifts of Society and Business / Go to Those Who Prepare Themselves and -- / "Look the Part"." Underneath, the page features illustrations of a beauty salon and portraits of multiple women in various poses. At the center of the page is a tan oval with brown text advertising Madam Walker’s beauty treatments. The advertisement is housed in a gold-painted wooden frame with clear glass on each side.
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Advertising
label: Topic
content: Beauty culture
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Women
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of A'Lelia Bundles / Madam Walker Family Archives
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.153.11.1
objectType: label: Type
content: advertisements
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: Sheet: H x W: 21 1/4 x 15 5/16 in. (54 x 38.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Frame: H x W: 23 1/4 x 16 7/8 x 1 in. (59.1 x 42.9 x 2.5 cm)