<I>Ebony Vol. IV No. 10</I>
date: label: Date
content: August 1949
name: label: Published by
content: Johnson Publishing Company, American, 1942 - 2019
label: Subject of
content: Lionel Hampton, American, 1908 - 2002
label: Subject of
content: Lester Young, American, 1909 - 1959
label: Subject of
content: Fisk University, American, founded 1866
notes: label: Description
content: An issue of Ebony Magazine from August 1949. On the cover, Lionel Hampton playing a xylophone. Inside, the second of six campus ads with high-achieving African American students. Featured is Mary Lou Usher of Fisk; also appearing are Ervin Williams and Charles Brasfield Jr. Also, a photo-illustrated step-by-step instructions by saxophonist Lester Young on how to make a pork-pie hat.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Advertising
label: Topic
content: Black Press
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Mass media
label: Topic
content: Musicians
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Stephanie Capparell, author of The Real Pepsi Challenge
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.35.1.9
objectType: label: Type
content: magazines (periodicals)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Ebony Media Group LLC
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 13 1/4 x 10 1/8 in. (33.7 x 25.7 cm)