Letter to Lucille Brown from Annie Malone Pope-Turnbo
date: label: Date
content: March 25, 1915
name: label: Written by
content: Annie Malone, American, 1869 - 1957
label: Received by
content: Lucille Brown, American, 1892 - 1960
label: Subject of
content: Poro College, American, 1918 - 1950s
label: Owned by
content: Lucille Brown, American, 1892 - 1960
notes: label: Description
content: This letter is from Mrs. Annie Malone Pope-Turnbo to Mrs. Elder Brown with hair care instructions. The letter, off white with black ink, is typed on "Poro" College letterhead. In the upper left and right corners are small rectangles of text. Upper left reads "Scientific and Sanitary Treat-/ ment of the Scalp and Hair, / effecting a Healthy Scalp and/ thus promoting a growth of/Luxuriant Hair." The upper right reads “INSTRUCTIONS TAUGHT/ Manicuring and Electrical/ Scalp Treatment. / Prompt attention to all Orders." Between the two rectangles are the words "Instructions Taught." Below these words is the letterhead that reads ""PORO" COLLEGE/ MRS. A. M. POPE-TURNBO/ Proprietress/ 3100 PINE STREET/ ST. LOUIS, MO." The letter is hand signed at the bottom right corner.
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place printed
content: Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Beauty salons (Beauty shops)
label: Topic
content: Beauty schools
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Correspondence
label: Topic
content: Cosmetics
label: Topic
content: Women
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.170.1
objectType: label: Type
content: letters (correspondence)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 10 15/16 x 8 7/16 in. (27.8 x 21.4 cm)