Packaging for Salaam brand meatballs with barbecue sauce entree
date: label: Date
content: mid 1980s
name: label: Subject of
content: Nation of Islam, American, founded 1930
label: Distributed by
content: Nation of Islam, American, founded 1930
label: Manufactured by
content: Salaam International, American
notes: label: Description
content: Packaging for meatballs in barbecue sauce distributed by Salaam International, a division of the Nation of Islam. The packaging is a single piece of thin cardboard that, when folded, forms a rectangular box. Featured on the front is a color photograph of the meal contents on a plate with text printed in yellow and white with blue and red accents. At top left is the Salaam logo and [ENTREE CLASSICS TM] printed diagonally on a blue background. At top right is printed [Meatballs with / Barbecue Sauce / And Rice (In Twin Pouches)]. At bottom left is the text [The world's most / delicious food - / perfectly / preserved." / NO FREEZING / NO REFRIGERATION / NO PRESERVATIVES / HEAT FOR 5 MINUTES]. Along the bottom is [HALAL]. The sides of the box are brown and feature the Salaam logo, Entree Classics trademark and [Meatballs with Barbecue Sauce And Rice (In Twin Pouches)]. The back of the box is yellow and has a color photograph of the ingredients used to make the meal contents along with a list of ingredients and heating instructions. At bottom right is [Salaam's HALAL products conform to all the Islamic dietary laws.]. Along the bottom is [Prepared Exclusively for Salaam by Mid-America Foods, Inc., Chicago, IL 60644].
place: label: Place made
content: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Africa
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Cooking and dining
label: Topic
content: Foodways
label: Topic
content: Nation of Islam
label: Topic
content: Religion
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Nadar Ali and Family
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.27.3
objectType: label: Type
content: packaging
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on cardboard
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 12 3/4 × 9 3/4 in. (32.4 × 24.8 cm)