Postcard with images of National Baptist Convention members in the Bahamas
date: label: Date
content: 1935-1937
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Rev. T. Theo. Lovelace, American, 1895 - 1958
label: Subject of
content: Sarah W. Layton, American, 1876 - 1950
label: Subject of
content: Willa Ann Hadley Townsend, American, 1880 - 1947
label: Subject of
content: National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc., American, founded 1895
notes: label: Description
content: A postcards with a set of four black-and-white images from the Bahamas on the front and text at the center. The first image on the left shows presumably members of the National Baptist Convention, with Willa A. Townsend sitting in the front right, posed around the Statue of Prince Ruma. The second image on the top middle is of young children playing instruments, including flutes and snare drums.
label: Description
content: The second image in the bottom middle is a large group of people, presumably members of the National Baptist Convention and locals in front of the Nursery and Center, established with the help of the National Baptist Convention’s Secretary, Rev. T. Theo. Lovelace. The fourth image is right, with president of the National Baptist Convention’s Women’s Auxiliary, Sara W. Layten posing with a local policeman. At the very center of the postcard, surrounded by these four images, is text reading [left – Statue of Prince Ruma / Right – Pres. Layten & Native Police- / man. / Top-Center – Boys Orchestra / Lower-Center – Dedication of Nur- / sery and Center].
label: Description
content: Produced by the Bahama Island Project of the Home Mission Board of the National Baptist Convention. The return address belongs to corresponding secretary of the Home Mission Board, Rev. T. Theo. Lovelace.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Bahamas, Caribbean, North and Central America
label: Place captured
content: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Baptist
label: Topic
content: Correspondence
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Religious leaders
label: Topic
content: Travel
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
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: 2011.36.73.2
objectType: label: Type
content: picture postcards
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: H x W: 3 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. (8.3 x 14 cm)