Handbill advertising a punch card event at A.M.E. Zion Church Stony Brook
date: label: Date
content: 1884
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Printed by
content: Inquirer Printing Establishment, American, 1870s - 1880s
notes: label: Description
content: Handbill advertising a benefit event for A.M.E. Zion Church Stony Brook and its pastor Rev. Thomas C. Johnson. The small flier has black printed text on a white background. The text begins [Zion Sons and Daughters, Awake!] with an invitation to [A Grand / Punch Card Entertainment / AND / APPLE DUMPLING FEAST AND FESTIVAL]. The event is scheduled at the house of Brother Abraham Tobias on October 29th, 1884. The bottom has a list of trustees and a note about the church's quarterly meeting. The reverse is blank.
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place used
content: Setauket, Suffolk County, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: African Methodist Episcopal
label: Topic
content: Amusements
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Methodist
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: Social life and customs
label: Topic
content: The Black Church
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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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.97.40.63
objectType: label: Type
content: handbills
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: 9 5/8 × 6 in. (24.4 × 15.2 cm)