<I>Ebony Vol. XXII No. 12</I>
date: label: Date
content: October 1967
name: label: Published by
content: Johnson Publishing Company, American, 1942 - 2019
label: Created by
content: Ebony, American, founded 1945
label: Photograph by
content: Bill Gillohm
label: Subject of
content: The 5th Dimension, American, founded 1966
label: Subject of
content: Ronald Townson, American, 1933 - 2001
label: Subject of
content: Florence LaRue, American, born 1944
label: Subject of
content: Billy Davis Jr., American, born 1938
label: Subject of
content: Marilyn McCoo, American, born 1943
label: Subject of
content: LaMonte McLemore, American, born 1935
label: Subject of
content: Ernie Banks, American, born 1931
label: Used by
content: Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976
label: Owned by
content: Clayton Sinclair, American
label: Owned by
content: Hazel Sinclair, American
notes: label: Description
content: An Ebony magazine, October 1967, featuring the cover article, “The Fifth Dimension: White Sound in a Black Group,” Vol. XXII No. 12. The front cover of the magazine features a color photograph of the band 5th Dimension. From left to right is Ronald Townson, Florence LaRue, Billy Davis Jr., Marilyn McCoo, and LaMonte McLemore. The band members are depicted clapping and dancing down a suburban street. The band members are all wearing red, white and blue clothing. The red and blue fabric on the costumes is accentuated with a white, windowpane plaid pattern. In the bottom right corner is the main coverline printed in black text that reads [THE FIFTH DIMENSION / White Sound in / a black group]. The top third of the cover is a blue field. ]. In the upper left corner is the publication mast head, a red banner with white block lettering that reads: [EBONY]. Above the mast head is black text that reads [A JOHNSON PUBLICATION 10[encircled]]. Addition bylines printed in white text in the blue field below and to the right of the mast head read, [EBONY FASHION FAIR PRESENTS / Fashion Rebellion ’67 in 70 Cities], [HOW TO STOP RIOTS / By Lerone Bennett Jr.], [BLACK LEADERS OF THE WEST INDIES / By Era Bell Thompson], and [ERNIE BANKS / New Life For An ‘Old Man’]. In the lower left corner, in black text, is the publication date and price: [OCTOBER 1967 / USA 50¢]. The bottom right of the front cover has a white address label sticker with black type. The back cover of the magazine features a full sized color advertisement for Winston Menthol cigarettes. There are one hundred and seventy (170) interior pages with color and black-and-white images, illustrations, and text.
place: label: Place collected
content: Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
label: Place printed
content: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
label: Place depicted
content: West Indies, Caribbean, Latin America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Advertising
label: Topic
content: Black Enterprise
label: Topic
content: Black interiors
label: Topic
content: Black Press
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Journalism
label: Topic
content: Mass media
label: Topic
content: Popular music
label: Topic
content: Segregation
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Travel
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1961-1969
label: Topic
content: Urban life
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: The Rock Rest Tourist Home 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 Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.12.53.6
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) with metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 13 3/8 × 10 1/4 × 1/4 in. (34 × 26 × 0.6 cm)