Photograph of Negro History Week display at The Emporium
date: label: Date
content: February 19, 1957
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Frances M. Albrier, American, 1898 - 1987
label: Subject of
content: San Francisco Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women, founded 1945
label: Subject of
content: National Council of Negro Women, founded 1935
notes: label: Caption
content: This document is part of a scrapbook that was compiled in 1956 and 1957 by Frances Albrier during her term as president of the San Francisco Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW). The scrapbook highlights the Chapter’s efforts to register voters and educate Bay Area residents on the importance of voting as a part of the Citizenship Education Project which was jointly sponsored by the NCNW and the National Urban League.
label: Description
content: A black-and-white photograph of the first display for Negro History Week in The Emporium in San Francisco, CA mounted on faded green construction paper. The photograph depicting a single display case holding a quilt, American flag, photographs, books, and album covers was installed by Francis Albrier. The photograph and construction paper are adhered to page six (6) in Frances Albrier's scrapbook (2010.60.1).
place: label: Cultural Place
content: San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: Social reform
label: Topic
content: United States History
label: Topic
content: Women
label: Topic
content: Women's organizations
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
label: Movement
content: Women's Club Movement
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Frances Albrier Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2010.60.1.6
objectType: label: Type
content: photographs
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: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 9 13/16 x 8 in. (25 x 20.3 cm)