Flier for a Mount Olive Baptist Church rally
date: label: Date
content: 1926
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Mount Olive Baptist Church, American, founded 1909
label: Subject of
content: Dr. O. J. Allen, American, 1889 - 1942
notes: label: Description
content: Flier advertising a rally at Mount Olive Baptist Church on Sunday, December 19, 1926. The brown paper flier has black text at the top that reads ["It Is More Blessed To Give Than To Receive"] above [PEW RALLY! PEW RALLY!]. Below this is printed information about the time, date, and speaker, Dr. O.J. Allen, for the event. Thirty-three (33) churches are listed in two columns on the lower half of the document. The flier notes that [A Pew has been reserved for each Church.] There are handwritten numerical inscriptions on the front and committee members listed on the back. Printer information for [Excelsior Printing Co. 932 Church St. Norfolk, Va.] is at the bottom. The flier is printed on faded, brown paper with crease lines.
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place used
content: Norfolk, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Baptist
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Preaching
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 the Stokes/Washington Family
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.14.3
objectType: label: Type
content: fliers (printed matter)
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 paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 9 3/4 × 7 3/16 in. (24.7 × 18.3 cm)