Advertisement card for Lenten Services at Plymouth Congregational Church: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

An advertising card with a schedule for Lenten Services at the Plymouth Congregational Church in Detroit, Michigan. The front of the card features two portraits; on the left is Rev. H.M. Kingsley and on the right is Rev. R. W. Brooks. Between the portraits is printed the Lent schedule of sermons and with the name of the pastor delivering the sermon each week as well as the sermon topics. There is information along the bottom of the card relating to other Lent events. The reverse is blank.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1920
• Printed by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Rev. H. M. Kingsley
• Subject of: Rev. R. W. Brooks
• Type: advertising cards
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 3 7/16 × 5 13/16 in. (8.8 × 14.8 cm)
• Place depicted: Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Advertising
• Topic: Christianity
• Topic: Religion
• Topic: The Black Church
• Topic: Worship services
• Object number: 2014.63.102.9
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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