Advertisement card for Mrs. Sallie A. Ramsey: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

An advertisement card for Evangelist Sallie A. Ramsey. The front of the card is printed with her photo, in which she wears a long black dress with white collar and cuffs. She sits in a chair with an open book in her lap. Her left hand rests on the open book and her right hand is held against her face, balanced on the back of the chair she's sitting in. Her name and position are printed below. The card is edged by a decorative geometric border. The reverse is blank.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: early 20th century
• Printed by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Sallie A. Ramsey
• Type: advertising cards
• Medium: ink on cardboard
• Dimensions: H x W: 6 11/16 × 4 5/16 in. (17 × 11 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Advertising
• Topic: Christianity
• Topic: Religion
• Object number: 2014.63.102.8
• 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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