Advertisement card for Rev. Mrs. V.R. Robinson: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A photo card advertising Rev. Mrs. V. R. Robinson of Newport, Tennessee. The card features a large black-and-white photograph of a woman wearing a robe with large sleeves. She holds her arms out and has a book open in her right hand. She wears her hair tied up and glasses. She stands in front of a chair and a studio backdrop. The photograph is surrounded by a thin black border and then a larger decorative border. Her name and information are printed below the photo. The reverse is blank.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: early 20th century
• Printed by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Rev. Mrs. V. R. Robinson
• Type: advertising cards
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 6 13/16 × 4 15/16 in. (17.3 × 12.6 cm)
• Place depicted: Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Advertising
• Topic: Christianity
• Topic: Religion
• Object number: 2014.63.102.16
• 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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