Advertisement card for the Blair Gospel Singers: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A broadside for the Blair Gospel Singers of Indiana. The advertisement has the words "HERE THEY COME" in large fat black text along the top of the page above a photograph of five (5) men in suits. One man is seated at the center while the others stand behind him and lean slightly into him. Below the photograph are the group name and a list of songs they perform. At the bottom is an area for filling out specific event information such as place, time, and admission price with dotted lines for completing the information. The name of the group's manager and contact information is printed along the bottom. The reverse is blank.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: mid 20th century
• Printed by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Blair Gospel Singers, American
• Type: broadsides
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 9 × 5 7/8 in. (22.9 × 14.9 cm)
• Place depicted: Indiana, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Advertising
• Topic: Gospel (Music)
• Topic: Singers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2014.63.102.24
• 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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