Advertisement card for the Holiness Youth Crusade in Detroit, Michigan: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

An advertisement card for a Youth Crusade event at The Detroit Institute of Arts Auditorium featuring the Cleveland Colored Quintet and the speaker Capt. James Deweerd. The card is printed in dark blue and orange ink with details about the event, including speakers and musical guests. The upper center of the car features a printed photo of the Cleveland Colored Quintet, shown standing in a straight line from the waist up, wearing suits and ties and holding instruments. The other side of the card has a printed address for the Wager Family of Mt. Clemens, Michigan, a one cent stamp, and a postal office stamp dated October 27, 1947.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1947
• Printed by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Cleveland Colored Quintet, American
• Type: advertising cards
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 3 1/4 × 5 1/2 in. (8.2 × 14 cm)
• Place depicted: Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
• Place depicted: Mount Clemens, Macomb County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Advertising
• Topic: Christianity
• Topic: Gospel (Music)
• Topic: Religion
• Topic: Singers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2014.63.102.14
• 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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