Church Queen ticket from the home of H.C. Anderson: Museum Object and Cultural History
Church Queen ticket from the home of H.C. Anderson: Date: mid 20th century. Distributed by: King Solomon Baptist Church of Greenville, Mississippi, American. Owned by: Rev. Henry Clay Anderson, American, 1911 - 1998.
The object in the museum catalogue
A small, discolored white card with black printed text reading "Please VOTE / For me to be / CHURCH QUEEN / Sponsored by / KING SOLOMON BAPTIST CHURCH / Rev. H.C. Anderson, Pastor / Vote 10 ¢."
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: mid 20th century
- Distributed by: King Solomon Baptist Church of Greenville, Mississippi, American
- Owned by: Rev. Henry Clay Anderson, American, 1911 - 1998
- Type: tickets
- Medium: ink on paper
- Dimensions: H x W: 1 15/16 x 3 1/2 in. (4.9 x 8.9 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: American South
- Topic: Baptist
- Topic: Communities
- Topic: Religion
- Topic: Segregation
- Topic: Social life and customs
- Object number: 2007.1.60
- 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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