Postcard of Phillips Hall at Roger Williams University: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A color picture postcard of Phillips Hall at Roger Williams University in Nashville, Tennessee. The postcard is in color and captures the five-story stone building. The front entrance has steps to walk up to the door, which has its own structure around it. There are four visible chimney-like structures in the front side and on top of the building, with two on the right side. On the front of the postcard, at the bottom, is black text. On the lower left corner is [LAY BROS, PHOTO] and in the center [PHILLIPS HALL ( Girls Dormitory) / Roger Williams University, Nashville, Tenn.]. The back of the postcards are unused with [PRIVATE POST CARD] printed in black at the top and black spaces under [CORRESPONDENCE] on the left and [ADDRESS] on the right. In the upper right corner is a [STAMP / HERE] stamp.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1911-1928
• Photograph by: Lay Brothers Photography, American, 1911 - 1928
• Subject of: Roger Williams University, American, 1866 - 1929
• Type: picture postcards
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (8.9 x 14 cm)
• Place depicted: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Correspondence
• Topic: HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
• Topic: U.S. History, 1865-1921
• Object number: 2011.36.72.1
• 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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