Souvenir Program: Bethel Baptist Institutional Church Brotherhood Alliance: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Souvenir program from the Bethel Baptist Institutional Church Brotherhood Alliance for men's day activities. The faded orange cover has black printed text at the top with the title and date, March 18th, 1956, of the program. The program is fastened with two (2) staples. The center of the cover has an image of pastor Rev. Robert H. Wilson. There is an image of the church at the bottom with the location at Hogan and Caroline Streets, Jacksonville, Florida. The interior has images of the men's day officials, a program schedule, and information about committees and speakers. There is an advertisement for the Afro American Life Insurance Company on the back cover.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1956
• Created by: Bethel Baptist Institutional Church, American, founded 1838
• Subject of: Dr. Robert H. Wilson, American, 1924 - 2011
• Type: souvenir programs
• Medium: ink on paper, metal
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 11 × 8 5/8 × 1/16 in. (27.9 × 21.9 × 0.2 cm)
• Place used: Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Baptist
• Topic: Communities
• Topic: Men
• Topic: Religion
• Topic: Social life and customs
• Topic: The Black Church
• Object number: 2015.97.40.64
• 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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