The Comet: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A high school yearbook titled "The Comet" created by the publications board at Booker T. Washington High School in Tulsa, OK. The cover is black with gold lettering. The title is in the top right corner while "1941" is on the bottom right.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1941
• Published by: Booker T. Washington High School, American, founded 1913
• Type: yearbooks
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 11 1/2 x 7 3/4 in. (29.2 x 19.7 cm)
• Place depicted: Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: American South
• Topic: American West
• Topic: Communities
• Topic: Education
• Topic: U.S. History, 1933-1945
• Object number: 2013.79.21
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Families of Anita Williams Christopher and David Owen Williams
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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