Created by:

G. Addison Turner, American  Search this

Subject of:

Booker T. Washington, American, 1856 - 1915  Search this

National Negro Business League, American, 1901 - 1966  Search this

Medium:

celluloid, ribbon and metal

Dimensions:

H x W: 3 3/4 x 2 x 1/8 in. (9.5 x 5.1 x 0.3 cm)

Type:

badges

Date:

ca. 1908

Description:

A badge with a blue ribbon and portrait attached to a metal clasp. The front of the badge has a portrait of Booker T. Washington, while the back side of the badge has a drawing of a beehive and the title “National Negro Business League.”

Topic:

African American  Search this

Associations and institutions  Search this

Black Enterprise  Search this

Business  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2008.5.2

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Memorabilia and Ephemera

Exhibition:

Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54501b5be-3054-4936-9943-8b77e3a8c938

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2008.5.2