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Created by:
Frances M. Albrier, American, 1898 - 1987  Search this
Subject of:
Frances M. Albrier, American, 1898 - 1987  Search this
Medium:
Album: cardboard, paper, string, pressure-sensitive tape;
Clippings: ink on paper;
Photographs: silver or dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
14 1/2 x 12 1/2 x 1 in. (36.8 x 31.8 x 2.5 cm)
Type:
scrapbooks
Place depicted:
Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
Ghana, West Africa, Africa
Senegal, West Africa, Africa
Place made:
Berkeley, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1960
Caption:
This scrapbook was compiled in 1960 by Frances Albrier after returning from a trip to Africa to document the celebrations surrounding Nigerian independence. The scrapbook contains newspaper and magazine clippings as well as photographs and ephemera from her time in Senegal, Ghana, and Nigeria. Albrier attended the festivities as a representative of the California Voice, an African American newspaper based in Oakland, California.
Description:
This scrapbook was compiled in 1960 by Frances Albrier after returning from a trip to Africa to document the celebrations surrounding Nigerian independence. The scrapbook contains newspaper and magazine clippings as well as photographs and ephemera from her time in Senegal, Ghana, and Nigeria. The scrapbook contains 24 used pages, numerous unused pages, and two loose objects.
Transcription Center Status:
Transcribed by digital volunteers
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Africa  Search this
Decolonization  Search this
International affairs  Search this
Mass media  Search this
Travel  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Frances Albrier Collection
Object number:
2010.60.2
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Memorabilia and Ephemera
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54ff4e7f6-c5fe-4738-832b-05922f449732
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2010.60.2