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Black Enterprise, Volume 1, No. 10

African American Museum

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    Object Details

    Published by

    Earl G. Graves Publishing Co., Inc., American, founded 1969

    Subject of

    Black Enterprise, American, founded 1970

    Description

    An issue of Black Enterprise magazine, August 1989, Volume 1, No. 10. The front cover header in white type reads: [BLACK / ENTERPRISE / AUGUST 1989 $1.95] and in yellow type: [19th Anniversary Issue]. Underneath the header there is a color image of a woman in a red skirt suit, sitting cross-legged on a pile of books. White type on the left side of the front cover reads: [TAKING / CHARGE / Corporate Achievers Under 35], followed by a caption of identifying the woman that reads: [Marilyn Ducksworth, / vice president / and associate / publisher of / Putnam / Publishing / Group]. There is a white mailing address sticker with black type, which is partially blacked out, positioned upside down in the bottom left corner. The interior pages, ninety-two in total, are off-white paper with black type, and both black-and-white and color images and drawings. The contents of the magazine include economic articles, lifestyle articles, and advertisements. The back cover is an advertisement for Benson & Hedges cigarettes with a color image of a man and woman at a table eating. The woman holds a smoking cigarette in her proper left hand.

    Credit Line

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

    Date

    1989

    Object number

    2014.76.12.6

    Restrictions & Rights

    © Black Enterprise Magazine
    Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    magazines (periodicals)

    Medium

    ink on paper (fiber product) with metal

    Dimensions

    H x W x D: 10 7/8 × 8 3/16 × 3/16 in. (27.6 × 20.8 × 0.5 cm)
    H x W x D (Open): 10 7/8 × 16 3/8 × 3/16 in. (27.6 × 41.6 × 0.5 cm)

    Place made

    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

    Classification

    Books and Published Materials

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

    African American
    Black Press
    Business
    Mass media

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5be0d3436-aa4e-4f0c-aedc-0729315ae728

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2014.76.12.6

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