The Negro Motorist Green-Book

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Object Details

Published by

Victor Hugo Green, American, 1892 - 1960

Subject of

James A. Jackson, American, 1878 - 1960

Description

The Negro Motorist Green-Book, 48 pages. This book provided travelers with information on businesses that serviced African American travelers. The front cover features a black border along the outer edge. The border encompasses nearly all of the cover-page text. The title appears at the top center of the page just above an illustration of a scroll reading [Hotels / Taverns / Night clubs / Restaurants / Service Stations / Tourist- Homes / Road Houses / Barber Shops / Beauty Parlors." Text at the bottom center of the cover reads "THIS COPY PRESENTED WITH THE COMPLIMENTS OF / JAMES A. JACKSON / "THE ESSO MAN" / 26 BROADWAY NEW YORK, N.Y.] The front cover is torn along the spine and in the bottom right corner. The front and back covers of the book are evenly faded and the content pages of the book are intact. The content of the book is organized by state and consists entirely of text with the exception of three photographs of a service station and tourist-homes.

Transcription Center Status

Transcribed by digital volunteers

Credit Line

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

Date

1941

Object number

2015.97.42

Restrictions & Rights

Public Domain

Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Type

pamphlets

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W x D: 7 × 5 × 1/8 in. (17.8 × 12.7 × 0.3 cm)

Place printed

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

Exhibition

Cultural Expressions

On View

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 050

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Advertising

Barbershops

Beauty salons (Beauty shops)

Cooking and dining

Nightlife

Recreation

Segregation

Transportation

Travel

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d615a4ea-ae48-4b95-81bb-c0032a14a6b1

Record ID

nmaahc_2015.97.42