Object Details
Published by
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
Edited by
W.E.B. Du Bois, American, 1868 - 1963
Illustrated by
Robert Edmond Jones, American, 1887 - 1954
Description
The June 1918 (Vol. 16 No. 2) "Soldiers Issue" of The Crisis. The front cover features an image of a soldier standing at attention modeled after a poster painted by Robert Edmond Jones for the Circle for Negro War Relief. The image depicts a male soldier in uniform standing at attention with a rifle resting on his right shoulder. There is a blue circle behind the upper-half of the soldier’s body and red and blue stripes along the edges of each side. There are approximately 48 pages.
Transcription Center Status
Transcribed by digital volunteers
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bobbie Ross in memory of Elizabeth Dillard
Date
June 1918
Object number
2012.84.8
Restrictions & Rights
Public Domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Type
magazines (periodicals)
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W x D: 9 5/8 × 6 13/16 × 1/8 in. (24.4 × 17.3 × 0.3 cm)
Place printed
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
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Classification
Books and Published Materials
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Advertising
Associations and institutions
Black Press
Business
Civil Rights
Education
Literature
Mass media
Poetry
Politics
Race relations
Social life and customs
Social reform
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2012.84.8