Desk from the Hope School

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Object Details

Manufactured by

A. H. Andrews & Co., founded 1865

Used by

Hope School, 1925 - 1954

Description

One from a set of ten desks from the Hope School in Pomaria, South Carolina, a historic Rosenwald school. The desks are of the "Triumph" model made by A. H. Andrews & Co. in Chicago, Illinois and are made of iron and hardwood. The back of each desk provides the writing surface for the desk behind.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Hope School Community Center, Pomaria, SC

Date

1925-1954

Object number

2010.22.8

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Type

desks

Medium

iron and hardwood

Dimensions

H x W x D: 26 3/4 × 20 1/8 × 24 3/4 in. (67.9 × 51.1 × 62.9 cm)

Place used

Pomaria, Newberry County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America

Place made

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

American South

Education

Segregation

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd564e6283d-7b69-4b75-883a-03dd91da44bb

Record ID

nmaahc_2010.22.8