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The Negro Motorist Green-Book

National Museum of African American History and Culture

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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
1941
Object number
2015.97.42
Restrictions & Rights
Public Domain
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
Documents and Published Materials
Exhibition
Cultural Expressions
On View
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
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
Record ID
nmaahc_2015.97.42
Usage of Metadata (Object Detail Text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d615a4ea-ae48-4b95-81bb-c0032a14a6b1
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