National Museum of African American History and Culture

A color picture postcard depicting a man driving a wooden wagon being pulled by a team of four oxen. The man wears a hat and a jacket. The oxen, cart, and man are stopped on the side of the road in front of a brick building. Black type below image reads, [VIRGINIA OX TEAM.-(130)].

The back of the postcard is covered in print and writing reading [Tack för brefvet [sic, brevet] jag fick i Maj. / Allt folket här på oss ära de svarta. / Många hälsningar till [indecipherable] alla fråm din bror Otto.]. This translates to [Thank you for the letter I received in May / All the people around us respect/honor the Blacks. / Best regards to [...] all from your brother, Otto.] Printed i

H x W: 5 7/16 × 1 13/16 in. (13.8 × 4.6 cm)

An unsent picture postcard of the Roger Williams University President's Mansion in Nashville, Tennessee. The postcard is in color and captures the red brick, two-story mansion with red roofing. The front entrance has steps to walk up to the door and there are two balconies on the back, one on each story. In the far background, on the right, is a water feature. The mansion has a few saplings around

An unsent picture postcard of the Roger Williams University President's Mansion in Nashville, Tennessee. The postcard is in color and captures the red brick, two-story mansion with red roofing. The front entrance has steps to walk up to the door and there are two balconies on the back, one on each story. In the far background, on the right, is a water feature. The mansion has a few saplings around

Each of the six (6) women is wearing a large scalloped headpiece, a crop top with winged shoulders, and a long skirt with an embellished waist that opens in front. The women are depicted standing in a semicircle, facing the viewer, with their hands holding the front of their skirts open and with one leg extended forward. Laura Cathrell is the performer depicted on the far left side of the image. B

This advertising card is for the Hon. W. H. Ward, an embalmer and notary public in Montgomery, Alabama. The top two thirds of the card contain a black-and-white portrait of Ward looking to the left and dressed in a dark three-piece suit with a white necktie and a pocket watch. Text printed below the photograph includes his name, his profession, his mailing address, and his role as supreme master o

An advertising card with a schedule for Lenten Services at the Plymouth Congregational Church in Detroit, Michigan. The front of the card features two portraits; on the left is Rev. H.M. Kingsley and on the right is Rev. R. W. Brooks. Between the portraits is printed the Lent schedule of sermons and with the name of the pastor delivering the sermon each week as well as the sermon topics. There is

An advertisement card for Evangelist Sallie A. Ramsey. The front of the card is printed with her photo, in which she wears a long black dress with white collar and cuffs. She sits in a chair with an open book in her lap. Her left hand rests on the open book and her right hand is held against her face, balanced on the back of the chair she's sitting in. Her name and position are printed below. The

An advertising card for Rev. F. M. J. Mashaw of the C. M. E. Church. The card has a black-and-white photograph of Mashaw at the center. He wears a dark jacket and bowtie with a white shirt that has a standing collar. His name and church affiliation are printed below the photograph in black ink. The name E. E. Scott is handwritten on the reverse.

An advertising card for Rev. Isaac Toliver of Liberty Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. The card features an oval-shaped black-and-white photograph portrait of Toliver at the center. He wears a dark three-piece suit and a white shirt. Below the photograph is printed text in black ink with his name, title, and the name and city of the church. His name is handwritten on the reverse.

This advertisement card is for Rev. J. H. Smith of Columbus, Georgia. The center of the card has a black-and-white photograph of Smith seated with his right hand propped on his chin. He wears a dark three-piece suit and necktie and a pocket watch. His name, title, and address are printed in black below the photograph. The reverse is blank.